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By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Frank Flaman Foundation and Southland Trailers showed  their generosity towards Lethbridge Family Services (LFS) this week. Between the Foundation and the local trailer company, they were able to donate $10,000 to LFS, which will be put back into their Immigrant Services department. The Frank Flaman Foundation’s focus is to [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald  The global political order that helped shape Canada’s prosperity after the Second World War is breaking down — and the result increasingly resembles a world run by “thugs,” according to retired University of Lethbridge sociologist Dr. Trevor Harrison. Speaking at this week’s Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA) meeting, [...] Read More »

  By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge man Skye Atoa, accused with multiple sex related offences remains in custody waiting for a pre-trial conference for some of his charges.  Atoa appeared in Lethbridge Court Thursday via CCTV along with his lawyer Richard Muenz regarding the charges that are still pending a trial date.  As Atoa [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald   Catholic Central High School’s Fine Arts department students alongside a guest Children’s Chorus made up of students from St. Patrick Fine Arts Elementary and St. Paul School are showcasing their latest production “Joseph and the Amazing Multicolour Dreamcoat” until March 21.  Producer and co-vocal director Jessica Ens says it [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Experts at Lethbridge Polytechnic say the solution doesn’t require a gym membership or major lifestyle change. Often, small and consistent movement breaks are enough to reduce stiffness, improve circulation and boost energy. “Lots of people in different work environments are sitting a lot during the day, especially on the computer,” [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Unions and MPs say a bureau at Veterans Affairs Canada which provides free legal advice to veterans who have been denied disability benefits is about to have its workforce cut almost in half. Toufic El-Daher, national president of the Union of Veterans’ Affairs Employees, told a House of Commons committee this week that [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — A man charged with first-degree murder in the death on Thursday of a Montreal convenience store owner has a lengthy criminal record, which includes a conviction in 2015 for stabbing to death a woman in British Columbia. Xavier Gellatly, 35, was formally charged on Friday at the Montreal courthouse for allegedly murdering 55-year-old [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has expanded its trade investigations to 60 countries, including Canada, in an effort to shore up the president’s tariff policies. “We are trying to move very quickly,” United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told CNBC Friday. “We are trying to move in a matter of months.” Greer’s office announced Wednesday [...] Read More »

MONTRÉAL — Quebec’s public security minister says he’s open to publicly releasing the reports by the province’s independent police watchdog, as is the case with police oversight bodies in other provinces. Ian Lafrenière, himself a former police officer, was questioned on the matter Thursday, the day after Quebec’s watchdog submitted its report to the prosecutor’s [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he’s planning to pitch a “realistic proposal” to end U.S. tariffs on the Canadian auto industry this weekend. He says his proposed auto pact would align regulations between Canada and the U.S. and remove the GST from Canadian-made vehicles. He told reporters his plan, which he intends to [...] Read More »