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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalsim Initiative Reporter A new campaign will look to help draw interest to local restaurants during the month of November. Savour Alberta’s South: Farm to Fork returns for the second consecutive year. It is part of the Save Alberta South initiative which has several other campaigns including Hungry for History, [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Yōkai Ghost Walk is a unique experience of culture, folklore and fright, all set against the beauty of the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden by night and a perfect way for families to celebrate Halloween. The annual event is a way for Nikka Yuko to share Japanese [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Sage Clan’s mandate is to bring both the homeless and housed people of Lethbridge and their latest event was proof of the sense of community they are promoting. On Monday evening, in collaboration with Dr. Esther Tailfeathers, assistant dean of Indigenous Health at the Cummings School [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The UCP government’s passing of Bill 2 is a “nuclear option,” Opposition leader Naheed Nenshi said after a marathon session of the Alberta Legislative Assembly that ran into the small hours of Tuesday morning. “They refused to solve a problem of their own making,” Nenshi told media later Tuesday. I”nstead, they [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge School Division provided the Herald with a statement saying classes will resume as scheduled, and school timetables and student transportation services will be running again as of Wednesday morning. “We recognize this has been an incredibly challenging time for everyone involved. We ask for your ongoing understanding and patience [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said in his pre-budget speech last week that the upcoming federal budget will include “Canada’s new immigration plan,” but immigration department officials don’t know if that includes the annual levels plan. The immigration levels plan, which outlines how many permanent residents Canada plans to admit for the next year, [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — In a scathing decision, an Ontario court judge has ruled a $510 million legal fee for lawyers who worked on a First Nations treaty rights case was unreasonable — and has ordered the fee scaled back to $23 million. The Robinson Huron Treaty settlement, reached in 2023, sought to remedy unpaid treaty annuities [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal government is announcing the upcoming budget will include new money to support women’s participation in leadership roles and to provide security for LGBTQ communities during Pride events. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Minister of Women and Gender Equality Rechie Valdez are announcing the funding at a press conference this afternoon. A [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point Wednesday and signalled it may be satisfied with where the policy rate sits amid ongoing U.S. trade uncertainty. The central bank’s key rate now stands at 2.25 per cent after a second consecutive cut. Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem [...] Read More »

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the U.S. ambassador to Canada should apologize to Ontario’s representative in Washington after sources say he shouted profanely about the province’s anti-tariff ad. Sources who spoke to trade representative David Paterson after the incident at an event Monday in Ottawa but were not authorized to speak about it [...] Read More »