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By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald After being closed for over a decade, St. Patrick’s Church re-opened in March 2023 to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and almost 600 people filled its pews.  Although, the church has been opened with limited usage, many have hoped one day the church will re-open for weekly Sunday mass and the [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald If agriculture feeds the world, who feeds agriculture? That question framed discussions at the Farming Smarter 2026 Conference and Trade Show, where producers, agronomists and industry leaders gathered to examine what the future of farming requires — and who will help shape it. For speaker Ashley Nicholls who gave the [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald  New West Theatre brings sharp humour, romance, and thin-wall farce to the Sterndale Bennett Theatre, just in time for Valentine’s Week. If you thought “the birds and the bees” was an awkward conversation best left to health class, think again. Just in time for Valentine’s Week, New West Theatre is [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald Community organizations, charities and local schools in Lethbridge County are encouraged to apply for up to $10,000 in grant funding. This grant funding will be available under the Community Benefit Fund, a partnership between Lethbridge County and the Stirling Wind Project, which was established in 2024 [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald  A 12-year-old boy charged with the attempted murder of his seven-year-old brother has been sentenced to three years of Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision.  The accused, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has been in custody since his arrest in August.  The matter appeared in front [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canadians who receive the GST benefit will get a one-time top up payment this spring after parliamentarians fast-tracked the legislation to set it motion. The Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit received royal assent late today, after passing the final vote in the Senate earlier in the day and the House of Commons last [...] Read More »

TUMBLER RIDGE — A picture of the troubled life of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar is emerging, with a court ruling depicting her family’s “nomadic lifestyle” and a gaming company removing her account, which was used to create a shopping mall massacre simulation. Online platform Roblox said in a statement Thursday that it [...] Read More »

TUMBLER RIDGE — The names and photos of eight children and adults shot to death in a small B.C. town were released Thursday in a sombre visual rollcall of chubby cheeks, shy smiles and braces. The 2,700 residents of Tumbler Ridge, meanwhile, began coping not only with unimaginable grief but also empathy and rage in [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — After finding that an internal military investigation into an alleged sexual assault by an air force officer who took his own life was plagued with “multiple failures,” the federal watchdog for military police is calling for an apology to the man’s family. The Military Police Complaints Commission said Thursday the internal probe that [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The mother of the shooter in the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., killings once posted a photo on Facebook of several long guns in a cabinet with the caption, “Think it’s time to take them out for some target practice.” It’s not known whether any of the half dozen firearms in the photo, posted in [...] Read More »