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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 »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Polytechnic continues to climb the ranks among Canada’s top research colleges, rising one spot from 2024 and ranking ninth this year.  According to a report by Research Infosource inc. the polytechnic reached ninth among the top 50 institutions in the country.  Andrew Dunlop, associate vice-president, research said it is [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Nearly two weeks after a recall petition for Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf was approved by Elections Alberta, speculation is swirling about the campaign and a total lack of action by its organizer. Many residents in the riding, along with other Albertans, are concerned about the legitimacy [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Southern Alberta Ethnic Association has received a $15,000 grant Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta’s Community Priorities Fund Grant to purchase new glassless mirrors for dance groups using the Multicultural Centre.  This is one of 36 projects and initiatives the Community Foundation is supporting with grants totalling $528,795 through [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Outside the Coast Lethbridge Hotel around 100 demonstrators waved signs, beat drums and shouted slogans protesting the proposed Grassy Mountain Coal Project while inside the CEO of Northback Holdings, Mike Young, spoke about the economic benefits of the project during a Chamber of Commerce event there Monday. [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Ottawa has signed a new strategic partnership with the Canadian firms Telesat and MDA Space to develop military satellite communications for the Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic. Stephen Fuhr, the Secretary of State for Defence Procurement, says the Canadian Armed Forces have limited satellite communications options in the region, with most currently [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — The family of a 15-year-old boy who was fatally shot by police in an off-island suburb of Montreal in September is suing the officers and the city of Longueuil, Que. Six members of the family of Nooran Rezayi say Longueuil police used unreasonable and disproportionate force when they opened fire on the teenager. [...] Read More »

TORONTO AND MONTREAL — Air Transat has begun to cancel flights as the clock ticks down on a Wednesday morning strike deadline from pilots near the peak of the holiday travel period. Travel company Transat A.T. Inc., which owns the Montreal-based leisure airline, said it has cancelled at least a half-dozen flights on Tuesday so [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament are set to debate a Conservative motion today that declares support for an oil pipeline to British Columbia’s coast. The motion says MPs support construction of a pipeline to carry Alberta bitumen to the coast, along with an “appropriate amendment” to legislation banning most oil tankers off the northern B.C. [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Air Transat is beginning to cancel flights as the clock ticks down on a Wednesday morning strike deadline from pilots near the peak of the holiday travel period. Travel company Transat A.T. Inc., which owns the leisure airline, says it has cancelled at least a half-dozen flights on Tuesday so far. The planes [...] Read More »