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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Coaldale Public Library has been awarded some hardware for a community initiative. Back in November 2024, the library launched the skating library which offers 100 pairs of free skates for all ages and skills levels.  As a result, the library was awarded a Minister’s Award for [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Saskatchewan based songwriter, producer, and label founder, Blake Berglund is coming to Lethbridge Dec. 6 along with Lachlan Neville, whom he has mentored and guided through his debut album, as part of their “Trouble with the Truth” tour.  Known for his independent approach to country music, Berglund has built a career [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Two policies may be updated to make the City more film friendly and transition the Historic Places Advisory Committee into an Administrative Committee, after passing unanimously at the first Governance Standing Policy Committee (SPC) of the new city council term Thursday . The Parkland and Roadway Special [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The City of Lethbridge and Lethbridge Police Services are warning residents of the damage unregulated electric dirt bikes are causing to the river valley and the safety risk that they pose for those walking the trails.  Sergeant Ryan Darroch with the Downtown Policing Unit said Friday that in recent months, police [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The City of Lethbridge and Lethbridge Police Services are warning residents of the damage unregulated electric dirt bikes are causing to the river valley and the safety risk that they pose for those walking the trails.  Sergeant Ryan Darroch with the Downtown Policing Unit said Friday that in recent months, police [...] Read More »

QUÉBEC — The Quebec Liberal Party says a retired judge hired to investigate allegations of cash payments during the party’s leadership race will have to submit a report by the end of January 2026. The party’s executive signed off on the independent investigation mandate given to retired judge Jacques R. Fournier, a former chief justice [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canada maintains a low level of civilian oversight of the military due to Parliament’s rigid party discipline, according to a new book that compares it with fourteen other democracies. That conclusion was arrived at after a 10-year study conducted by a trio of defence experts — academics David Auerswald, Philippe Lagassé and Stephen [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The five NDP leadership candidates all agree on the need to revitalize the party’s grassroots and build up riding associations as the party recovers from its near-wipeout in the April election. Beyond that, the contenders are offering significantly different platform pitches now that the first debate has come and gone. Here are some [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canada will soon have a new operations centre to help co-ordinate countrywide disaster response. Government officials on Friday offered media outlets a tour of the new facility, which is expected to be open next month. For security reasons, journalists were required to sign a nondisclosure agreement preventing them from revealing the facility’s location. [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said Thursday it’s “premature” to draw conclusions about the potential removal or adjustment of the West Coast tanker ban, since no pipeline route has been mapped out to bring oil from Alberta to the B.C. coast. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Hodgson said [...] Read More »