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By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald St. Kateri Elementary School, which is set to be ready in January 2027, has officially acquired its inaugural Principal, Meghan Calder. She will assume her role in August.  “It’s always exciting to be part of something that’s new and different. So, I’m looking forward to being part of the end [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald  The Building Industry & Land Development Association (BILD) and Meibel Consulting announced Thursday the 2026 Southern Alberta Home, Garden & Leisure Show will take place from March 12 to 14 at the Lethbridge Trade and Convention Centre.  Executive Officer of BILD Lethbridge Region Bridget Mearns said the Southern Alberta Home, [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald  If someone else is telling your story, Don McIntyre says it’s time to speak — and to speak loudly. The Indigenous governance expert and professor of business management challenged a Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA) audience to rethink ideas many assume are long buried — Manifest Destiny, imperialism, [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge ensembles and folk artist John Wort Hannam bring song and community together in a heartfelt fundraiser for local food banks. On Friday night, the vaulted ceilings of Southminster United Church will fill with harmony — and with purpose. If Music Be the Food of Love, the annual benefit concert [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald After being closed for over a decade, St. Patrick’s Church re-opened in March 2023 to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and almost 600 people filled its pews.  Although, the church has been opened with limited usage, many have hoped one day the church will re-open for weekly Sunday mass and the [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the constitutionality of a pandemic-related rule that curbed travel to Newfoundland and Labrador for public health reasons. A 2020 order from the province’s chief medical officer of health limited the circumstances in which non-residents could enter the province due to COVID-19. In May 2020, Nova Scotia [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — MPs have agreed to fast-track a committee study of the government’s main budget bill, setting the stage for what could be a final vote on the legislation by the end of the month. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon introduced a motion after question period today that lays out timelines for the finance committee [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has invalidated the result in the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne from last spring’s federal election. Liberal Tatiana Auguste was initially declared the winner by one vote over Bloc Québécois candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné in the 2025 election. The justices announced they were invalidating this result following a hearing on [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — The Quebec government joined Montreal’s business and political leaders to bolster the city’s candidacy to become the global headquarters for the proposed international Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB). Premier François Legault lauded Montreal as the bank’s potential home as he participated in an event alongside Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada and National [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — MPs have agreed to fast-track a committee study of the government’s main budget bill, setting the stage for what could be a final vote on the legislation by the end of the month. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon introduced a motion after question period today that lays out timelines for the finance committee [...] Read More »