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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Some of the sharpest young minds from across Southern Alberta will be at the University of Lethbridge on Wednesday for the 21st annual Sail and Bail cardboard boat race. Five teams will compete in either the junior (Grades 7-9) or Senior (Grades 10-12) The event is run [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With the holidays around the corner and food prices continuing to rise, many find themselves looking for traditional, yet wallet-friendly meals and the Lethbridge Polytechnic is sharing some tips straight out of their kitchen. Chef Mark Dieser, manager of food Services and school of Culinary Arts, shared Tuesday that people don’t [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With the recent fluctuating temperatures, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services is reminding residents to be safe around bodies of water that may seem frozen enough to be on them.  Jaydon McCarthy, co-team lead with the water rescue team with LFES said they usually start their annual message by saying no ice [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A new Mental Health and Addiction Wisdom Council will provide Indigenous advice, guidance and cultural insight to strengthen the province’s recovery-oriented care. The council will serve as a space for collaborative dialogue between Indigenous partners and Alberta’s government, ensuring Indigenous voices, knowledge and lived experiences are meaningfully [...] Read More »

Scott Sakatch Herald Editor Regular readers might remember my column in the Nov. 28 Herald, where I talked, in part, about how I believed the recall efforts across the province were “A Mickey Mouse attempt to overturn the results of a free and fair election…Most of them have very little depth and don’t offer anything [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada has left its key interest rate unchanged at its final rate decision of the year. The policy rate remains at 2.25 per cent after the Bank of Canada lowered it by a quarter point in October. Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says in prepared remarks that inflationary pressures [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada has left its key interest rate unchanged at its final rate decision of the year. The policy rate remains at 2.25 per cent after the Bank of Canada lowered it by a quarter point in October. More coming. The Canadian Press[...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Self-described “agitator” Yves Engler says he has been denied entry into the NDP leadership race. Engler says in a statement this morning he wants the party’s federal council to overturn a decision from the leadership vote committee to disqualify his candidacy. NDP leadership rules say this committee will approve or reject candidates based [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … U.S. not meddling in Canadian politics: Hoekstra U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is downplaying concerns that America’s new national security strategy could lead to his government supporting politically aligned parties in Canada. While Hoekstra says he [...] Read More »

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — Alberta’s governing United Conservatives stayed up until the early hours of this morning to pass a bill making it the fourth time they have used the Charter’s notwithstanding clause. Members of Premier Danielle Smith’s caucus used their majority to pass on third and final reading a bill affecting transgender citizens. The [...] Read More »