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By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald Once a chilling warning from George Orwell’s 1949 novel 1984, his vision of a totalitarian society has become cultural shorthand—used in reality-TV promos, smartphone jokes and casual conversation about life online.  More than 75 years later, Orwell’s dystopia continues to feel uncomfortably current, a fact reflected [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald Potholes—those rim-bending reminders of freeze-thaw cycles—typically announce themselves in March and April. But this February, an unusual stretch of warmer weather has given city crews a rare opportunity to tackle road repairs early, patching hazards before they grow worse. With snowmelt seeping into cracked pavement and [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Police shared on Jan. 22, that they have charged a 22-year-old male with sex related offences in connection with an incident where a 12-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in a city hotel room and the case was in court Wednesday.  The male, Yuvraaz Singh appeared in court via CCTV [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Minister of Education and Childcare Demetrious Nicolaides has opened an application process seeking individuals interested in serving in the Teacher Advisory Council. According to the Alberta Government website, the Teacher Advisory Council is an advisory agency comprised of up to 15 teachers and teacher leaders in Alberta. And members of [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido- Guzman Lethbridge Herald To manage increased traffic and reduce congestion at the Waste and Recycling Centre, the City of Lethbridge has introduced new scale infrastructure designed to improve efficiency.  The scale house now features two inbound and two outbound lanes and scales, doubling the previous capacity.  Waste and Recycling Engineer Mark Molesky [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canadians looking to buy a new electric vehicle will be able to access federal rebates again starting Feb. 16. Prime Minister Mark Carney is announcing a suite of new electric vehicle policies today, including scrapping the EV sales mandate and replacing it with new emission standards. Ottawa will also offer $5,000 toward the [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pledge to NATO allies that Canada will spend the equivalent of five per cent of GDP on defence will cost the country an extra $33.5 billion a year, the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer says. A PBO report released today says all that extra defence spending will push [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — B.C. NDP MP Gord Johns is putting his support behind his caucus colleague Heather McPherson for NDP leader. Johns tells The Canadian Press that he is backing the Alberta MP because he sees McPherson as someone who can grow the party due in part to her ability to win her Edmonton riding for [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Greenland consulate could boost ties with Canada The launch of a new Canadian diplomatic mission in Greenland is sparking hopes for more collaboration on climate change, Inuit rights and defence in the face of U.S. President Donald [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — Vancouver police say a missing-person report and a DNA sample filed by a B.C. woman four decades after her mother disappeared helped identify the remains of a woman found in Florida in the 1980s. Othram, an American DNA firm that works with law enforcement on cold cases, announced last week that Jeanette Marcotte’s [...] Read More »