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Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald An 80-year-old city man is in critical condition after being assaulted while trying to recover a stolen bicycle on Wednesday. An unidentified 34-year-old man is facing charges of aggravated assault after the incident in North Lethbridge. Police say the senior’s bike had been stolen from outside a business and when the [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Leave It To Beeber Shorter days and cooler nights are here – autumn is quickly creeping up on us after what seems to have been an exceptionally short summer. With the unseasonal rains that gave us much-needed water in July, this year seems to have skipped from spring to fall in the blink [...] Read More »

The Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization (LSCO) is celebrating its 50th Anniversary with a community Open House on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Everyone is invited to explore the centre, connect with LSCO clubs and groups, and discover the many programs and services available for older adults and the wider community. The [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald After the Alberta Teachers Association (ATA) announced Wednesday it intends to take job action on Oct. 6 if a deal is not reached with the Teachers’ Employer Bargaining Association (TEBA), parents across the city were notified. At different times.  The Lethbridge School Division, which had created a page within its website [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Following a Fallen Firefighter Memorial parade, members of the Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services, family members, dignitaries, and community members gathered at Southminster United Church for a memorial ceremony Thursday morning to honour firefighters who have died. Neil Laboske, honour guard lead and paramedic-firefighter with LFES told reporters that the ceremony [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The early-1960s revelation that British spy Kim Philby had worked for Moscow alarmed Canadian intelligence officials who feared that he had betrayed confidences gleaned from Soviet defector Igor Gouzenko, once-secret archival records show. Harold Adrian Russell “Kim” Philby was recruited by Russian intelligence in the 1930s. He joined Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, known [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Politicians on both sides of the aisle have been calling on Ottawa to designate a gang tied to India as a terrorist organization. The federal Conservatives plan to press the government on the Bishnoi gang when Parliament returns this month. Here’s a look at how the gang operates and what sets it apart [...] Read More »

FREDERICTON — The pumpkin patches on a number of Canadian farms are starting to look a bit frightening across the country, but not in a way that makes them ready for Halloween. “It’s sure been a spooky season,” said Greg MacKenzie, the owner of Mackenzie Produce in Stratford, P.E.I. He said his own farm has [...] Read More »

FREDERICTON — The pumpkin patches on a number of Canadian farms are starting to look a bit frightening across the country, but not in a way that makes them ready for Halloween. “It’s sure been a spooky season,” said Greg MacKenzie, the owner of Mackenzie Produce in Stratford, P.E.I. He said his own farm has [...] Read More »

FREDERICTON — The pumpkin patches on a number of Canadian farms are starting to look a bit frightening across the country, but not in a way that makes them ready for Halloween. “It’s sure been a spooky season,” said Greg MacKenzie, the owner of Mackenzie Produce in Stratford, P.E.I. He said his own farm has [...] Read More »