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By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Police have upgraded the charges against 56-year-old Joseph Cameron Brewster, from impaired driving causing bodily harm, to impaired driving causing death, after a 78-year-old male succumbed to his injuries.  On March 2 just before 4 p.m., police responded to a report of a pedestrian collision at the intersection of [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Darrell Mathews provided a presentation on Provincial Budget Impacts during Tuesday’s City Council meeting, for information only.  During the meeting, before Mathews gave his presentation, Mayor Blaine Hyggen explained that the budget is not passed until March 31 and things can change.   “For clarity, [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With the Home, Garden & Leisure Show just around the corner, exhibitors were busy Tuesday morning getting their displays set up in anticipation of welcoming attendees Thursday through Saturday.  One of them was the Southern Alberta Rock Garden and Landscaping Ltd. A company that has taken part in the Home, [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald Life takes resilience, especially when it gives you unexpected curveballs like the one it gave Ryan Straschnitzki, who was one of the few survivors of the Humboldt Broncos Hockey team crash in 2018. Despite becoming paralyzed from the chest down, he has not given up hope [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald After a recent string of fires across the city,  including an early-morning blaze that damaged two downtown businesses, Lethbridge’s chief fire marshal is urging residents and business owners to reduce the opportunities for fires to start in the first place. Speaking to reporters on Monday at Fire Hall No. 1, [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal government is earmarking $10 million to help Jewish communities bolster security at their gathering places after two Toronto-area synagogues were struck with gunfire. The money dispensed through the federal Canada Community Security Program is meant to help protect Jewish places of worship, schools, child care centres, overnight camps and other institutions. [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Nunavut MP Lori Idlout’s decision to quit the NDP caucus to join the Liberals puts Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government just two seats short of a majority ahead of three crucial byelections set for April 13. Sweeping all three byelections would give Carney a thin majority, bolstering his ability to push his political [...] Read More »

The MP for Tumbler Ridge, B.C., says he supports a lawsuit against artificial intelligence firm OpenAI by the mother of a girl critically wounded in the mass shooting in the community last month. Cia Edmonds, whose 12-year-old daughter Maya Gebala was shot three times, filed the lawsuit Monday, and Bob Zimmer says the legal action [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — Vancouver Board of Parks says Lost Lagoon at the entrance to the city’s famed Stanley Park has become a swamp of green algae and stagnant water but a plan is moving forward to reconnect the lagoon to the ocean after more than a century of being marooned. Board members endorsed exploratory work in [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — People who purchased tickets for Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vancouver through a resale platform may be eligible for a refund. Consumer Protection BC has reached a deal with StubHub Canada after a complaint and subsequent investigation into the company’s ticket sales practices. Under the agreement, StubHub will improve how it reveals ticketing information, [...] Read More »