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Scott Sakatch Herald Editor Regular readers might remember my column in the Nov. 28 Herald, where I talked, in part, about how I believed the recall efforts across the province were “A Mickey Mouse attempt to overturn the results of a free and fair election…Most of them have very little depth and don’t offer anything [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Polytechnic continues to climb the ranks among Canada’s top research colleges, rising one spot from 2024 and ranking ninth this year.  According to a report by Research Infosource inc. the polytechnic reached ninth among the top 50 institutions in the country.  Andrew Dunlop, associate vice-president, research said it is [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Nearly two weeks after a recall petition for Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf was approved by Elections Alberta, speculation is swirling about the campaign and a total lack of action by its organizer. Many residents in the riding, along with other Albertans, are concerned about the legitimacy [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Southern Alberta Ethnic Association has received a $15,000 grant Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta’s Community Priorities Fund Grant to purchase new glassless mirrors for dance groups using the Multicultural Centre.  This is one of 36 projects and initiatives the Community Foundation is supporting with grants totalling $528,795 through [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Outside the Coast Lethbridge Hotel around 100 demonstrators waved signs, beat drums and shouted slogans protesting the proposed Grassy Mountain Coal Project while inside the CEO of Northback Holdings, Mike Young, spoke about the economic benefits of the project during a Chamber of Commerce event there Monday. [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Kirsten Hillman, who has been Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. for six years, says she is ending her tenure in Washington, D.C., in the new year. In a media statement, Hillman says “this is the right time to put a team in place that will see the CUSMA review through to its conclusion.” [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Government and Official Opposition MPs accused one another of playing political games Tuesday as the House of Commons debated a Conservative motion aimed at pinning down the Liberals on whether they support building a pipeline to the B.C. coast. The motion, put forward by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, says MPs support construction of [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Police officers in an off-island suburb of Montreal fatally shot a 15-year-old boy only 10 seconds after they parked their car on scene, the family’s lawyers alleged Tuesday as they announced a civil lawsuit against the officers involved and the city of Longueuil, Que. The shots that killed Nooran Rezayi on Sept. 21 [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s attorney general has announced new provincial measures aimed at combating intimate partner violence, while calling newly tabled federal legislation “a step toward justice.” Nikki Sharma says the province will be establishing a comprehensive provincial framework policy to provide guidance to all those within the justice system. She says B.C. will also [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A group of academics and activists wants the federal government to help Palestinians accepted for postgraduate studies in Canada get out of Gaza – but the immigration minister says she can’t do that alone. The Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network says there are about 130 master’s degree and doctoral students in [...] Read More »