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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) is spearheading a campaign this year to recognize November as Runaway Prevention Month. The national campaign focuses attention on prevention, education, and community support for runaway and at-risk youth. The Missing Children Society of Canada was established in 1986 to help return missing children [...] Read More »

Scott Sakatch Lethbridge Herald Editor One of the guiding principles of journalism is that, when it comes to government, watch what they do, not what they say. That old aphorism has been on my mind quite a bit in the last 10 days or so since the UCP government passed Bill 2 to force striking [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A month after a ground search for missing six-year-old Darius MacDougal was ended, a candlelight vigil was held for him on the steps of Lethbridge City Hall Saturday. Over 50 members of the community gathered to show support for young MacDougall’s family and continue hope for his [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Indigenous people have always fought to protect their land, but Indigenous Soldiers returning home after serving in the First and Second World had their status taken away and were not given the same recognition their white peers did. Because Indigenous veterans were often overlooked, in 1994 in [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The City of Lethbridge and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local #987 have ratified a new two-year agreement after eight months of negotiations. ATU represents 50 City employees who operate the Lethbridge Access-A-Ride (AAR) Fleet. AAR operators will see their wages reach parity with their counterparts on [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal government is cutting the number of spots available in its refugee permanent residency streams for next year. The updated immigration levels plan shows 49,000 spaces for refugees seeking permanent residency in 2026, down from about 58,000 this year. The Canadian Council of Refugees points out the federal budget also contains a [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Commissioner of Canada Elections says it fined Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste $600 for a series of elections law violations — including his donation of funds to his own campaign that went almost $1,500 over the legal limit. Battiste, who currently serves as parliamentary secretary to the minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says it would be “devastating” for the United States if the U.S. Supreme Court rules against his favourite tariff tool. The court is hearing arguments this week related to two separate legal challenges of Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act for tariffs, including the fentanyl-related duties applied [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The man accused of killing a mother, her four children and a family friend in a mass stabbing in Ottawa in 2024 pleaded guilty Thursday. A trial for Febrio De-Zoysa was to begin later this month. He instead appeared in an Ottawa courtroom Thursday morning, where he pleaded guilty to four counts of [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Quebec anti-corruption police are reporting a surge of nearly 30 per cent in the number of reports of wrongdoing they received in the 2024-2025 fiscal year. The police force, known as UPAC, says in its annual report that it received nearly 575 reports, up from 450 the previous year. Reports concern allegations of [...] Read More »