Southern Alberta News
Man gets jail after being caught with stolen truck
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 1st, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 31-year-old southern Alberta man caught with a stolen pick-up truck has been sentenced to four months in jail. Carter Dylan Rains was caught on Aug. 20 of this year after a manager at Walmart on Mayor Magrath Drive South noticed a man sitting in the 1999 Dodge Ram truck in the parking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Galt tour gives ghoulish look at hospital’s past
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 1st, 2023
Have you heard about the man who fell down the elevator shaft? Or the two children who have been flickering the lights in the old hospital for half a century or more? If not, you’ll just have to wait until next year, that is, if the Galt Museum decides to host its haunted hospital tour ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nature centre dispels bat myths
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on November 1st, 2023
The Southern Alberta Art Gallery teamed up with the Helen Schuler Nature Centre and the Alberta Community Bat Program to bring Batstravaganza to the art gallery on Saturday. The afternoon allowed participants to learn how bats play a vital role in the community as well as enjoy games and crafts and candy. “We’re celebrating International ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L launches digital collection of ghost stories
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 1st, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge launched a digital collection of Ghost Stories of Lethbridge recorded by local historian and storyteller Belinda Crowson just on time for Halloween. The Ghost Stories of Lethbridge digital collection has been in the works since the beginning of the year and is comprised of 19 recordings of ghost stories. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Childcare space, unsightly premises on council agenda
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 31st, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council will stage its annual organizational meeting today in council chambers. The meeting starts at 1:30 p.m. On the agenda is a revision to the council and Standing Policy Committee calendar which will come into effect Nov. 1. Several changes are being made to SPCs. They include Civic Works becoming Assets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bail hearing delayed for robbery suspect
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on October 31st, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who was denied bail in June in Lethbridge court of justice, and has been waiting since then to see if a higher court judge will release him, will have to wait a little longer. Jamie Gerald Bagu was scheduled for a detention review last week in Lethbridge Court of King’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College makes good on decades old recommendation for Indigenous policing program
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 31st, 2023
After two years in development, Lethbridge College has launched a program aimed at public safety workers to improve services provided to members of the Indigenous community. Constructed as six individual sections, the Indigenous Policing Micro-Credentials program was originally intended for members of police working on First Nations but evolving to include those working in any ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bail granted man accused of injuring police dog
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on October 31st, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man accused of injuring a police service dog while fleeing from officers, has been released from custody pending the outcome of his charges. Bernhard Geisbrecht Peters, 29, was granted bail Monday in Lethbridge court of justice, where the Crown and defence jointly presented a plan which requires Peters to live with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man gets prison after pleading guilty to weapons charges
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on October 31st, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Barely a month after being caught with a vehicle full of weapons and ammunition, a 32-year-old Lethbridge man has been sent to a federal penitentiary. Jamey Kenneth Jensen, 32, was sentenced Monday in Lethbridge court of justice to three-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty to unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Increasing food bank use alarming
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on October 31st, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Food Banks Canada recently released their annual report on hunger and food bank use across Canada to provide an insight into the root causes of food insecurity and poverty. HungerCount is the only national research study of food banks and other food programs in Canada, and was initiated by Food Banks Canada in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pleads guilty to sexual assaulting teen, receives custodial sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on October 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 63-year-old grandfather who sexually assaulted a young teenage girl more than two years ago has been handed a custodial sentence of two years less a day. Kim Bruce Small Face will be able to serve the sentence in the community, however, under 24-hour house arrest for the first year, followed by curfew ... Read More »
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