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By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge city council voted unanimously to send a letter to Sean Fraser, minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada to support Bill C-14, the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act, introduced by the Alberta government late last year. This letter is a response to an incident last [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald   From the heartbeat of a newborn to the rhythm of a festival drum circle, drumming has been a part of human life for millennia. In Lethbridge, community drum circles are bringing people together again, offering a space for connection, expression and shared rhythm—no musical experience [...] Read More »

BY Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Founded in June 1976, McNally began with portable asphalt operations out of Fort Macleod before following work across Western Canada. In 2004, the company established permanent operations in Lethbridge.  McNally has been part of the Volker Stevin family of companies since 2011, and in recent years, closer alignment across the [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald Since 2010, Bell Let’s Talk Day, held on the fourth Wednesday of January each year, has not only been used as a way for people to break the stigma of mental health online, but Lethbridge Polytechnic also uses the day as a conversation starter to help students [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald A Lethbridge man accused with multiple sex related offences remains in custody after his bail hearing was adjourned Tuesday in Lethbridge Court.  After being re-arrested for breaching his previous release conditions last week, Skye Atoa, 50, appeared in court Tuesday, but his hearing was adjourned for another week.  Atoa’s lawyer [...] Read More »

STONY PLAIN — An hour after the doors opened Thursday at a community centre west of Edmonton, an employee poked her head in to make sure the crowd was still under its 650-person fire capacity. Inside the hall, which the town of Stony Plain advertises as an ideal wedding venue, hundreds of Albertans were eager [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — A public hearing into the 2015 police beating death of Myles Gray that got underway in Vancouver this week has been adjourned because a lawyer used a strong obscenity to describe someone in a remark captured by a microphone. The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner says it understands that “obscene language” was [...] Read More »

STONY PLAIN — Hundreds of people braved bone-chilling temperatures today at a community centre just west of Edmonton to sign a petition to force a vote on Alberta leaving Canada. Citizens in Stony Plain were met by a long lineup when the doors opened around lunchtime, with some waiting more than an hour to sign. [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — China’s ambassador to Canada is urging the government to make progress quickly on areas of collaboration both countries agreed to during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Beijing last week. “As long as both China and Canada have adequate sincerity, both sides will be able to translate the important outcomes into reality,” Chinese [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — China’s ambassador in Ottawa says Prime Minister Mark Carney’s claim that Beijing is about to lift its visa requirement for Canadians is not yet official, suggesting the move is still under consideration. “I did notice that Prime Minister Carney made it public that the Chinese side told him that China is actively considering [...] Read More »