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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalsim Initiative Reporter A new campaign will look to help draw interest to local restaurants during the month of November. Savour Alberta’s South: Farm to Fork returns for the second consecutive year. It is part of the Save Alberta South initiative which has several other campaigns including Hungry for History, [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Yōkai Ghost Walk is a unique experience of culture, folklore and fright, all set against the beauty of the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden by night and a perfect way for families to celebrate Halloween. The annual event is a way for Nikka Yuko to share Japanese [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Sage Clan’s mandate is to bring both the homeless and housed people of Lethbridge and their latest event was proof of the sense of community they are promoting. On Monday evening, in collaboration with Dr. Esther Tailfeathers, assistant dean of Indigenous Health at the Cummings School [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The UCP government’s passing of Bill 2 is a “nuclear option,” Opposition leader Naheed Nenshi said after a marathon session of the Alberta Legislative Assembly that ran into the small hours of Tuesday morning. “They refused to solve a problem of their own making,” Nenshi told media later Tuesday. I”nstead, they [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge School Division provided the Herald with a statement saying classes will resume as scheduled, and school timetables and student transportation services will be running again as of Wednesday morning. “We recognize this has been an incredibly challenging time for everyone involved. We ask for your ongoing understanding and patience [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Former Conservative senator Don Meredith was found not guilty on all counts in an Ottawa courtroom this morning. Meredith was charged with three counts of sexual assault and one count of criminal harassment. The charges related to allegations made by an adult woman about incidents in 2013 and 2014, police said. More coming. [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Swedish aerospace giant Saab is considering Canada as a place to assemble Gripen fighter jets as it moves to quickly ramp up production to meet the demand from Ukraine. Saab’s CEO Micael Johansson said in recent interviews with financial news publications that Kyiv’s interest in purchasing more than 100 Gripen fighter jets would [...] Read More »

RICHMOND — Residents of Richmond, B.C., asked why they weren’t told sooner about potential risks to their property rights at a tense meeting with officials over the impact of the landmark Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title ruling. Tensions and frustrations ran high at the public information meeting at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel on Tuesday night, [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canada Post is laying off an unspecified number of staff as part of a corporate restructuring which began earlier this year. In a message to workers, Canada Post chief executive Doug Ettinger says employees were informed earlier this week of the changes as the mail carrier begins work on a major transformation to [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point Wednesday and signalled it may be satisfied with where the policy rate sits amid ongoing U.S. trade uncertainty. The central bank’s key rate now stands at 2.25 per cent after a second consecutive cut. Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem [...] Read More »