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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Everyone has a place at the table and by 5:20 p.m. Tuesday evening, a substantial supper crowd had gathered at McKillop United Church on the South Side, visiting and conversing at their tables while waiting for the dinner to be served at McKillop’s weekly community supper. The [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With the weather slowly but surely changing into wintery cold, Sock it to ‘Em is back for its 25th year to help those in need get socks to keep their feet warm.  What started as a way to help students in need have socks during the winter months, after Gail Petrie [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of features on the three new members of city council elected in the Oct. 20 municipal election. After spending 38 years as a reporter and editor for the Lethbridge Herald (plus another seven at other newspapers before that) Al Beeber sent in [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter With the holiday season just around the corner, the Friends of Lethbridge Public Library have announced their next book sale, the Pre-Holiday $5 Bag Sale on Nov.22-23 at the Main Branch. Funds from this sale will support special projects, programming, and services for both LPL branches. “With [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Blood Tribe First Responders along with other community members traded their everyday footwear for a dazzling pair of heels to bring awareness to domestic violence. November is recognized as Family Violence Prevention Month across Alberta. For the last 12 years, Kainai Women’s Wellness Lodge has hosted the [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… New major projects list has some Indigenous buy-in, Carney says OKs still needed After an initial round of referrals to the new Major Projects Office that saw no Indigenous-led projects chosen, the second list of referrals includes some [...] Read More »

TORONTO — A team at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto has successfully completed 10 brain angiograms using a robot controlled remotely by a neurosurgeon, paving the way to eventually providing critical stroke care to patients in northern Ontario. A brain angiogram is a minimally invasive diagnostic procedure where doctors place a catheter in the femoral [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby received approval from more than 93 per cent of delegates at the NDP’s convention two years ago, and he’s hoping for another “healthy majority” at this weekend’s convention in Victoria. But since 2023, the NDP eked out a majority with just one seat to spare in last year’s [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — After an initial round of referrals to the new Major Projects Office that saw no Indigenous-led projects chosen, the second list of referrals includes some with Indigenous support, ownership or backing — including a liquefied natural gas project. The list of projects earmarked for fast-track approval includes the Crawford nickel mine in Ontario, [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Jarrod Dyer Cambridge says he can go another week before washing his Tyson Philpot jersey — at least until the end of Sunday’s Grey Cup championship between the Montreal Alouettes and Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Montrealer hasn’t washed the wide receiver’s No. 6 jersey since the Canadian Football League season began in June and [...] Read More »