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Southern Alberta Newspapers As influenza season comes into full swing over the holidays, Albertans are encouraged to keep themselves safe and get immunized.The latest data available from the province’s respiratory virus dashboard is updated to include information as recent as Dec. 6.  In the week of Nov. 30 to Dec. 6, there were 1,527 confirmed [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Alberta Teachers Association is taking the next steps to protect teachers’ rights.  ATA president Jason Schilling said during a press conference Friday morning they are taking another step to stand up for teachers and the students and families they serve. “Today we’re filing a Labour Board Relations complaint for unfair [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter There’s a second “mystery man” in the Nathan Neudorf recall campaign to join absentee organizer Ryan Tanner, according  to two city women who came forward with their story this week. Lucretia Apperloo and Barb Phillips both sent emails to recallneudorf@gmail.com after Elections Alberta announced that a notice of Recall [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A local Blackfoot artist is keeping the stories he has learned from his elders and using them to inspire his art. Kiit’okii, a multimedia painter from Piikani Nation, says he has fond memories of gathering around the camps and listening to the stories of his ancestors. “When [...] Read More »

Southern Alberta Newspapers Castle Mountain Resort is opening for its landmark 60th season today. Skiers and snowboarders attending on opening day will have access to Green Chair and Buckaroo Carpet, and snowmaking efforts are well underway to open Huckleberry Chair as soon as possible. This season, Castle Mountain will be opening its first ever high-speed [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A member of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command who is facing charges related to foreign interference has been released from custody following a hearing in Gatineau, Que. Master Warrant Officer Matthew Robar was arrested last week and hit with a number of serious charges, including breaching the Foreign Interference and Security of Information [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — British Columbia legislator Dallas Brodie, whose OneBC party has removed her as leader, says the split happened after colleagues tried to stop her from firing a caucus staffer whose views on Jewish people were “disgusting” and antisemitic. Brodie says she wanted the man removed because she is not a “neo-Nazi.” The person named [...] Read More »

SASKATOON — A 16-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to attempted murder for splashing a former friend with lighter fluid and setting her on fire in the hallway of a Saskatoon high school. The attacker also pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm of a teacher who came to the victim’s aid at Evan Hardy Collegiate [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — British Columbia legislator Dallas Brodie, whose OneBC party has removed her as leader, says the split happened after colleagues tried to stop her from firing a caucus staffer whose views on race were “disgusting” and antisemitic. More coming. The Canadian Press[...] Read More »

MONTRÉAL — A Quebec teachers’ union says 90 per cent of its members said in a recent survey they were victims of some form of violence. Catherine Renaud, a vice-president of the union, says 81 per cent reported being a victim of psychological or verbal abuse while 63 per cent reported physical violence. Nearly 11 [...] Read More »