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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald After dealing with the first significant snow event over the weekend, the City of Lethbridge has shared an update on how the first snow route activation went.  Juliane Ruck, transportation operations manager said Tuesday that the recent snow event brought 17.5 centimeters in a 24-hour spam over the weekend, which was [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Country singer Corb Lund has taken Premier Danielle Smith up on the challenge she gave at the Coal Town Hall in Fort Macleod last summer to hold a public initiative to prove the majority of Albertans are against coal mining of the Eastern Slopes. Lund consulted with [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With the holiday season around the corner, the Interfaith Food Bank is getting in the spirit and bringing opportunities to raise funds for the holiday season with a Christmas Market and treat boxes that will be ready for pick up at that time.  Danielle McIntyre, executive director of Interfaith Food Bank, [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The provincial government is taking a stand against Ottawa and the federal gun buyback program Minister of Justice Mickey Amery has introduced a motion under the Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act to protect gun owners in Alberta. Amery says Alberta isn’t the only province to [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It was a good day to witness the official raising of a new flag for the Town of Coalhurst Tuesday, and an opportunity to learn about how the municipal government works for nearly 40 students from Coalhurst Elementary School.   Coalhurst recently undertook a rebranding which was [...] Read More »

MONTRÉAL — A doctor and former head of a Quebec political party has been suspended for six months from practising medicine by the province’s college of physicians for his approach to treating patients with Lyme disease. Dr. Amir Khadir, who was spokesman for the leftist Québec solidaire party between 2006-12, had pleaded guilty to a [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The vice-chair of the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency says the spy watchdog will face “very difficult choices” about what it examines in coming years due to federal budget cuts. The federal budget presented last month included a plan to reduce government spending and save $13 billion annually by 2028-29. The review [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel-Garner says it’s time for the federal government to end virtual citizenship ceremonies. Rempel-Garner says the government should drop the virtual ceremonies because support for immigration is at “an all-time low” and taking the citizenship oath in person has a “unifying” effect. The government introduced virtual citizenship ceremonies during [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Anti-armament advocates say Canadian firms shouldn’t be supplying armoured military vehicles to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or any other organizations with sketchy human rights records. NDP MP Jenny Kwan says she’s deeply troubled because the ICE agency has been credibly accused of human rights abuses. U.S. government procurement records show ICE [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal government is in the process of sending information on its planned early retirement program to almost 70,000 employees as it works to reduce the size of the public service. Mohammad Kamal, director of communications for the Office of the President of the Treasury Board, says letters are being sent to roughly [...] Read More »