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Morning Joe- Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Every March 17, a strange transformation happens across Canada. Otherwise sensible adults put on novelty shamrock glasses, beer turns suspiciously green, and people with names like “Dave from Red Deer” suddenly insist they are one-sixteenth Irish on their mother’s cousin’s side. Welcome to St. Patrick’s Day — the one [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Polytechnic will be offering a new Pre-Veterinary Medicine diploma beginning in the fall and will allow graduates to transfer to the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Kevin Smith, dean for the Centre for Business Arts and Sciences, says the Polytechnic is delighted to offer [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge born author Ryan Uytdewilligen has written a book inspired by his early farm life in the Coaldale area and the pigs he took care of for his 4H club.  “I grew up as an only child and it seemed evident that farming would be my future. My dad grew [...] Read More »

Fakiha Baig THE CANADIAN PRESS A hockey-loving town in southern Alberta that lost its only two ice rinks in a Zamboni explosion says it will cost millions to rebuild. Derrin Thibault, Taber’s chief administrative officer, says council recently agreed to spend about $6 million to rebuild its large ice rink after the December blast shattered [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido- Guzman Lethbridge Herald There is still time to check out the Home, Garden & Leisure Show today and one area that might stand out due to its size is the Energy Smart Canada and Arctic Spas area.   Owner of both Energy Smart Canada and Arctic Spas Lethbridge, Rudy Reger says it [...] Read More »

BRAMPTON — Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canadian Armed Forces members are “not engaged” in the “prosecution” of the war against Iran. McGuinty was asked today at a news conference whether the Canadian military is involved in the war — and whether Royal Canadian Air Force members are taking part in joint airborne radar operations [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The group that recruited hundreds of people to run against Pierre Poilievre in last spring’s election and last summer’s byelection says it’s now targeting the vote in Terrebonne. The Longest Ballot Committee says it’s signing up candidates for the April 13 byelection in the Quebec riding the Liberals won by a single vote [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — A worker with the Canada Revenue Agency in Vancouver has been arrested and charged with identity theft and trafficking private information after a four-year investigation. The RCMP’s federal policing unit in the Pacific region says in a statement that the 35-year-old man was arrested on Jan. 29 in Vancouver. He is facing charges [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — More heavy rain is in the forecast for British Columbia’s coastal regions as a series of atmospheric rivers rolls in after the first deluge dropped more than 100 millimetres. Environment Canada has upgraded its rainfall warnings to orange for B.C.’s central coast and the west coast of Vancouver Island, with up to 200 [...] Read More »

CALGARY — A new report from the Canada Energy Regulator is projecting significant growth in electrical generation between now and 2050, in part due to new artificial intelligence data centres’ thirst for power. The federal agency gamed out four supply and demand scenarios for Canada’s oil, gas and electricity markets: current measures, higher, lower and [...] Read More »