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By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Every January, millions pledge to eat better, lose weight, or hit the gym—but for many, those health resolutions fizzle before Valentine’s Day. While the start of the year sparks motivation, studies show that most people abandon their fitness goals within weeks making “New Year’s resolution fatigue” an annual [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald   They say “everybody needs a hobby” and Lethbridge residents have plenty to choose from. Whether it’s outdoor adventures, sports leagues, arts or community events, people are finding ways to fill their spare time — and sometimes their homes with new projects. Hobbies offer more than [...] Read More »

By Alejandra- Pulido Guzman Lethbridge Herald For Volunteer Lethbridge, the Christmas Hope Campaign brought thousands of volunteer hours spread across the campaign partners and their own Gift Wrapping program.  Executive Director Sandi Davies said the Christmas Hope Campaign was a powerful reminder of what is possible when a community comes together with generosity and compassion.  [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald What is the role of a community newspaper in the digital age? Print newspapers in southern Alberta face continuing decline as more readers in Lethbridge and surrounding communities shift to digital news sources for speed and convenience.  Rising production costs and falling print advertising revenue have [...] Read More »

  By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald STARS Lottery is back for their 33rd year with one of the grand prize dream homes named after a local resident who is alive today thanks to STARS.  “The Broc James” Dream Home was built by Van Arbor Homes it is located at 684 Devonia Road West, and it [...] Read More »

GIMLI — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew called on Ontario Premier Doug Ford Tuesday to drop plans for a boycott of Crown Royal whisky, and wrote Ford’s name on a barrel outside the plant north of Winnipeg where some of the whisky is mashed, distilled and aged. “We understand, Doug, that you get fired up and [...] Read More »

Before the latest anti-government protests in Iran began, Shadi Dashmiz was in contact with her father every day, exchanging calls, texts and pictures. But she suddenly lost touch with the 70-year-old who currently lives alone in the country, after the Iranian government disabled the internet and blocked landlines from placing international calls. For nearly a [...] Read More »

PRINCE RUPERT — Coastal First Nations president Marilyn Slett says she called on Prime Minister Mark Carney in a meeting Tuesday to maintain and protect the oil tanker moratorium in his government’s pipeline talks with Alberta. The meeting between Carney and Coastal First Nations in Prince Rupert, B.C. was held to restart relations with the [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — Former journalists for Ming Pao Daily News say its impending closure will be a devastating blow for consumers of the only Chinese-language daily newspaper in Canada. Ming Pao announced on Monday that its final Vancouver and Toronto editions will be published on Jan. 16 and its newsrooms and offices will shut on Jan. [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Gaye and Jim O’Neill have spend countless hours thinking about their daughter’s final hours in April 2023. It’s a memory they say they’d wish on no one — and it’s the reason why they joined a years-long legal campaign to change the way medical assistance in dying is delivered in British Columbia. The [...] Read More »