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Preliminary inquiry begins for man accused of killing fellow healthcare facility resident
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A preliminary inquiry has begun for a 52-year-old man accused of killing a resident at a healthcare facility in Lethbridge more than a year ago. The multi-day hearing, to determine if there is enough evidence to warrant a trial, began Monday in Lethbridge court of justice, where Wesley Red Young Man faces charges ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chief Fox pleased with Supreme Court ruling
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Blood Tribe chief Roy Fox says he’s pleased with the Supreme Court ruling that the reserve did not get what it was entitled to under Treaty No. 7. However, in a statement sent to media, Fox said “the Blood Tribe is disappointed that the court found that treaties were enforceable upon execution and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tyler Oler has developed a habit of volunteering
By Gayle Low - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2024
Tyler Oler loves to make others happy, and everyday as he volunteers, he’s doing just that! In 2020 Tyler served a two year Service Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His remarkable parents Dan and Mindy Oler helped plan and organize a huge variety of daily, mini service experiences, targeted at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bail hearing adjourned for man accused of hotel robbery
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A suspect who is accused of robbing a man and woman at a hotel late last year will have to wait nearly a month before asking a judge to grant him bail. Marvin Blake Weasel Head had anticipated having a bail hearing Monday in Lethbridge court of justice, but instead his lawyer requested ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nord-Bridge celebrates Logan Boulet Effect with annual lunch
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 6th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The colour green seems to be growing in popularity these days, even at the Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre where a number of people were wearing green t-shirts and eating green cake. The recent lunch gathering was in celebration of the Logan Boulet Effect in support of organ donor awareness and registration across Canada. On ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City club set to host regional bridge tourney here next week
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 6th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Duplicate Bridge Club will be hosting an American Contract Bridge League regional tournament Monday until April 16 at the Scenic Drive Holiday Inn. Players from all over Western Canada and the Northwest United States will be competing twice daily for black, red and gold ACBL Masterpoints, says tournament chair Dianne King ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Welling grandma planks herself into the Guinness World Records
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 6th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com DonnaJean Wilde is a fairly typical grandmother, with a rather atypical penchant for planking. No, she’s not a floor installer, and she’s not a pirate, never having walked a plank in her life. But this 59-year-old retired school teacher from Welling loves to plank, as in lying face-down on the floor, then raising ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Neudorf talks electricity at SACPA
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A discussion on the Alberta electricity system sparked a full house to turn out Thursday to the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization for this week’s session of the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs. Lethbridge East MLA and Minister of Affordability and Utilities Nathan Neudorf discussed the utility market, factors that impact the affordability ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians waiting longer for priority procedures
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Wait times for priority procedures such as hip and knee replacements and cancer surgeries are longer than before the COVID-19 pandemic, new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) reveals. “While more patients are receiving care within recommended benchmarks after a significant dip at the beginning of the pandemic, Canadians are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Airport getting grant for study on hangar development
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge airport is one of 10 in the province getting grant funding from the provincial government. Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors Devin Dreeshen announced in Red Deer on Thursday that the province will be providing a total of $1.13 million in grants to the airports. Among grant recipients will be Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bluebird conservation society celebrates 50 years
By Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2024
The Mountain Bluebird Trails Conservation Society is celebrating a 50th anniversary milestone at its upcoming annual general meeting Saturday at the Helen Schuler Nature Centre. Mountain Bluebird conservation in Southern Alberta was pioneered by the late Duncan Mackintosh of Lethbridge who started setting out nest boxes in spring of 1974. In the fall of 1973 ... Read More »
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