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MP Thomas gets close-up look at STEM camps
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 10th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Member of Parliament Rachael Thomas made some new friends and perhaps some lasting memories of some science-minded young students on Wednesday. The MP spent time talking to students and learning about their projects during a visit to the Destination Exploration Camp at the University of Lethbridge. The visit was part of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sex charges closer to resolution
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 10th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A 44-year-old Lethbridge man who late last year appeared to be on the verge of resolving several sexual related charges, is closer to resolving his matters.  The matter of James Robert Martinac who had previously elected trial by Court of King’s bench judge alone, with a preliminary hearing on charges of sexual assault, sexual contact with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New exhibit explores the ‘nature of play’
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 10th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Plays has partnered with the Helen Schuler Nature Centre to develop an exhibit that explores the world of play and its benefits, through interactive play stations. The exhibit “The Nature of Play” will be featured in the Helen Schuler Nature Centre’s main gallery until March 2024. Manager of the Helen Schuler Nature ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Construction starting on downtown project
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 10th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Construction will begin this week on a downtown project that will see watermains replaced and protected cycling lanes constructed. Those two elements are part of three facets of the project that will also include pavement rehabilitation work along 4 Ave. South and 7 St. S. During the project 100-year-old watermains will be replaced ... Read More »
3 responsesItalian Open all about community
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 10th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com To Rocco Suriano, the Val Matteotti Italian Open is all about community. A community that cares. Suriano, who created the fundraising golf tournament with Tony Rose and John Talerico, told The Herald as 144 participants headed out onto the course that the community supports it as does the community at the hospital who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Presenter offers lessons in ‘shmealing’
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 9th, 2023
Behind every discontent or unwell person, is an onion’s worth of layers of shame and guilt. At least according to Sarah Lajeunesse, a Lethbridge native and—in her words— “shmealer” (shame-healer) who has presented to audiences all over the world and helped people from all walks of life. A former marketing professional, she worked with sports ... Read More »
1 responseOpioid poisoning takes a toll in city
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 9th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Ten people died by opioid poisoning in Lethbridge in May, according to provincial data. That brings the total of opioid-related deaths in the city to 67 in Lethbridge this year. May is the latest date for which data is available. Province-wide there were 151 drug poisoning deaths in May. For the year, there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senior walking for his life
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 9th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who continues to beat the odds of his diagnosis by walking multiple times a day, has accumulated millions of steps and continues to add to the count. After receiving a Stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver diagnosis, a condition in which the liver is scarred and permanently damaged, as scar ... Read More »
1 responseBindra gets three years added to sentence
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 9th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge judge who reserved her decision on sentencing of a man who is already serving a prison sentence for drugging and sexually assaulting multiple women several years ago, and who was found guilty of sexually assaulting another woman in May, provided her decision Tuesday. The case of Sohil Bindra, 37, who was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Competition Bureau asked to investigate Meta
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 9th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Canada’s Competition Bureau is being asked to investigate news blocking by Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. News Media Canada, along with the Canadians Association of Broadcasters and CBC/Radio-Canada have applied to the bureau to investigate what they call Meta’s “abuse of its dominant position, as evidenced by its decision to ... Read More »
1 responseBusiness owner says dialogue needed on downtown problems
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 8th, 2023
Although a motion to look into the feasibility of a fence around Galt Gardens was defeated in a vote by city council last month, opinions on the proposed fencing are still passionately being voiced. When the official business motion was first put on the agenda of a Standing Policy Committee meeting before being delayed so ... Read More »
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