Southern Alberta News
Hyggen comments on needs assessment report
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 22nd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Mayor Blaine Hyggen has issued a statement regarding a presentation made to the Social and Safety Standing Policy committee of city council Thursday on an Indigenous Womens Needs Assessment. “The needs assessment report was a tough read, but an important one. It highlights the opportunities we have to do better and provides recommendations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat council sanctions mayor, strips her of powers and salary
By Collin Gallant -SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on March 22nd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDcgallant@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat city council has stripped Mayor Linnsie Clark of most of her remaining powers, along with half her salary, for violating council’s code of conduct during an exchange with city manager Ann Mitchell last summer. Clark, however, says she’s seeking a legal opinion about the penalties that she described as “shocking and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Growing concern’: Alarm sounded over water situation
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 21st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A director with the Livingstone Landowners Group is sounding the alarm on how dire the situation is in his community with water restrictions in hopes people across southern Alberta will take steps to conserve water. Director of the LLG and Pincher Creek resident, Cody Johnson told the Herald Wednesday their situation is very ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police identify victims of cryptocurrency fraud
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 21st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Hundreds of Canadians were recently identified as cryptocurrency related crime victims by a collaborative effort between multiple law enforcement agencies including the Lethbridge Police Services. Representatives from law enforcement agencies including the RCMP, the Lethbridge Police Service, the Delta Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, and cryptocurrency exchanges NDAX and Binance took part of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman released after guilty pleas to charges
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 21st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A woman facing 20 criminal charges, most of them for property related offences, has been sent to jail after pleading guilty to 13 of the charges. Misty Rose Many Shots pleaded guilty in Lethbridge court of justice to seven counts of mischief, three counts of failing to comply with probation, and single counts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two suspects in home invasion released from custody, third suspect still awaiting bail
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 21st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Two of three Lethbridge people accused in relation to a home invasion and robbery earlier this month have been released from remand custody, while the third is still waiting to have a bail hearing. Donovan James Holmberg, 38, remains in custody following two court hearings since his arrest, the latest on Wednesday when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Insurance rates no deterrent to buying an EV – yet
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 20th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com While the federal government has mandated all new vehicles to be sold in Canada in 2035 to be zero emissions, not everyone is jumping onto the electric bandwagon. In 2023 roughly nine out of 10 new vehicle buyers were sticking with internal combustion rather than going the plug-in route. In the first nine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parks Canada taking steps to combat spread of disease and invasive species in Waterton
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 20th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Parks Canada is taking action to combat the spread of invasive aquatic species and the deadly whirling disease in Waterton Lakes, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks. The measures were announced on Tuesday afternoon. Starting April 1, non-motorized watercraft from outside park boundaries will not be permitted to enter water bodies within Waterton Lakes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province ready to host major sporting events
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 20th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The provincial government is heralding six major national and international competitions coming to Alberta which it says will attract 35,000 athletes from 35 different countries. Cardston-Siksika MLA Joseph Schow, the province’s Minister of Tourism and Sport, in a media conference on Tuesday said the province was reaffirming its commitment “to supporting and hosting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man sent to jail for breaching probation
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 20th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who several months ago pleaded guilty to five criminal offences, then repeatedly delayed his sentencing, was hoping a judge would allow him to delay his matters even longer. Justice Kristin Ailsby had reached the limit of her patience, however, and sent an emotional Dallas Donald Curtis to jail for three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Theatre Outré celebrating queer culture
By Lethbridge Herald on March 20th, 2024
Theatre Outré for the last decade has brought award-winning shows featuring queer voices to the forefront of the theatre community in this city and beyond. Founded in 2012, the theatre has brought forward its mandate to push the boundaries of sexual and gender norms through challenging productions while making space that tells stories from diverse ... Read More »
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