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Teachers get insight into naval opportunities
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Royal Canadian Navy engaged with the South Western Alberta Teachers Convention this week in the form of an exhibitor booth to share information about the military unit with teachers in attendance, in hopes they will then share that knowledge with students. The event took place in the First Choice Saving Centre for ... Read More »
Avalanche Canada rates conditions as dangerous as Magrath man killed in Castle area
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com An avalanche in the back country area between Carbondale and Castle Mountain Ski Resort, claimed the life of a 46-year-old male Magrath resident on Saturday. RCMP state that on Saturday at 5:52 p.m. the Crowsnest Pass and Pincher Creek RCMP received a report of an avalanche in the back country between Carbondale and ... Read More »
Man waiting to face trial in drug bust
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 35-year-old man who was committed to stand trial more than a month ago in relation to a record drug bust in the city, is still waiting to set trial dates. The case against Patrick Rodney Jr. was in Lethbridge Court of King’s Bench Monday where he was to be arraigned and trial ... Read More »
No trial date yet in sex offence case
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man facing two-and-a-half-year-old charges for sex-related offences, has yet to set trial dates despite completion of a preliminary hearing last Fall. Mohammed Neirabani was ordered following his preliminary hearing on Sept. 26 to stand trial on charges of sexual contact with a child, sexual counsel of a child and sexual ... Read More »
Flag ceremony honours Ukrainians killed in conflict
A memorial flag raising event at City Hall on Friday honoured Ukrainians who have died in the war with Russia. The event marked the second-year anniversary of the war. “It is so sad moment for me. But at the same time, it is a special day. And I was able to raise the Ukrainian flag ... Read More »
UK’s Prince William pulls out of memorial service for his godfather because of ‘personal matter’
LONDON (AP) – Kensington Palace says Britain’s Prince William has pulled out of attending a memorial service for his godfather, the late King Constantine of Greece, because of a personal matter. The palace declined to elaborate on Tuesday but said the Princess of Wales, who is recovering from abdominal surgery, continues to do well. It ... Read More »
A Russian court sentences the co-chair of a Nobel-winning rights group to 30 months in prison
A Moscow court on Tuesday sentenced a veteran human rights advocate who spoke out against the war in Ukraine to two years and six months in prison. He was taken directly into custody from the courtroom. Oleg Orlov, 70, was convicted of “repeatedly discrediting” the Russian army in an article he wrote denouncing the invasion ... Read More »
In the news today: Liberals to create digital safety commission via Online Harms Act
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Online harms: Liberals seek to create digital safety commission, new ombudsperson The Liberal government plans to create a new digital safety regulator to compel social-media platforms to take action against online ... Read More »
A list of Canadian discount airlines that have left the skies since 2000
It’s not easy to make a go of it as an upstart airline in Canada. Here is a list of Canadian discount airlines, born since 2000, that no longer fly: Roots Air – A very brief experiment by Canadian clothing retailer Roots, this short-lived airline started and ended operations in 2001, after just over a ... Read More »
Saskatchewan coroner’s inquest to hear more details about in-custody death of killer
SASKATOON – A Saskatchewan coroner’s inquest will hear more details today about how a man who killed 11 people and injured 17 others during a stabbing rampage died in police custody. Myles Sanderson had been on the run for several days when police caught up to him on Sept. 7, 2022, and during the first ... Read More »
Cape Breton U tripled its international recruitment. Students say they pay the price.
Over the past five years, Navy Nguyen says she has watched thousands of international students arrive at Cape Breton University to find a town that was wholly unprepared for them. From 2019 to 2020, the school more than tripled its efforts to recruit international students, before being forced to scale back as incoming students couldn’t ... Read More »
