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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald For the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division 2025 was a year of growth, and that brought boundary changes and the beginning of construction of a new elementary school in West Lethbridge.  Board Chair Linda Ellefson shared some of the highlights and challenges the division experienced throughout the year, and said the [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter With 2025 nearly in the rear view mirror, Lethbridge County is looking to grow on the positives in 2026. In an interview with the Herald, Reeve Tory Campbell says he was pleased with the progress made throughout the year. “I think we saw a year of just [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With 2025 coming to an end, Mayor Blaine Hyggen recounts some highlights and lessons learned throughout the year, not only as a mayor but also as part of council.  “It’s been a very busy year, and different than most years as we had an election in the middle of it,” said [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter While many are saying the actions – or lack thereof – of those behind the recall petition against Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf are unethical and antithetical to democracy, there’s little that can be done about it from a legal standpoint it due to gaping holes in [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Blackfoot man has recently won an Iron Man Fancy Dance challenge in Siksika and now possibly holds a new record, after dancing for 38 songs, which lasted over an hour and 10 minutes. Jerrhan First Charger has been dancing since he could walk, beginning with hoop [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canada and other nations are calling on Israel to boost the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza as the country reportedly moves to suspend more than two dozen humanitarian organizations. The Associated Press reports a Canadian non-profit, Oxfam Quebec, is on a list of 37 organizations set to be barred from Gaza by [...] Read More »

BIG ISLAND LAKE CREE NATION, SASK. — RCMP say one person has been killed and three others have been injured in a shooting on a First Nation in western Saskatchewan. Mounties say they are continuing to look for two suspects, who they describe as armed and dangerous. They say officers received a report this morning [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The people behind the viral “Canada is not for sale” hat say they want to share their lessons on making and selling products at home to other companies who want to get on board the made-in-Canada train. Liam Mooney says it was a desire to unite Canadians and fight back against U.S. President [...] Read More »

BIG ISLAND LAKE CREE NATION, SASK. — Saskatchewan RCMP say one person has been killed and three others have been injured in a shooting on Big Island Lake Cree Nation. Mounties say they are continuing to search for two armed suspects. More coming. The Canadian Press[...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s emergency line responder has released a list of the most unusual 911 calls this year, topped by a caller upset that their luggage exceeded flight carry-on limits, and another complaining that a store wouldn’t accept the return of an air-fryer. E-Comm handles 99 per cent of 911 calls in B.C., accounting [...] Read More »