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By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald It was standing room only in the City of Lethbridge council chambers yesterday afternoon as a motion was passed unanimously to send a letter to the Alberta government requesting them to pause implementing the Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP) until proper consultation with people with disabilities [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald  Vice-president of research Dena McMartin presented the Research and Creative Activities Plan to the University of Lethbridge community, recognized the new Canada Research Chairs Alexandra Tetarenko, Amy Mack and Tiffany Hind Bull-Prete and also celebrated undergraduate student and Rhodes Scholar Sydney Whiting on Tuesday. “Anytime we have a chance to [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Police Service’s Economic Crimes Unit will host three community events to help residents recognize, prevent and report fraud in March.  Sergeant Kevin Talbot of the Economic Crimes Unit said Tuesday they are excited to kick off Fraud Awareness Month in March with their three community events thanks to [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Beneath that pristine surface, there was a story of risk, contamination, and human impact — a story that the group exhibition “Water: Beauty and the Beast” at the Trianon Gallery confronted head-on. The exhibition opened Saturday, bringing together a dozen artists to explore Alberta’s headwaters and the environmental pressures threatening [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald In most competitions, somebody has an edge. They’re faster. Stronger. Better trained. But on Saturday afternoon at the Lethbridge YMCA, that advantage disappeared the moment the countdown began. One. Two. Three. Shoot. More than 40 competitors gathered on the second floor at the north end of the YMCA for Rock, [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Some Canadian Sikhs are calling on the government to take a firmer stand on India as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to travel there this week on a mission to expand Canada’s non-U.S. trade. B.C. Sikh activist Moninder Singh, who received a warning from Vancouver Police on Sunday about a credible threat to [...] Read More »

EDMONTON — DAVID, a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence, answers a call before the first phone ring even finishes. “Hi,” it says. “Did you reach out looking to speak with someone about an injury claim?” it asks, before saying the call is being recorded. It then expresses empathy. “I’m sorry to hear you were in [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby has paid tribute to the heroism of children caught up in the Tumbler Ridge shootings, at an event for anti-bullying Pink Shirt Day. He says the children experienced the “most extreme lack of safety,” but stepped up “in really heroic ways” to protect each other during and after [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — The number of assaults reported in Montreal’s metro system rose by 15 per cent in 2025 compared to the year prior. Police data shows there were 726 cases of assault in 2025, up from 631 in 2024 and 652 in 2023. Cmdr. Angélique Beaudet says the rise in cases was driven by a [...] Read More »

TORONTO — An organization that campaigns to end child poverty says the number of children living in households that struggle to pay bills and buy food has continued to grow. The 2025 report card from Campaign 2000 says 30,000 more kids fell into poverty in 2023, the latest national data available. That means the child [...] Read More »