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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns couldn’t pull off a win on home court in their final home weekend of the season, as both the men’s and women’s basketball teams were swept by the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. For the women, Lethbridge fell 101-52 in Friday’s contest while the Huskies completed the [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald-Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Many people find companionship with owning pets, but one rescue is raising awareness on why doing thorough research before owning a furry, spikey or scaley animal is important for the wellbeing of the critters through their interactive exhibit, which made its way to Lethbridge this past weekend. [...] Read More »

  Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) is calling on the provincial government to act immediately to rescue the province’s health care system to avoid a full-scale collapse of services.  Sandra Azocar, president of AUPE says front-line health care workers, including doctors, have raised the alarm about the state of Alberta’s health care system. They cite [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald   Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services, Lethbridge Police Service and the City of Lethbridge’s Community Social Development department are asking residents to report encampments. Sean Middleton, encampment support specialist with the city of Lethbridge said Monday the encampment strategy was created to balance the needs of vulnerable population as well as [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge’s Art Gallery’s latest exhibit feature’s the creative outcomes of nine Indigenous artists who were part of the Niitsitapi Pod-one of five research pods in the Abundant Intelligences research program. The Abundant Intelligences Research Program is an Indigenous-led research program which conceptualizes designs, develops [...] Read More »

DAVOS — Speaking before the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland today, Prime Minister Mark Carney says the world has entered a risky new age of great power rivalries. As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to call this week for the annexation of Greenland, Carney is warning the assembled leaders against the hope that compliance [...] Read More »

DAVOS — Prime Minister Mark Carney is speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland where U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to take over Greenland is among the issues being discussed by world leaders. More coming. Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press[...] Read More »

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump has continued to talk about taking over Greenland as he prepares to speak at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday. When asked directly about Canadian troops joining Danish sovereignty military exercises in Greenland, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Tuesday in Davos that Canada regularly takes [...] Read More »

TORONTO — A new survey suggests optimism about aging fell sharply over the last year, with financial insecurity and loneliness dampening how many Canadians feel about their golden years. The National Institute on Aging surveyed just over 6,000 adults aged 50 and older in June and July for its fourth annual report titled Perspectives on [...] Read More »

A friend of a Canadian woman whose body was found on an Australian beach surrounded by dingoes says her death comes as a shock. Police in the Australian state of Queensland say a 19-year-old’s body was found on a beach on K’gari, also known as Fraser Island, and had been interfered with by a pack [...] Read More »