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Schow announces Province will not pursue bid for 2030 Commonwealth Games

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:59 GMT

Southern Alberta NewspapersMinister of Tourism and Sport, and MLA for the Cardston-Siksika riding, Joseph Schow made a statement on the decision for the Province to withdraw their support for the 2030 Commonwealth Bid.Since receiving his mandate letter from the Premier in July, Minister Schow did not confirm whether or not a referendum would be held on the matter of pursuing a bid for the 2030 event, but told reporters the bid would, “need to make sense” for Alberta taxpayers.In a statement issued Aug. 3, Schow said, “Alberta has a successful history of hosting major, international multi-sport games in our province and any proposal to host major games is considered with the interests of Alberta taxpayers at top of mind.”According to the Province, current bid estimates show hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games could cost as much as $2.68 billion. Citing the corporate sponsorship model place and “limited broadcast revenues,” for the event, Schow announced the Province had opted to not ...

Food Grains Projects in Lethbridge County announce dates for harvest and BBQ

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:59 GMT

By Erika MathieuSunny South NewsFollowing a disappointing year in 2022, which saw the Picture Butte Food Grains’ barley crop decimated by a vicious hail storm last July, the  Picture Butte & Area Food Grains Project has announced the annual Harvest and BBQ has been scheduled for Aug. 16 at 11 a.m.Organizers of the Picture Butte growing project are planning on swathing the crop on Aug. 9 at around 10 a.m., and have advised the public, “if you have not been contacted, feel free to bring a swather.”The committee are still seeking sponsorship to cover land rental costs, as the going cost for renting land is currently sitting at $450/acre, amounting to $70,000 for the Picture Butte and Area Food Grains Project.The proceeds raised go toward to helping fight global hunger and to help establish sustainable farming practices in over 70 countries. The various growing projects, which now take place across Western Canada, began in 1983, and have brought in over $1 billion over the past 40 y...

Council Awards Post-Secondary Bursaries to Local Students

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:59 GMT

Southern Alberta Newspapers Lethbridge County has awarded three students with $1,500 bursaries to help support their post-secondary studies at the Aug. 3 Council meeting.Abigail Giacchetta, Elayna Vucurevich, and Emma Reurink were each presented with $1,500 out of an “impressive group of applicants.” The evaluation criteria included academic merit, community involvement, and a letter written by the applicant outlining future goals and aspirations.The County has historically awarded two $1,000 bursaries, but a resolution passed by Council earlier this year increased the total number of awards to three and increased the value of the bursary by $500 each.“We were so impressed by the number of applicants and their extraordinary contributions to their communities. It was difficult to narrow down to just three recipients, as each applicant has shown incredible commitment and dedication to their studies and through community service,” said Councillor, and member of the selection committee,...

McCain Foundation donates $200,000 to Link Pathway

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:59 GMT

By Erika MathieuSunny South NewsThe Link Pathway Committee is $200,000 closer to their fundraising goal for the Link Bike Path which will provide a direct connection from Coaldale to the City of Lethbridge once completed.The donation the McCain Foundation will support the construction and development of the project and will, “play a pivotal role in bringing this community-enhancing project to fruition,” reads a press release issued by the Link Pathway Committee on Aug. 3.This comes after the March 2023 announcement that the global food leader would be investing $600 million into the expansion of the McCain Foods processing facility near Coaldale.Henry Doeve, Link Pathway Committee Chair noted the accessibility of the pathway to users in the recent press release outlining the project is a recreation amenity that families can use at no cost, and said,”It is very exciting to see McCains investing in the communities where their families live, work and play.”The pathway, which aims to pr...

Officials sound off on contractor for asylum-seekers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:59 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- During a press conference Tuesday, the Albany County Executive Dan McCoy joined Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, state lawmakers and directors of local organizations which help incoming migrants to express their concerns over the placement process of incoming asylum seekers and the contractor in charge. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "DocGo has time and time again not worked with us on information and the last time our office has really spoken to DocGo was June 22, which is alarming,” said McCoy. He and other officials sounding the alarm contractor DocGo paid by New York City to house and care for incoming asylum seekers placed at area motels, often with little to no notice. "DocGo is hiding behind HIPAA, and not sharing information with us," said Mayor Sheehan. "But at the same time, as you heard from the County Executive, we are learning that the healthcare needs of the asylum-seekers coming here are not ...

