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Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter   The Faculty of Fine Arts (Piiksinaasin) announced a new Indigenous artist in residence program at the University of Lethbridge’s National Indigenous People’s Day on Tuesday. Heather Davis-Fisch, dean of the faculty of arts, says this program has been one of her top priorities since becoming dean [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Accused Montreal gunman related to an incident that took place Monday outside a Hilton hotel in the Côte-des-Neiges district has been identified as University of Lethbridge student.  The University of Lethbridge in a statement released on Tuesday shared that “the Quebec coroner has confirmed the identity of the shooter and [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald After the halt of the current procurement strategy for integrated Fire and EMS operators was announced Monday, Lethbridge Mayor and president of the Lethbridge Firefighters IAFF local 237 shared their thoughts on the matter Tuesday afternoon.  Mayor Blaine Hyggen said with the announcement regarding emergency services in our area and [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The City of Lethbridge announced they received a boost in funding thanks to investments from both the provincial and federal governments for local programming that focuses on community safety and well-being  on Tuesday. The City is dedicating  most of the over $2.7 million combined funds received from both levels of [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge City Council approved the City of Lethbridge 2027 Operating Budget during their Tuesday meeting, after deliberations were done during a Community Issues Committee meeting on June 10.  Council unanimously approved the 2027 Operating Budget, which means residents will see a tax increase of 2.67 per cent on the Municipal [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Standing before a packed Montreal funeral home where mourners overflowed out the front doors, Shlomi Mizrahi remembered his father as his best friend and a father of three who always put others before himself. “He died a hero, because that’s who my father was,” Mizrahi told the gathering Wednesday. Michel Moshe Mizrahi, 68, [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON — The delayed opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge is now an issue in a closely watched Michigan Senate race. Democratic candidate Mallory McMorrow launched a new ad today in which she accuses U.S. President Donald Trump of blocking the bridge’s opening at the request of the billionaire owners of a competing bridge. [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump today in advance of the NATO summit next month. Carney’s office issued a one-sentence statement about today’s call that does not say what the two leaders discussed. Turkey will host the annual summit July 7 to 8 in its capital Ankara. The summit [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Two Conservative MPs say leading a fundraising cruise for LGBTQ+ refugees is a tangible way for the party to advance the rights of gender and sexual minorities. “We’re all God’s creatures and we’re all loved, and we all deserve to be loved and we all deserve to feel safe and secure,” Scott Aitchison [...] Read More »

TORONTO — A Toronto police officer who was fatally shot during a police raid earlier this month was remembered on Wednesday as a man deeply committed to his profession, as family members, fellow officers and officials gathered at his funeral. Hundreds of people paid tribute to Const. Marc Pinizzotto at the Toronto Congress Centre as [...] Read More »