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Man deported before sentencing for robbery
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 26th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A man who was set to be sentenced Thursday in Lethbridge court of justice on several criminal charges, has been thrown out of the country. Ken William Kagwanja had pleaded guilty in April to two charges of robbery and single charges of shopbreaking to commit mischief and breaching release conditions, but the charges ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Serving prisoner gets four more years for sexually assaulting girlfriend’s niece
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 26th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old man who is serving a prison sentence for sexually assaulting his daughter when she was only four years old, has been sentenced to another four years for similar offences against his girlfriend’s niece. The man, who can’t be named to protect the identity of the victim, pleaded guilty Friday in Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jumbo Ears help kids play ball
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 26th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A traditional fair food that has been part of Whoop-Up Days for decades is raising funds for a local organization while providing hundreds with their beloved carnival treat. The Jumbo Ears booth is back and with it an opportunity for the Lethbridge Longhorns and Lethbridge and District Exhibition to raise some funds for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused in care centre death to be tried by judge alone
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 25th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 51-year-old man accused of killing a resident at St. Michael’s Health Centre in Lethbridge has chosen to be tried by a judge alone in Court of King’s Bench, and have a preliminary hearing. The lawyer for Wesley Red Young Man made the election to King’s Bench Thursday in Lethbridge court of justice, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Free admission makes a difference to fair vendors
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 25th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com While many think of Whoop-Up Days as an opportunity to enjoy carnival food and fair rides, it is also an opportunity to support a variety of vendors taking part in the marketplace. For some vendors the Whoop-Up Days marketplace has become a yearly tradition and a great opportunity to showcase their wares, especially ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man to enter pleas on sex charges
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 25th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 44-year-old Lethbridge man who late last year appeared to be on the verge of resolving several sex-related charges, then later decided to stand trial, will now resolve his charges with guilty pleas. The matter for James Robert Martinac was in Lethbridge court of justice on Thursday, where the Crown pointed out a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whoop-Up Days pow wow a display of Indigenous culture
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 25th, 2023
The Lethbridge & District Siksikaitsitapi Pow Wow was staged in front of big crowds at the Agri-Food Hub & Trade Centre on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. The pow wow consisted of 253 competitors of all ages doing traditional Indigenous dancing from traditional to fancy, grass, chicken, and for the women, traditional, fancy, and jingle. Chief ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southland celebrates Whoop-Up Days with charity breakfast
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 25th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com For six years the owners of Southland Trailer Corporation has celebrated Whoop-Up Days with a pancake breakfast at its headquarters in the industrial section of Lethbridge just off 43rd St. N. The event started out as a treat for the company’s large and diverse staff with proceeds going to charity. But it has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Not guilty plea in sexual assault case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 25th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who is already serving two federal prison sentences for sexually assaulting several women, has pleaded not guilty to one charge of sexual assault against another woman several years ago. The plea was entered Thursday in Lethbridge court of justice, where an agent for the accused’s lawyer said Sohil Bindra wants ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defence abandons bail hearing in standoff case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 24th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A bail hearing for a Lethbridge man arrested following a standoff with police in June didn’t last long before the hearing was abandoned by defence. Logan Conrad Drake had hoped to be released from remand custody Wednesday following his bail hearing in Lethbridge court of justice, but after hearing evidence by a family ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council to consider bylaw amendment for supportive housing facility
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 24th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council will hold a special meeting on Tuesday to give first reading to a land use bylaw amendment for a property on Stafford Drive North which Lethbridge Housing Authority wants to develop for supportive housing. Bylaw 6411 specifically addresses 416 Stafford Drive North which is a vacant property. With council chambers ... Read More »
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