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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization (LSCO) and Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre are two distinct complementary senior hubs in Lethbridge with key differences in their history, focus, and operations. But in essence they aren’t competing organizations but offer different approaches and services both aiming to effectively serve Lethbridge seniors.  [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A group of canvassers for the Alberta Funds Public School petition will be staged outside of Nathan Neudorf’s office on Friday, to collect signatures for the petition and Christmas cards for both of the city’s MLAs. Sheila King, one of the canvassers, says she got the idea [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald MyCityCare received a substantial grant from the Humanitarian Fund from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in support of its Community Kitchen Project.  The Community Kitchen Project will support community groups through MyCityCare programs, and in partnership with other local nonprofit organizations the kitchen will serve as a shared [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Canadian country legends George Canyon and Aaron Pritchett have been travelling across the country for almost two moths raising funds for Children Believe and will be making a stop at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena this evening. Children Believe is a Canadian charity organization who works alongside poverty stricken [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A new lottery is being launched to help cardiac care at the Chinook Regional Hospital. The Downtown Rotary Club of Lethbridge has launched their 2025-26 Catch the Ace lottery with all proceeds headed to the Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation’s Bringing Home Hearts campaign, which aims to raise [...] Read More »

LANGLEY — A man accused of being involved in an extortion investigation in British Columbia has been arrested and charged in California. RCMP say 30-year-old Jasmeet Singh is alleged to have made threatening phone calls to a victim in Langley, B.C. Mounties say they tracked down the man in Fresno, Calif., and reached out to [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says trade irritants flagged this week by the United States are elements of a “much bigger discussion” about continental trade. Carney said Thursday he also sees “tremendous benefits” for Canada and the United States if they work co-operatively in key economic sectors. Washington’s trade representative says a coming review [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — With his signature legislation to modernize doctor compensation diluted, Christian Dubé announced on Thursday he would resign as health minister and quit the Coalition Avenir Québec party altogether. In a letter published on social media, Dubé said he is not the right person to continue negotiations with family doctors over changes to a [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A progress report on Canada’s emissions targets shows the federal government’s projection for greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 is higher than it was two years ago. The 2025 report estimates Canada’s emissions in 2030 will be around 513 million tonnes. That’s if all planned and announced policy measures are implemented, such as the [...] Read More »

Rumours the entire crew of a Pakistan International Airlines flight surrendered themselves to authorities after landing in Toronto spread on social media this week. The rumours claimed the crew members applied for asylum in Canada and the airline suspended direct flights between Canada and Pakistan as a result. The Canada Border Services Agency said it [...] Read More »