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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 »

Environment Canada has released its annual list of top 10 weather events. Here’s the list for 2025, unranked: 1. Arctic Ocean storm surge floods Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. 2. Drought deepens across much of the country 3. When everything froze: Major ice storm brings Ontario to a standstill 4. May heat wave and dry conditions intensify wildfires [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The owner of a mine in Northwest Territories will receive a $115 million loan from the federal government to keep operations running as U.S. tariffs depress the global diamond market. Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Ltd., a subsidiary of Australia’s Burgundy Diamond Mines Ltd., operates the Ekati mine in the Lac de Gras region [...] Read More »

Spring wildfires that forced more than 32,000 Manitobans to flee their homes are among Environment Canada’s top 10 weather events of the year. The agency says a summer storm surge that flooded the northern hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., also made the list. This list also includes heat waves, thunderstorms and memorable snowstorms. Manitoba’s plight was [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Mountie convicted of discreditable conduct for making sexist comments in group chats has been ordered to resign within 14 days, or he will be fired. RCMP adjudicator Louise Morel says the actions of Coquitlam Const. Ian Solven were a “fundamental breach of the public trust” and that allowing him to [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia First Nation appealing the landmark Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title ruling says that it will not be “coming for anyone’s private property” if it wins. Musqueam Indian Band Chief Wayne Sparrow says in a statement that it is appealing the August decision by the B.C. Supreme Court to defend its traditional [...] Read More »