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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It was a tremendous year for Wider Horizons. The campus magazine produced by Lethbridge Polytechnic took home several industry awards for its publications in 2024 and 2025. Wider Horizons was awarded a silver award from the international Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) circle of [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It looks like the cornhole setup you’d see in a backyard game or campground, except for the small digital screens set up on stands behind each platform which not only keeps score but tracks each player’s stats which they can access via a phone app.  Welcome to [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A new analysis from the Pembina Institute shows counties across Alberta brought in a record number of tax revenue from renewable energy projects—but they’re also missing out on more. According to a media release, Alberta municipalities brought in $70 million from renewable energy projects this year compared [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Christmas Hope Campaign is getting a busload of help for the second year in a row from the city of Lethbridge through the Holiday Bus, which will be collecting non-perishable food items and unwrapped new toys. Joseph Bompiani, operations manager with Lethbridge Transit, said the Holiday Bus was a huge [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The crash landing of a small aircraft at the Lethbridge Airport last Thursday is under investigation by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. Just after 2:15 p.m., Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services responded to a call of a small aircraft crash. A twin-propeller Cessna 441 Conquest had [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — B.C. Liberal MPs say the tanker ban on the northern B.C. coast can’t change without provincial and First Nations consent. The Globe and Mail is reporting that the federal government, which is in talks with Alberta on the prospect of building a new pipeline, is considering allowing some tanker traffic on the northern [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON — Seven Canadians have been arrested for extradition to the United States in relation to a drug trafficking probe involving Ryan Wedding, a former Team Canada Olympian-turned-fugitive. RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme joined U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and other American officials in Washington today to announce the charges. Duheme said Canadians in Quebec, Ontario [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON — Seven Canadians have been arrested for extradition to the U.S. in relation to a drug trafficking probe involving Ryan Wedding, a former Team Canada Olympian-turned-fugitive. Wedding is believed to be hiding in Mexico. More coming. The Canadian Press[...] Read More »

CHARLOTTETOWN — The RCMP in P.E.I. say an Island man is facing terrorism charges for making firearms with a 3D printer and uttering threats. The Mounties say Daniel Desmond Crowder faces two terrorism-related charges under the Criminal Code, adding that the case marks the first time this type of charge has been laid in Atlantic [...] Read More »

QUÉBEC — Quebec Liberal Party Leader Pablo Rodriguez is calling for an independent, external investigation into what he says are serious allegations related to his leadership campaign. His comments are in reaction to a report by Quebecor about text messages suggesting that members who supported Rodriguez during the leadership race received cash rewards. In a [...] Read More »