Southern Alberta News
Local luminaries inducted into Alberta Order of Excellence
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The late Cor Van Raay is among one of 15 Albertans invested into the province’s Order of Excellence. The Order recognizes Albertans “who have made an outstanding provincial, national or international impact,” said a recent press release. It is Alberta’s highest honour and is part of the Canadian Honours System. New members were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Live Nativity returns to tell story of first Christmas
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on December 22nd, 2021
After a year away, the Live Nativity from the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints is ready to take centre stage once again. The COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to the production in 2020, but this week the Live Nativity is back Wednesday through Friday, continuing the tradition of 35 years of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Verdict in sex assault trial adjourned to new year
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man whose sexual assault trial concluded last week, won’t learn his fate until the new year when the judge is ready to deliver his verdict. The case against Sohil Bindra was back in Lethbridge provincial court Tuesday, but adjourned to Feb. 9 when a date may be scheduled for the judge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Extortion sentencing delayed
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who pleaded guilty more than a year ago to charges of extortion and being unlawfully in a house to commit an indictable offence, has parted ways with his lawyer. The accused, Oluwaseye Adekunle Morawo, was set to be sentenced Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court, but the hearing was unable to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Johnny Reid tickets going fast in Lethbridge
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Only a couple of hundred tickets remain for the April 18 Yates Centre performance by country superstar Johnny Reid. Promoter Ron Sakamoto on Tuesday said the third show on Reid’s five-month cross-country tour is selling fast. Tickets for the show are $105 apiece. A whopping 85 per cent of Reid’s dates have sold ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nature Centre and Library’s StoryWalk partnership helps literacy get outdoors
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on December 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Helen Schuler Nature Centre in partnership with the Lethbridge Public Library is launching their latest community resource to promote literacy, exercise and to enjoy nature, this time across the entire city. “In the past six years we had 15 different story walks featuring different books as well as some poems that connect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community Foundation announces grants
By Lethbridge Herald on December 22nd, 2021
The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta has announced grants to aid organizations throughout southwestern Alberta. On Tuesday, the CFLSA unveiled the recipients of grants awarded as the result of the fall call for applications to the Community Priorities Fund and the Henry S. Varley Fund for Rural Life. The grants will support 32 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Threats and assault lead to jail
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who grabbed a woman by the neck and held her against the wall in her downtown apartment building, has been sentenced to 30 days in jail. Jeremy Paul Haight was sentenced Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court where he pleaded guilty to one count of assault by choking. He also pleaded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP oppose return of flat tax to Alberta
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 21st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Two members of the provincial NDP caucus want premier Jason Kenney to keep his promise not to bring a flat tax back to Alberta. Community and Social Services critic Marie Renaud, the MLA for the City of St. Albert and Edmonton-Beverley Clareview MLA Deron Bilous, NDP critic for Economic Development and Innovation, spoke ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Author sending books to Angel Tree
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on December 21st, 2021
A local author is giving the gift of reading this Christmas. Constance Douglas, the author and illustrator of the children’s book Angie Quinn’s Amazing Adventures with Shnoogy and Kruddy, is penning a little holiday cheer with book donations for Angel Tree, giving kids the joy of the written word as well as an uplifting message. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mischief and threats land man probation
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 21st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who trashed a downtown restaurant last summer won’t have to spend any more time in jail, but he will be on probation for a year. Matthew Todd Shouting pleaded guilty Monday in Lethbridge provincial court to single counts of mischief causing damage and uttering threats to cause death or bodily ... Read More »
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