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By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters (ACWS) released a report that shows how transportation is the first barrier to safety for many survivors of gender-based violence in rural Alberta.  Titled “A Ride Can Save a Life: Transporting Survivors in Rural Alberta to Safety and Healing,” the report showcases how limited [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald   If St. Patrick’s Day is the headline act, consider the rest of Irish Heritage Month the encore worth sticking around for. By March 18, the green hats are wrinkled, the shamrock shakes are gone, and even the most enthusiastic “honorary Irish” have traded pub songs for coffee. But beyond [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Canada’s Premier Food Corridor (CPFC), in a continuing effort of expanding their reach and working collaboratively with other municipalities focused on the agri-food sector, is hosting a delegation from Invest Quebec over the couple of days.  The CPFC is a collaborative network of economic development professionals and municipalities committed to [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman  Lethbridge Herald CURA Climate Inc. a Canadian climate‑tech company developing electrochemical solutions to decarbonize cement production, announced a partnership with Grand Forks Concrete Ltd.  The partnership includes a formal agreement to jointly deploy both a pilot‑scale demonstration plant and a first‑of‑kind commercial facility to convert agricultural spent lime into low‑carbon cement and [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Sport Council (LSC) will be hosting a Give-it-a-Try diving event at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the university aquatic centre, for adults to try a new sport in a low commitment, low pressure environment at no cost. This event is in partnership with the Lethbridge Diving Club [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — Two members of the Nisga’a Nation have filed a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court alleging the First Nation failed to adequately consult its citizens before partnering with Western LNG on the development of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project. Cecil Mercer and Stephen Nyce say in their lawsuit that the pipeline project is [...] Read More »

The families of the five teenagers who were with 15-year-old Nooran Rezayi when he was shot dead by Longueuil police are suing the city and the police force for $1.9 million. Rezayi was killed Sept. 21, 2025, after police responded to a 911 call about a group of youth wearing masks in a residential neighbourhood. [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre laughed off a conspiracy theory about Justin Trudeau in the opening minutes of his 2.5-hour sit-down with podcaster Joe Rogan, where he made a case for Canadians being America’s nice-guy neighbours. While talking about his early interest in politics, Poilievre mentioned that he read a biography of Fidel Castro. [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A former Supreme Court justice, a medical pioneer, two broadcasters and a champion for sex workers were among those invested into the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Thursday. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon said it was a privilege to honour these individuals as their names join a long list [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — The current atmospheric river drenching British Columbia is unusual, for both its duration and timing, says an Environment Canada meteorologist, and its effects will last for days, even after it ends. “We typically don’t seem to get atmospheric rivers this time of year that are quite this strong,” Brian Proctor says in an [...] Read More »