Southern Alberta News
Fair attendance skyrockets at this year’s Whoop-Up Days
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 29th, 2023
Every year Lethbridge celebrates Whoop-Up Days and this year’s fair saw record high attendance. Lethbridge and District Exhibition Chief Executive Officer Mike Warkentin said Friday that two contributing factors to the successful week were free admission and the sunny weather. Whoop-Up Days “has been a phenomenal success. Mother Nature has cooperated with us perfectly. We ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Soup kitchen in need of more volunteers
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 29th, 2023
With the fun of the summer season, people take advantage of warm weather by camping or travelling and this has affected Lethbridge Soup Kitchen’s need for more volunteers. Executive director of the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen Bill Ginther shared the low numbers they experience for volunteers over the summer season. “Something that we deal with most ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Female physicians difficult to find for Lethbridge residents
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 29th, 2023
There is no shortage of reasons why a woman might prefer to see a female doctor. For some women the desire comes from a history of trauma, for others it is simply a matter of comfort. As research in women’s health care remains underfunded and educational materials use male bodies as the standard, having a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Murder trial to continue next month
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 29th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The trial for a 39-year old man accused of a killing a teenager in 2020, and which was halted partway through earlier in the year before defence began its case, is scheduled to resume next month. During a hearing Monday in Lethbridge Court of King’s Bench, Crown Prosecutor Lisa Weich confirmed the trial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fallen officers honoured on anniversary date of their deaths
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 29th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge police never forget their own and that was reiterated Sunday when two officers who died on duty 90 years ago to the date were honoured in a ceremony at LPS headquarters. On Aug. 27, 1933, Sergeant Joseph Blocksidge and Constable Joseph Farrell died when the Ford car they were driving westbound just ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prostate cancer survivor knows the value of a PSA test
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 26th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Mike Budd knows from personal experience the value of a PSA test. A volunteer at the Man Van which stopped in Lethbridge on Friday before heading to Cornfest in Taber today, Budd has been cancer-free for two years after being diagnosed with the disease. While a large group of men assembled outside the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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!Area organizations get federal funding
By Lethbridge Herald on August 26th, 2023
The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta and the United Way of Lethbridge and South Western Alberta on Thursday announced more than $1 million in funding through the Government of Canada’s Community Services Recovery Fund (CSRF). The CSRF is a one-time investment of $400 million from the federal government that is administered collaboratively through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whoop-Up Days Wildlife Festival gives close look at reptiles
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 26th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Whoop-Up Days continued to provide plenty of entertainment this week and the Wildlife Festival offered those in attendance a chance to interact with a few different types of reptiles. Those entering the Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre through the main doors had the opportunity to see Wildlife Festival volunteers holding a few reptiles ... Read More »
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