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Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald An 80-year-old city man is in critical condition after being assaulted while trying to recover a stolen bicycle on Wednesday. An unidentified 34-year-old man is facing charges of aggravated assault after the incident in North Lethbridge. Police say the senior’s bike had been stolen from outside a business and when the [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Leave It To Beeber Shorter days and cooler nights are here – autumn is quickly creeping up on us after what seems to have been an exceptionally short summer. With the unseasonal rains that gave us much-needed water in July, this year seems to have skipped from spring to fall in the blink [...] Read More »

The Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization (LSCO) is celebrating its 50th Anniversary with a community Open House on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Everyone is invited to explore the centre, connect with LSCO clubs and groups, and discover the many programs and services available for older adults and the wider community. The [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald After the Alberta Teachers Association (ATA) announced Wednesday it intends to take job action on Oct. 6 if a deal is not reached with the Teachers’ Employer Bargaining Association (TEBA), parents across the city were notified. At different times.  The Lethbridge School Division, which had created a page within its website [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Following a Fallen Firefighter Memorial parade, members of the Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services, family members, dignitaries, and community members gathered at Southminster United Church for a memorial ceremony Thursday morning to honour firefighters who have died. Neil Laboske, honour guard lead and paramedic-firefighter with LFES told reporters that the ceremony [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A Federal Court of Appeal judge says the cull of about 400 ostriches at a British Columbia farm hit by avian flu must be allowed to proceed, in a ruling that dismisses the farm’s bid for a stay of execution. Justice Gerald Heckman says in Friday’s ruling that Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has denied an application for another stay order to delay a cull of about 400 ostriches at a British Columbia farm that was hit by an outbreak of avian influenza, removing a legal block against the slaughter proceeding. Katie Pasitney, the spokeswoman for Universal Ostrich Farms, said Friday’s [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Former environment minister Catherine McKenna says federal security agencies initially refused to offer her protection — and wouldn’t even show her the risk assessment they’d completed — as she faced a rising tide of threats and harassment online and in person. McKenna was the Liberal MP for Ottawa Centre from 2015 to 2021 [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Former federal environment minister Catherine McKenna says the Justin Trudeau government’s efforts to explain the consumer carbon price to Canadians were “half-hearted” — and just getting a meeting with the prime minister to discuss it “seemed impossible.” McKenna offers those behind-the-scenes details in her new autobiography, Run Like A Girl, which is being [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has denied an application for another stay order to delay a cull of about 400 ostriches at a British Columbia farm that was hit by an outbreak of avian influenza. Katie Pasitney, the spokeswoman for Universal Ostrich Farms, says the ruling means an interim stay granted last weekend [...] Read More »