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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It’s that time of the year again, for the ritual where parents of young trick-or-treaters face the occupational hazards of weather, traffic and other conditions as they accompany their children in their nocturnal house-to-house quest for candy.  If the pickings are slim in their own neighborhood, that [...] Read More »

Kristine Jean Southern Alberta Newspapers In a letter to Lethbridge County councillors this summer, Kim Laing asked for the county’s support in helping address safety concerns related to highway access from a private dirt roadway onto the divided highway south of the Monarch overpass.  Lethbridge County councillors reviewed the letter at the Aug. 14, regular [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Alberta Sheriffs closed another problem property in the South side of the city where criminal activity prompted more than 60 calls to police since 2021. Inspector Brent Pickard with the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) unit of the Alberta Sheriffs told reporters Wednesday that in June 2023 SCAN received a [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Students at LCI showed their support for teachers forced back to work by staging a walkout Wednesday morning, following the provincial government mandating teachers back to work. The walkout started at 10 a.m. with about 50 students eaving class to cross the street in front of the [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Tensions were high during the afternoon and evening session of the Legislative Assembly Monday as the Government of Alberta introduced and passed Bill 2, Back to School Act. Third reading of Bill 2 was passed at 2 a.m. after multiple division votes, high tension, and exhaustion from those in attendance.  Members [...] Read More »

A Richmond, B.C., councillor says a company based in the city has been refused financing for what she says is a $100 million project because of uncertainty over their site due to the Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title ruling. But the bank identified by Coun. Alexa Loo said the issue was “not a factor” in its [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre addressed young Canadians at an event in Toronto tonight, arguing that the Liberals are sacrificing their future. Speaking at a podium with a sign that says “Jobs. Homes. Hope.,” Poilievre criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney and his government, highlighting that the prime minister has yet to make a deal [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Metro and bus service in Montreal is expected to be disrupted nearly every day this November because of a transit strike involving about 2,400 maintenance workers and separate strike action by nearly 4,500 bus drivers, metro operators and other transit employees. Between Oct. 31 and Nov. 28, buses and metros will operate only [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — A Merritt, B.C., RCMP officer is facing a series of firearms-related charges including possessing firearms obtained through the commission of a crime. A statement from the BC Prosecution Service says charges have been approved against Const. David Paul Feller following events that occurred in Merritt and Kamloops from 2020 to 2023. Feller faces [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Lena Diab says the definition of a “public interest” event that would allow her department to pause or revoke immigration applications is “intentionally not defined” in new legislation. Diab told the House of Commons immigration committee today the definition was left open-ended in the government’s new border security bill, C-12, to [...] Read More »