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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Shakespeare Performance Society is inviting members of the community and beyond, to take a trip to the Kingdom of Navarre through their performance of Love’s Labour’s Lost beginning on Thursday at Galt Gardens.  Director Dawn McCaugherty says this is one of Shakespeare’s earliest plays when he was a beginner [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Alberta Education is launching an action team to address classroom complexity and aggression.  Minister of Education and Childcare, Demetrios Nicolaides, announced Monday that“More students than ever are enrolling in our schools, all with unique needs, unique backgrounds and unique experiences. This growth puts added pressure on our classrooms and on the [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has granted an injunction preventing the Government of Alberta from creating legislation that bans gender-affirming care for minors. The request came from Egale Canada and Skipping Stone, two not-for-profits that support 2SLGBTQ+ and trans people as well as five gender-diverse [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter People dealing with addiction need a lot of care and support, and sometimes that includes a shove in the right direction, says an expert in the subject. Chasen Miko, interim operations manager for Fresh Start Recovery, spoke to the Southern Alberta Council of Public Affairs Thursday about [...] Read More »

Alexandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Historical Society in partnership with local historian Belinda Crowson, are offering residents and visitors an opportunity to explore the city’s history through a new set of walking tours.  The Hidden History Walking Tours will begin July 3 and will be offered Thursdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 10 [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canadians took to parks and civic squares across the country Tuesday to show unity on Canada Day amid American threats, economic uncertainty and Western alienation. “We’ve decided not to pull apart and fight, but to come together and to build. Because that’s the Canadian way,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said to thousands of [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON — A dual Canadian-American citizen that United States authorities allege was part of a deadly human smuggling operation that left migrants drowned in the St. Lawrence River was arrested last month. The U.S. Justice Department says 34-year-old Timothy Oakes was arrested as he attempted to enter the United States on June 15. Oakes, who [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Ottawa’s Canada Day ceremony featured leaders touting national unity in a world shaken by wars, American threats and economic uncertainty. “We’ve decided not to pull apart and fight, but to come together and to build. Because that’s the Canadian way,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said to thousands of Canadians gathered in the nation’s [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — More than 2,000 Quebec households are seeking help in finding new housing on the province’s traditional moving day. Most residential leases in Quebec end June 30, resulting in a mass movement of trucks and people as residents simultaneously shift to new homes. The provincial agency responsible for housing keeps a running tally of [...] Read More »

The family of a Canadian tourist who was found dead in a northern part of the Dominican Republic is raising money to bring his remains home. Dorian Christian MacDonald, 33, was found dead in the water on a beach in the Puerto Plata resort town of Maimon Bay around 3 a.m. on June 20. Global [...] Read More »