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By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald   A representative of Robin McIntyre, lawyer of Audrey Small Legs, who is charged with arson in connection with a grass fire that razed a southside coulee and an area of the Mountain View Cemetery, appeared in court Friday to ask for an adjournment.  The adjournment was set to provide Small [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald   Most people don’t think much about soil unless it is clinging to their boots or smudged on their hands — something to be brushed off, swept away or worked through to get to what really matters. A new exhibition opening at the University of Lethbridge Art [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald It was no guarantee that Jake Evans would make the Lethbridge Hurricanes out of training camp. Evans was one of several 16-year-old hopefuls vying for a roster spot back in September when Lethbridge opened up training camp. After making the team, the 16-year-old Saskatoon product has been soaking it all in [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Brighter Together Survey conducted by Economic Development Lethbridge (EDL), the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Lethbridge BRZ has shown that businesses within the city are optimistic about the health of their businesses.  The survey is done annually to gauge the health of the local business community, identify [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Excite Lethbridge has partnered with Cooper Equipment Rentals, not only to name one of the halls in the Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre, but also to provide resources for Excite Lethbridge’s events.  Cooper Equipment Rentals is now the exclusive rental equipment provider of Excite Lethbridge and are the new title [...] Read More »

A look at news events in January 2026: 1 – Global Affairs Canada said it wasn’t aware of any Canadians among those killed or hurt in a deadly Swiss bar fire. Police said about 40 people died and roughly 115 were injured when flames tore through a New Year’s celebration in the Alpine resort of [...] Read More »

The earliest possible launch date for the Artemis II rocket to carry Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen around the moon is scheduled for Feb. 8. NASA said cold weather and winds that blew through Florida and the Kennedy Space Center in the last several days led to the adjusted timeline. They said the adjustment will position [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal housing minister says he wants to ramp up the lagging pace of homebuilding in some provinces by bringing developers off the sidelines and into Ottawa’s affordable housing projects. Gregor Robertson also said in an interview that the feds’ new Build Canada Homes agency is working on getting Canadian banks and pension [...] Read More »

CALGARY — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre blamed the federal Liberals for past and present separatist movements in Canada, but a separatist leader in Alberta said his group will still push to leave regardless of who is in office in Ottawa. During his nearly hour-long speech Friday evening at the Conservative convention in downtown Calgary, Poilievre [...] Read More »

CALGARY — Conservatives wrapped their three-day national convention in Calgary ready to look ahead to the future after solidifying Pierre Poilievre’s leadership. “A united Conservative party has come out of this weekend, telling Canadians that we are ready to govern and fix the problems that the Liberals have created over the last decade,” said former [...] Read More »