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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Glow Lethbridge is back for its third year to kick off the holiday season, this time with a fairy tale theme at the Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre.  Paul Kingsmith, director of event development for Excite Lethbridge shared that the lights are on, the bouncy castles are inflated, Santa and Mrs. [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A woman whose daughter’s body was found dismembered is walking thousands of kilometres to raise awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. According to Statistics Canada, between 2009-2021 Indigenous women represented between five to seven per cent of all homicide victims, while only representing two-three per cent [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation’s Christmas Tree Festival will return Sunday for its 31st year, with a new location to give more people an opportunity to view the trees and take on other Christmas activities as well.  The decorating process and the creation of the displays began Friday morning to get [...] Read More »

Alexandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Family Services 33rd annual Angel Tree Christmas Campaign officially launched on Friday, and their three-year presenting sponsor Avonlea Homes, presented them with a substantial financial donation.  During the launch of the campaign at one of their show homes, Ron Tyslau from Avonlea Homes, presented the Angel Tree Campaign with [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Doctor shortages across the province are greatly affecting those in rural areas, with many having to travel farther than ever for basic medical care,. But the emergence of virtual health care may be the answer for those who are unable to access in-person care. Services such as [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — Delegates attending the convention of British Columbia’s New Democrats have called on their own government to build ferries in Canada and “prioritize” shipyards in B.C. The appeal comes in form of a resolution backed by the BC Federation of Labour and BC Building Trade among others, and follows BC Ferries’ decision to contract [...] Read More »

ST. JOHN’S — Residents of a rural Newfoundland community who once locked the doors to their church to block its sale are celebrating this month after a mystery donor bought the building for them. Cynthia Power, chair of the historical corporation in Portugal Cove South, N.L., was emotional as she described the relief and gratitude [...] Read More »

SHERBROOKE — Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon wants Quebec to have its own currency in the event it becomes independent. He made the announcement today at his party’s national council meeting in Sherbrooke, Que. St-Pierre Plamondon says Quebec would have its own monetary policy and its own central bank. The PQ considered two other [...] Read More »

WINNIPEG — Their teams may not be vying for this year’s Grey Cup, but that hasn’t stopped some dedicated Canadian football fans from descending on the centre of the country to witness the championship game. The 112th Grey Cup will see the Saskatchewan Roughriders take on the Montreal Alouettes at Winnipeg’s Princess Auto Stadium on [...] Read More »

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops announced Saturday that 62 Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican Museums were returned as a gift from Pope Leo XIV. The Canadian Church said the gift was initiated by the late Pope Francis, who wanted to hand the artifacts to the CCCB in support of their ongoing journey with the [...] Read More »