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Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter For most of us, camping is a leisure activity to reconnect with nature in the summer. But for many of Lethbridge’s unhoused population, it’s their only option to have a place they can call their own. The City of Lethbridge created an encampment strategy back in 2023, [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The creation of a new provincial police agency moved a step forward on Wednesday with the appointment of a chief for the Independent Agency Policy Service. The agency, created as a Crown corporation, will be renamed the Alberta Sheriffs Police Service with its headquarters in Calgary. Sat Parhar, Former deputy chief [...] Read More »

Lethbridge Herald The level of the Waterton Reservoir has increased 21 per cent since  early June but at 76 per cent capacity is still below normal,  according to the province’s latest reservoir storage summary table. As of Wednesday, the Oldman Reservoir was at 66 per cent capacity,  down four per cent since June 4. It [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With the Farmers’ Market back in Festival Square, businesses within the area share a common response, they are happy with the increase in foot traffic and what that does to their business.  Heather Just, owner of Meadow Lane Candy and Gifts says that when the Farmers’ Market is running, they are [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Downtown Farmers’ Market has returned to Festival Square to celebrate its 20th anniversary, and within the first hour of opening foot traffic had already increased in the area.  Paul Kingsmith, director event development with the Lethbridge & District Exhibition said that to partner with the Downtown BRZ to endorse the [...] Read More »

SURREY — RCMP in Surrey, B.C., say two suspects have been arrested in their investigation into extortion that has targeted the South Asian business community. Police say they’ve been looking into the allegations since 2023, where victims have reported receiving threats demanding large sums of money, sometimes followed by acts of violence or property damage [...] Read More »

SURREY — RCMP in Surrey, B.C., say two suspects have been arrested in their investigation into extortion that has targeted the South Asian business community. Police say they’ve been looking into the allegations since 2023, where victims have reported receiving threats demanding large sums of money, sometimes followed by acts of violence or property damage [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The City of Ottawa has converted an unused downtown office space into transitional housing for 140 asylum seekers. It’s the first major project the city has undertaken to turn office space into temporary housing, something cities across Canada are pursuing as they grapple with a countrywide housing crisis. The project uses modular walls [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — A recent Quebec government investigation into the climate at two Montreal junior colleges may have had a chilling effect on teachers, according to the director general of one of the schools. Benoit Morin says the months-long probe exacerbated tensions at Vanier College, which has been under scrutiny since last fall due to complaints [...] Read More »

Mounties say a wildfire that has triggered evacuations near Lytton, B.C., was caused when a wheel fell off an RCMP trailer in what was a “tremendously unfortunate” incident. Staff Sgt. Kris Clark said in a statement released Thursday that the “equipment failure” that sparked the Izman Creek fire, about 250 kilometres northeast of Vancouver, happened [...] Read More »