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Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Albertans could see a minimum wage increase for the first time in over seven years if the Alberta NDP manages to pass Bill 201, the Protect Workers’ Pay act. In 2018, minimum wage in Alberta was set at $15 an hour, becoming the highest in the country [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A documentary produced by a University of Lethbridge professor took home some hardware at the Alberta Film & Television Awards late last month. “Brainstorm” is a documentary film that was created and directed by Dr. Jenna Bailey, an adjunct professor of history and a senior researcher for [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Right on the heels of the weekend kickoff of the Royal Canadian Legion’s annual poppy campaign, the poppy flag was raised at City Hall early Tuesday afternoon to mark the beginning of Veterans’ Week, symbolizing remembrance for the service and sacrifice of fallen veterans leading up to [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Cornerstone Funeral Home is celebrating three decades of serving families in the community with 30 days of giving.  A hundred days before their grand opening on Nov. 5, 1995, founders Ralph and Faith Zentner, alongside with then Mayor David Carpenter, put shovels in the ground to mark the beginning of construction.  [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter During the first council meeting following the municipal election late last month, a re-elected member of council was critical of the provincial government for Bill 20, saying it cost an extra $300,000 of tax-payer money for Lethbridge alone to comply with the province’s new rules. Councillor Rajko [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Liberal government says it will restore a privacy provision from the Online Streaming Act that was accidentally deleted. The federal budget released this week says the government will make a legislative amendment to add back the privacy provision. In 2023, the Online Streaming Act updated Canada’s Broadcasting Act to capture online streamers [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canada’s federal public service unions vowed on Wednesday to “fight” planned job cuts, arguing they will undermine services for Canadians. Tuesday’s federal budget outlined a plan to lower program spending and administration costs by about $60 billion over the next five years. It also says the government intends to have 10 per cent [...] Read More »

SAANICH — A British Columbia regulator has ordered Amazon to pay a $10,000 penalty over a failed delivery, ruling that it’s not good enough to leave a package on a doorstep or with another person unless the buyer consents. Consumer Protection BC says in a decision issued last month that the consumer complained to them [...] Read More »

TORONTO — More than 5,000 researchers have signed an open letter pushing back against a parliamentary committee order that they say draws parallels with the U.S. government’s crackdown on equity, diversity and inclusion funding in health and science research. The Standing Committee on Science and Research adopted a motion on Oct. 1 requiring health and [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s key tool for deploying tariffs faced tough questions from the conservative-led U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday as justices considered a decision that could upend the president’s plans to rapidly realign global trade. Neal Katyal, the attorney representing businesses pushing back on Trump’s tariffs, told the hearing that Trump has “torn up [...] Read More »