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By Alexandra Noad, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald Since 2010, Bell Let’s Talk Day, held on the fourth Wednesday of January each year, has not only been used as a way for people to break the stigma of mental health online, but Lethbridge Polytechnic also uses the day as a conversation starter to help students [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald A Lethbridge man accused with multiple sex related offences remains in custody after his bail hearing was adjourned Tuesday in Lethbridge Court.  After being re-arrested for breaching his previous release conditions last week, Skye Atoa, 50, appeared in court Tuesday, but his hearing was adjourned for another week.  Atoa’s lawyer [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The New Democratic Party is looking for a federal leader and Heather McPherson is representing Alberta in the race.  McPherson is the NDP Member of Parliament for Edmonton Strathcona and is now a candidate for the NDP Federal leadership race.  She spoke with the Herald Monday hours before a campaign [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns couldn’t pull off a win on home court in their final home weekend of the season, as both the men’s and women’s basketball teams were swept by the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. For the women, Lethbridge fell 101-52 in Friday’s contest while the Huskies completed the [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald-Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Many people find companionship with owning pets, but one rescue is raising awareness on why doing thorough research before owning a furry, spikey or scaley animal is important for the wellbeing of the critters through their interactive exhibit, which made its way to Lethbridge this past weekend. [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — United States procurement records show that Vancouver tech firm Hootsuite is providing social media services to the Department of Homeland Security. The emergence of the contracts between the U.S. government and New York-based Seneca Strategic Partners comes amid criticism for the tactics of American immigration officers whose actions fall under Homeland Security control. [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered an attention-getting speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday. Here are some samples of the reaction in Canada and abroad: “Elections are for later. Vote Conservative, vote Liberal — that choice will come. Put down your partisan swords today and take a moment and [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney headed home Wednesday after a trip that saw him circle the globe trying to drum up non-U.S. trade while setting a new tone in diplomacy. Here are five key takeaways from the trip: The speech heard around the world Carney’s address Tuesday to the World Economic Forum in Davos, [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — Premier David Eby says B.C. will play a “key role” in a new international order charted by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in a speech in Davos, Switzerland. Carney said during Monday’s speech at the World Economic Forum that the world order is undergoing a “rupture, not a transition,” and Canada is responding [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — The mother of a Winnipeg teenager who was murdered in 1984 says the family was “shocked” to hear that the man acquitted of the crime has been charged with sexual assault in Vancouver. The B.C. Prosecution Service says Mark Edward Grant has also been charged with unlawful confinement, assault with a weapon and [...] Read More »