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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald A new book published by a local author has helped shine a spotlight on the early years of the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Mark Weninger has published his second book chronicling junior hockey history, The Run to A Championship looks back on the first 10 years of the Lethbridge Hurricanes franchise, including a [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald   Mayor Blaine Hyggen used his State of the City address on Thursday to frame the year ahead as one of tough choices, cautious optimism and doing more with less, telling business leaders the city must decide between “needs” and wants. His address, delivered during a [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido- Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge is inviting the community to their second annual 5-Stop Gallery Hop tonight from 5 to 9 p.m. to enjoy a variety of work done by southern Alberta artists.  This year’s hop features the Trianon Gallery, L.A. Gallery, the Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Casa, [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido- Guzman Lethbridge Herald   A 22-year-old male has been charged with sex related offences by Lethbridge Police in connection with an incident where a 12-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in a city hotel room.   Lethbridge Police shared Thursday that on April 24, 2025, police responded to a request to assist in [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido- Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Interfaith Food Bank is inviting community members to support them through a Romance Raffle just in time for Valentine’s Day.  Executive Director Danielle McIntyre said that in 2025 they saw a seven per cent increase in the number of working people in need of their services, jumping from [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Affordability, sovereignty expected to dominate debate as parliamentarians return The struggle of Canadian families to make ends meet in a turbulent economy is expected to be a key theme as Parliament reconvenes today after the holiday break. Opposition [...] Read More »

TORONTO — Toronto residents should give themselves a bit more time to get where they’re going this morning as the city digs out from a weekend snowstorm. City manager Paul Johnson told a news conference yesterday it’s likely going to be a couple of days until snow is cleared all the way to the curb. [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — A hearing into the death of Myles Gray, who died in 2015 after a violent altercation with Vancouver police, is set to resume today after it was delayed by an obscene remark that was captured on an audio feed of the proceeding last week. Brad Hickford, counsel for the Office of the Police [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The struggle of Canadian families to make ends meet in a turbulent economy is expected to be a key theme as Parliament reconvenes after the holiday break. Opposition members say they will press Prime Minister Mark Carney to back up his bold words about Canada’s future with concrete action. Carney returns to the [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — Richard Hesketh says he won’t be going back to Grindr. He told a B.C. Supreme Court hearing that he now refuses to use the gay dating app where his friend, Alexander Lo, encountered Dwight Kematch, who beat and stabbed Lo to death in January 2024. It was the first time they had met. [...] Read More »