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By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald On rare years the calendar aligns in a meaningful way: Ash Wednesday, the Roman Catholic call to repentance, and the first day of Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, fall on the same day. For members of both faiths, the overlap invites reflection on a shared practice that transcends doctrine: [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald The vaulted ceilings of Southminster United Church were filled with music — and a sobering reminder that food insecurity affects families, students and seniors in Lethbridge every day. On Friday night, an audience of at least 300 gathered for the annual If Music Be the Food of Love benefit concert, [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald On Feb. 17, 2026, doorsteps will be swept clean, red lanterns will glow against winter skies and dinner tables will fill with dumplings, fish and long noodles as families welcome the Lunar New Year. Firecrackers will pop in Chinatowns from Vancouver to Toronto. Drums will thunder. Lions will blink, bow [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio  Lethbridge Herald  From early morning until evening, LaVonne Rideout and son Brett Ferguson moved between both fields at the Servus Sports Centre on Saturday, answering questions and checking schedules. Nearby, other family members ran registration, staffed merch tables, served as medics, and helped wherever needed. For the family of  Ramias the annual [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald After nine years, Lethbridge Polytechnic has announced the ending of Coulee Fest. Coulee Fest has been celebrated since 2017 and began to commemorate the polytechnic’s 60th anniversary. Stephanie Savage, associate director of external engagement, says this was a difficult decision, but was ultimately made to redirect [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … LeBlanc to meet with Trump’s trade czar The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade said he will be sitting down with U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade czar in the coming weeks to discuss the looming review of [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — The youngest dancer in this Sunday’s Lunar New Year Parade in Vancouver is just four. “Hopefully they remember (the routine),” chuckled parade producer Lisa Ho of the tiny dancer and his fellow performers. She and her sisters, Anabel and Valerie Ho, know what the young dancer is going through. For decades, their mother [...] Read More »

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to address the province in a TV broadcast Thursday evening and is expected to discuss immigration. Smith said Wednesday that rapid population growth coupled with slagging oil prices have put an unsustainable strain on the province’s finances. “You have to be a taxpayer before you start using [...] Read More »

TORONTO — A fourth complainant is set to take the stand today at the sexual assault trial of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach. Stronach, who is 93, has pleaded not guilty to 12 charges related to seven complainants. The charges stem from alleged incidents dating back as far as the 1970s. On Wednesday, the court heard [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — British Columbia’s finance minister started to sell her “tough” budget Wednesday to business leaders who describe her deficit numbers as “scary,” while other groups are tabulating the losses. Brenda Bailey told about 200 people at a Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce that the budget “lands in the middle” of those who say government [...] Read More »