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By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Police frontline officers will begin to use body-worn cameras on Monday to record interactions with the public. Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh said Thursday that this program is about strengthening, transparency, accountability, and public trust by providing an objective record of police interactions with the public. “Body worn cameras will also [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald   They’re baa-aack…again. And apparently, so is the rain. For the eighth straight summer, one of Lethbridge’s most beloved seasonal work crews has returned to the river valley: 206 goats, veteran goatherd Trent Cahoon and Chance the border collie who may secretly be the one running the entire operation. The [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge City Council met as Community Issue Committee (CIC) on Wednesday to begin and complete deliberations for its 2027 Operating Budget. They debated on over 40 proposed reduction initiatives, with two of them involving the Chinook Arch Regional Library System (CARLS).  One of the items asked for an ongoing membership [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald Former Lethbridge Magazine owner will be returning to his hometown as he puts on an intimate show paying tribute to the legendary Gordon Lightfoot on June 26 at The Place. John Paul Byrne would often sing to his children, often music from Gordon Lightfoot. After overcoming [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald An Indigenous children’s author’s bilingual book is a recent recipient of the Richard Allen Chase Memorial Award, named after a former Lethbridge teacher and librarian. Jennifer Leason, from the Minegoziibe Anishinabe-Pine Creek First Nation, paid a visit to Lethbridge to talk with elementary students about her award-winning [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — The B.C. Supreme Court has found that the City of Victoria did not go beyond its authority by passing bylaws restricting overnight camping in some city parks. Three homeless petitioners sought to quash two bylaws passed by the city in 2024 and 2025 that prohibited “temporary overnight sheltering” in Irving and Victoria West [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — Vancouver’s big moment on the World Cup stage is still a day away but energy is building as fans get ready to take in Canada’s debut match against Bosnia-Herzegovina in Toronto. The PNE Amphitheatre that’s the main attraction at Vancouver’s official Fan Festival is filling up with Canada fans A smattering of yellow [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The United States Army National Guard has shelved an annual Canada-U.S. summit of military officers. Canada’s Department of National Defence confirms the meeting of the Army Reserve General Officers Advisory Board was put on ice and says the next meeting will be planned around training schedules. Canadian national security analyst Christy Somos was [...] Read More »

FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick woman is suing artificial intelligence firm OpenAI after the death of her daughter. Kristie Carrier alleges the company’s chatbot is responsible for the death of Alice by suicide last year, at the age of 24. The lawsuit filed to the California Superior Court on Thursday says the company designed ChatGPT [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal government tabled a bill Friday to change the way Canada bars imports of products made with forced labour following an American tariff threat. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand was in Paris with Prime Minister Mark Carney as the legislation was tabled by her parliamentary secretary, Rob Oliphant. “This will be a [...] Read More »