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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local News Initiative Reporter A pair of new exhibits will shine a light on the medium of photography at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery. Image Metabolisms by Nancy Valladares and Other Suns by David M.C. Miller will open today and run until Jan. 10, 2026. In an interview with the Herald, [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In 2023, Lethbridge had the highest rate of opioid-related deaths in the province, but in only two years, it has dropped to one of the lowest. Many experts in the field, such as P.J. Fox, health and safety advisor for the Blood Tribe Department of Health, believe [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The King of Monsters, Godzilla (or Gojira, as he is called in Japan) is turning 71 and the Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens is throwing him a birthday bash at the Bunka Centre starting at 6 p.m. today, complete with popcorn, cake and a screening of his latest [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald As clocks “fall back” this weekend, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services is reminding residents to check and maintain their smoke alarms and prepare their homes for the colder months ahead. Troy Hicks, Chief Fire Marshal with LFES said the time change serves as a reminder for people to check their smoke [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald As wind speeds remain relatively high, the Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services has placed a fire ban on the river valley, but it may be lifted with frost in the horizon.  Troy Hicks, Chief Fire Marshal with LFES said he is aware of the disappointment this cause many residents, but the [...] Read More »

WHITEHORSE — Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon says Yukon voters have opted for change by electing what he calls a “strong Yukon Party majority government.” But Dixon, who will become the Yukon’s first premier born in the territory, also says the territory faces a long list of challenges, which will “require difficult decisions.” Figures from [...] Read More »

WHITEHORSE — Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon will be the Yukon’s first premier born in the territory, after accepting congratulations from Premier Mike Pemberton, who lost his seat as his Liberal party’s support collapsed. More coming. The Canadian Press[...] Read More »

WHITEHORSE — Polls have closed in Yukon’s territorial election, where voters could elect their first premier born in the territory and were asked for their say on electoral reform. Both the territorial New Democrats and the Yukon Party have leaders who were born in Whitehorse and are vying to take over from the Liberals after [...] Read More »

FRIDAY HARBOR — The group that has been tracking southern resident killer whales since the 1970s says a calf in one of the three pods is missing and thought to be dead. The Center for Whale Research in Friday Harbor, Wash., says it followed J pod in the Swanson Channel that runs through B.C.’s Gulf [...] Read More »

WHITEHORSE — Voters in the Yukon could elect their first premier born in the territory in an election where they are also being asked for their say on electoral reform. Both the territorial New Democrats and the Yukon Party have leaders who were born in Whitehorse and are vying to take over from the Liberals [...] Read More »