Southern Alberta News
Break-in to Taber bottle depot results in four month sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com At 5:30 in the morning on Nov. 15 of last year, there shouldn’t have been anyone in the Taber Container Depot. The alarm suggested otherwise, however, and when police responded they saw movement inside a locked, fenced compound adjacent to the depot. When they investigated they found Mason Doyle Cranston inside a vehicle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Home invasion matter coming back to court
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Three Lethbridge people accused in relation to a home invasion and robbery in March will be back in court early next month. One of the accused, Donovan James Holmberg, remains in custody, and his matter was in Lethbridge court of justice on Monday where an agent for his lawyer simply requested an adjournment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympian discusses ‘Safe Sport’ at workshop
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com Two-time Olympic alpine skier Allison Forsyth was at the Rocky Mountain Turf Club to speak at the Lethbridge Sport Council -led Safe Sport workshop on Saturday. The focus of the workshop was to make organizations aware of what they can do and should do in regards to Safe Sport. Forsyth, who was also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inclusion Lethbridge helping people on personal journeys
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 30th, 2024
Inclusion Lethbridge will be hosting the Community Inclusion Celebration Banquet and Fundraiser this Saturday at the Sandman Signature Lethbridge. The event is to bring awareness about and support inclusion for people with disabilities in the community “We thought it would be great for them to hear stories of families and individuals. We have one young ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Regional science fair returns to showcase student knowledge and innovation
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2024
For the first time since 2019, the Southern Alberta Technology Council’s Sci-Fusion Regional Science Fair and Science Olympics was held in person back at the University of Lethbridge on Friday and Saturday. The event was for local-area students in Grades 1-10. The Friday portion had a participant orientation and judging on their projects, while on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Day of Mourning honours victims of workplace tragedies
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com City workers, dignitaries and members of the community gathered Monday to remember victims of workplace tragedies during the annual Day of Mourning at Mountain View Cemetery. Following passage of an act in Parliament in 1991, Canada recognized its first National Day of Mourning for persons killed or injured in the workplace. It’s a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Municipalities speaks out against Bill 20
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Wetaskiwin mayor Tyler Gandam didn’t mince words Monday afternoon when talking to media about the implications of Bill 20. The proposed legislation announced last week by the UCP government would allow political parties at the local level in Calgary and Edmonton as a pilot project and would give the government far-reaching powers to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP pushing lawn signs to oppose government plans for CPP
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips and the Alberta NDP have come up with a plan to help Albertans tell Premier Danielle Smith and the United Conservative Party to keep their hands off the Canada Pension Plan. After engaging with thousands of Albertans through a multitude of town hall meetings across the province about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused in human trafficking case likely to resolve charges
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man accused in connection to a three-year-old human trafficking case will likely resolve his charges when the matter returns to court next week. Calgary lawyer Leanndria Halcro said Friday in Lethbridge court of justice that her client, Chtewi Fadi, will resolve numerous sex-related charges with a peace bond during a court ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tips for spring cyclists to avoid bike thefts
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 27th, 2024
With spring upon us community members are excitingly rolling out their bicycles to get some outdoor exercise. However,with bike theft being high in Lethbridge Aaron Brown at Bert and Mac’s Source for Sports has some tips to deter bicycle thieves. “We want the (thieves) to realize that they want to move on to another bike ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Municipalities to address crime, homelessness
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Representatives of Alberta’s mid-sized municipalities will be meeting at City Hall next week to discuss common issues with crime, homelessness and other matters. The purpose of the workshop is to discuss challenges faced by communities in Alberta. The workshop, which is not open to the public, will be staged on May 2 from ... Read More »
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