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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The town of Coaldale and members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) don’t appear to be any closer to a deal that will end the lockout after its first week. Union members have been locked out since Saturday and have been picketing in the town [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The West Coulee Station Elementary School celebrated its official grand opening Friday morning with an assembly in the brand-new school’s gymnasium.  Students wore blue t-shirts showcasing the school logo and sat in the middle of the gymnasium floor while surrounded by their teachers on each side of the group and family [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Seniors from across the Green Acres Foundation’s lodges gathered at Henderson Lake’s Henderson Lake Horseshoe Picnic Shelter for the 3rd Annual Terry Fox Silver Fox fundraiser Friday. The event for senior residents to raise money for cancer research through the Terry Fox Foundation.  A Silver Fox Walk [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Many passionate questions and comments were directed to Premier Danielle Smith at Thursday night’s Alberta Next Town Hall held at the Agri-Food Hub, with topics covering a variety of issues on Alberta’s relationship with Ottawa. There were six different videos presented to the registration-only audience, each including [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald An 80-year-old city man is in critical condition after being assaulted while trying to recover a stolen bicycle on Wednesday. An unidentified 34-year-old man is facing charges of aggravated assault after the incident in North Lethbridge. Police say the senior’s bike had been stolen from outside a business and when the [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … MPs return to House of Commons today Members of Parliament return to the House of Commons today as Prime Minister Mark Carney has signalled the fall budget’s deficit will be bigger than last year’s — partly because [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — MPs return to the House of Commons today as Prime Minister Mark Carney has signalled the fall budget’s deficit will be bigger than last year’s — partly because of U.S. tariffs and the government’s response. The prime minister did not cite a specific dollar figure for the projected deficit during a news conference [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament return to the House of Commons today for what’s expected to be an intense few months. Here’s a look at the politicians who will be facing off with each other on key issues this fall. Carney and Poilievre We’re about to see Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Mark [...] Read More »

CALGARY — Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney doesn’t mince words when asked about possible Alberta separation. He says it’s a historically discredited concept driven by a pocket of malcontents and guaranteed to shred the social fabric of the province it purports to champion. “It’s bananas if we allow a tiny perennially angry minority to drag [...] Read More »

ST. THERESA POINT — Two men and two women from a remote Manitoba First Nation died Saturday when the bush plane they were in crashed, leaving the pilot and sole survivor with serious injuries. RCMP say their detachment in Island lake, Man., got a report on Saturday evening that a plane had crashed approximately 40 [...] Read More »