Southern Alberta News
Province invests $3.85 million in medical first responders
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 22nd, 2024
The Alberta government on Wednesday announced $3.85 million in new funding to Medical First Responders to benefit more than 200 medical MFR partner agencies. “These investments will directly benefit more than 200 medical first responders partner agencies across our province. These agencies are an essential part of our Emergency Response Network, and are heroes to ... Read More »
3 responsesMan ordered not to drink alcohol after walking into wrong house
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 21st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who was so drunk he didn’t realize he had walked into someone else’s home, has been given a suspended sentence and ordered not to drink alcohol. The homeowner called police just after 9 p.m. on July 2 of last year and said the unknown man entered his home, walked around ... Read More »
1 responseNDP finance critics concerned about upcoming budget
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 21st, 2024
Alberta NDP finance critics Shannon Phillips and Samir Kayande voiced their concerns about next week’s provincial budget during a news conference on Tuesday in Edmonton. Phillips, who is MLA for Lethbridge West and Alberta NDP Finance Critic for Insurance and Pensions and Samir Kayande, Alberta NDP Finance Critic for Fiscal Responsibility, talked about Alberta’s finances ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!War veteran honoured with display at Lethbridge Military Museum
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 21st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Adrienne McLennan figures if her father could travel across the globe to fight for freedom, twice, she could travel across the country to help honour him. McLennan is the daughter of William Edward Frame, who was a principal of Galbraith School, and a member of the first militia unit in Lethbridge, the 25th ... Read More »
1 responseSPC being asked to approve task force terms of reference
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 21st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Governance Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council on Thursday will be asked to recommend council approve amended terms of reference for the Downtown Lawlessness Task Force. The committee will also be asked to recommend ratification of the appointments of Hunter Heggie, Sarah Amies, Sheri Kain, Kendal Hachkowski and Matthew McHugh from ... Read More »
1 responseEnergy medicine practitioner strives to improve lives
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 21st, 2024
Karoline Philipp does not consider herself a healer, but her life’s mission remains to help those who are suffering. Although she trained as a nurse, her practice isn’t rooted in traditional ideas of western medicine, though she says her practice can ease physical ailments. With expertise in Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (B.E.S.T), chakra alignment, and ancestral ... Read More »
2 responsesPhillips supporting NDP leadership candidate Kathleen Ganley
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 17th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Alberta NDP leadership candidate Kathleen Ganley and her campaign co-chair Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips were in Lethbridge Friday to meet with members of the party and speak to reporters about the campaign. Phillips said she made the decision to not run for the leadership position, but rather looked to support a candidate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palliser School Division teachers authorize strike vote
By Heather Cameron SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 17th, 2024
Teachers in the Palliser School Division have overwhelmingly passed a motion authorizing the local union to hold a strike vote. More than 75 per cent of teachers in the Alberta Teacher’s Association Local 19 attended a general meeting Monday, and 92 per cent of them voted in favour of the vote. “Strike authorization means the ... Read More »
2 responsesStudents warming those in need with ‘Blankets of Hope’
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 17th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Students at Children of St. Martha School are spreading warmth with “Blankets of Hope” not only warm the less fortunate with a blanket, but also to warm their spirits with kind messages. Blankets of Hope is a movement of kindness that was initiated by Brooklyn brothers Mike and Nick Fiorito in 2016. What ... Read More »
3 responsesDoctor acquitted following trial in human trafficking case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 17th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Calgary physician charged in relation to a human trafficking case has been found not guilty of several sex-related charges. Following a week-long trial in Lethbridge Court of King’s Bench, Justice Dallas Miller acquitted Ziyaad Noor on charges of sexual contact with a child, sexual interference and sexual assault of a person under ... Read More »
2 responsesWoman charged in fatal collision to stand trial this Spring
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 17th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old woman facing two charges in relation to a fatal collision with a pedestrian a year ago, is set to stand trial later this Spring. Bobbi Raquel Whillans will stand trial May 6 in Lethbridge court of justice, on charges of dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm, to ... Read More »
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