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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It was the best last-minute ticket purchase that Mitch Ankermann has ever made.  Ankermann, who lives in Lethbridge, was in attendance for decisive Game 7 of the American League Championship Series at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on Monday. Ankermann was in the Toronto area to visit [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Seven Lethbridge Police Service officers have been recognized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving for their efforts in detecting and removing impaired drivers from Southern Alberta roads. Anita Huchala, President of MADD Lethbridge and Area Chapter,  presented the officers with Cpl. Cumming’s Watch awards on Wednesday. Established in 2015, the Cpl. Cumming’s [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Alberta government has announced new reforms for Albertans to receive preventative screening and elective testing to help patients take charge of their health concerns. Adriana LeGrange, minister of Primary and Preventative Health, says early detection was the sole reason her own eye cancer was able to [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Alberta’s New Democrat Caucus held 10 town halls this summer, knocked on countless doors, and attended numerous community events and festivals.  Lethbridge-West MLA Rob Miyashiro said he heard from Albertans over the summer that affordability is a key concern.  “We found that the UCP priorities are not the same as what [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Glow Lethbridge comes back for its third season with A Fairytale Christmas theme from Nov. 14 to Dec. 31 and with it, lower prices to make it more affordable for families to attend.  Paul Kingsmith, director of event development with Excite Lethbridge, says that whether people have been to Glow Lethbridge [...] Read More »

Ontario Premier Doug Ford posted remarks by former U.S. president Ronald Reagan on social media this morning, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was ending trade talks with Canada over an ad campaign that featured clips from the same address. Ford says Canada and U.S. are friends, neighbours and allies and Reagan knew [...] Read More »

U.S. President Donald Trump is doubling down on his criticism of an Ontario ad campaign on social media this morning, hours after he announced he was ending trade talks with Canada. Trump is accusing Canada of trying to influence an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling on his global tariff regime with the ads, which feature [...] Read More »

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have given Robert Stanton something to look forward to every day. “After the World Series is over, I’m not really sure what I’m going to do,” Stanton said, sitting on a park bench in downtown Toronto as a spatter of October rain drizzled on his blue cap embroidered with [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Trump terminates trade talks with Canada because of tariff ads U.S. President Donald Trump said he is terminating trade negotiations with Canada because of television advertisements pushing back on his tariffs. “Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves today on his first trip to Asia since taking office — part of his government’s effort to build stronger trade and diplomatic ties with a region that’s feeling increasingly squeezed between the U.S. and China. Carney will attend summits of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, better known [...] Read More »