Bump-and-rob carjackings on the rise, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:59 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Law enforcement experts across the country say criminals are putting a new twist on an old carjacking tactic called the bump-and-rob.It’s nothing new. It’s an old scheme where thieves create a minor car accident to carjack their intended victims. This method has been on the rise across the country, officials say.Two recent carjacking victims in St. Louis reported the same ploy. Both crimes happened less than a week apart, one near Barnes Jewish Hospital in the Central West End, and the other along Skinker next to Forest Park.Corporal Dallas Thompson, Missouri State Highway Patrol, is sending a dire warning to drivers.“We have heard stories about this in the past and, most recently, we have seen some headlines now, where this may be starting to come back again, where vehicles are being involved in a minor fender-bender or crash, and when they pull over to the side of the road, one party decides to rob the other party,” he said.Carjackers will initiate contact with their t...

Broncos camp rewind, Day 10: WR Montrell Washington continues to make noise

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:59 GMT

Player AttendanceDid not practice: Physically Unable to Perform list — OLB Baron Browning (knee). Non-Football Injury list — DL Mike Purcell (knee).Safety Justin Simmons missed his second straight practice due to a groin injury. Outside linebacker Aaron Patrick, safety Kareem Jackson, tight end Chris Manhertz and rookie cornerback Riley Moss did not practice. Moss, however, observed practice for the first time since undergoing core muscle surgery.InjuriesWide receiver Brandon Johnson and right tackle Mike McGlinchey left practice early due to injuries. Johnson slipped while running a route during a 1-on-1 drill. He was on the ground in pain before slowly walking off the field. Later, Johnson went with a trainer into the locker room.McGlinchey went down around the same time during 9-on-7. He was able to walk off the field on his own, as well.Top PlayTwo-minute execution: Quarterback Russell Wilson and the offense are starting to come together, and it showed during the two-minut...

Remnants of Tropical Storm Eugene take aim at Southern California: What to expect

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:59 GMT

The remnants of Tropical Storm Eugene will begin to impact Southern California’s weather early Wednesday and continue through Thursday.The storm was centered several hundred miles off the northern Pacific coast of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula Wednesday with sustained winds of 35 miles an hour, according to the National Weather Service.It has been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.The wind is not expected to be a major factor when cloud bands from the storm arrive in Southern California.“On Wednesday and Thursday, we’ll start to see some of this tropical moisture move in from the south. That means we will see added humidity and a chance for some thunderstorms,” said KTLA meteorologist Henry DiCarlo.The remnants of Tropical Storm Eugene are seen in a satellite image on Aug. 8, 2023. (NOAA)Rainfall could total 1.5 to 1.8 inches in some locations, according to the NWS.“With such high moisture content [in] the atmosphere, there could be so...

Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in Los Angeles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:59 GMT

A judge sentenced rapper Tory Lanez to 10 years in prison Tuesday for shooting and wounding hip-hop superstar Megan Thee Stallion.Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Herriford handed down the sentence to the 31-year-old Lanez, who was convicted in December of three felonies: assault with a semiautomatic firearm; having a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.The sentence brings an end to a dramatic trial that created a cultural firestorm in the hip-hop community, churning up issues including the reluctance of Black victims to speak to police, gender politics in hip-hop, online toxicity, protecting Black women and the ramifications of misogynoir, a particular brand of misogyny Black women experience.Herriford said it was “difficult to reconcile” the kind, charitable person and good father many people described Lanez as being during the sentencing hearing with the person who fired ...

Man suspected of intentionally setting 12 fires in Burbank

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:57:59 GMT

A man from Reseda was arrested early Tuesday morning following a string of fires in Burbank that appear to have been deliberately set.Officers from the Burbank Police Department and firefighters from the Burbank Fire Department responded to 11 different reports of a person setting fires in dumpster, bushes and trash heaps across the city.The fire spree began around 10:40 p.m. Monday night, and was primarily concentrated in the southwest portion of the city, police said.Each fire was quickly extinguished before it could spread to any structures and no injuries were reported.As part of the investigation, police obtained security footage that showed the suspect and his vehicle.Around 1:40 a.m. Tuesday, authorities responded to a 12th fire burning behind a Starbucks on the 300 block of N. Pass Avenue.Police searched the area and located and arrested a man inside a nearby Vons who matched the description of the suspect.He's been identified as Tigran Gazdhyan, 31, of Reseda.Gazdhyan was b...