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Al Beeber LETHBRIDGE HERALD Facing no real choice, the Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council on Thursday voted to recommend that funding be approved to supply the Lethbridge Police Service with provincially mandated body cameras. The Alberta government in early 2023 ordered all police forces in the province to be wearing [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Profitability and cost efficiecies are key considerations for airlines, the Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council heard on Thursday. Mike Perkins, senior manager of airport affairs for WestJet in Calgary, told the SPC online during a report on Lethbridge air service, that the local market is a [...] Read More »

Al Beeber LETHBRIDGE HERALD Environment Lethbridge is a beneficiary of provincial funding announced Friday for 20 new projects aimed at helping to restore and protect watersheds. Only from the Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program is going to help Lethbridge residents implement long-term strategies to address drought here, according to Kathleen Sheppard, executive director of Environment [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative The Alberta government has announced its plan to ensure all books students access in their school libraries are age appropriate, especially when it comes to sexual content. Several weeks ago, Demetrios Nicolaides, Minister of Education, announced there would be regulations put in place after concerns were raised over highly graphic [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman LETHBRIDGE HERALD Earlier this week the downtown core saw some geotechnical drilling taking place as part of a project to revitalize 5 Street South between 1 Avenue and 6 Avenue.  Bryce Dudley, senior project administrator with the City’s transportation department, says that was part of the preliminary design phase.  “The project was first [...] Read More »

Ontario Provincial Police hosted a town hall in Quadeville, Ont., this evening to answer questions from residents about an attack on an eight-year-old child that was initially linked to an animal. Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy in the case and he faces charges of attempted murder and sexual assault with a weapon. Members of [...] Read More »

CHICAGO (AP) — Boeing reached a settlement Friday with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 crash in Ethiopia, averting the first trial connected to a devastating event that led to a worldwide grounding of Max jets. The jury trial at Chicago’s federal court had been set to [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — A Montreal college is facing $30 million in fines from the Quebec government for having too many students in its English-language programs. LaSalle College says the fines threaten the survival of the 65-year-old bilingual institution. The Quebec government imposed limits on the number of students who can be enrolled in English-language college programs [...] Read More »

MONTRÉAL — Montreal police say they arrested a man earlier this week who is alleged to be an associate of a Quebec billionaire accused of sex crimes. Officers say the 76-year-old is believed to have been part of the circle of Robert Miller, known for founding the Future Electronics company. The accused was arrested in [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — The value of a supervised consumption site in the heart of Victoria’s most downtrodden neighbourhood is under debate — is it a life-saving tool, or a magnet for drug dealers victimizing those in an encampment on the site’s doorstep? Victoria Coun. Marg Gardiner said the facility is a draw for both “those addicted [...] Read More »