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Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Albertans could see a minimum wage increase for the first time in over seven years if the Alberta NDP manages to pass Bill 201, the Protect Workers’ Pay act. In 2018, minimum wage in Alberta was set at $15 an hour, becoming the highest in the country [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A documentary produced by a University of Lethbridge professor took home some hardware at the Alberta Film & Television Awards late last month. “Brainstorm” is a documentary film that was created and directed by Dr. Jenna Bailey, an adjunct professor of history and a senior researcher for [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Right on the heels of the weekend kickoff of the Royal Canadian Legion’s annual poppy campaign, the poppy flag was raised at City Hall early Tuesday afternoon to mark the beginning of Veterans’ Week, symbolizing remembrance for the service and sacrifice of fallen veterans leading up to [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Cornerstone Funeral Home is celebrating three decades of serving families in the community with 30 days of giving.  A hundred days before their grand opening on Nov. 5, 1995, founders Ralph and Faith Zentner, alongside with then Mayor David Carpenter, put shovels in the ground to mark the beginning of construction.  [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter During the first council meeting following the municipal election late last month, a re-elected member of council was critical of the provincial government for Bill 20, saying it cost an extra $300,000 of tax-payer money for Lethbridge alone to comply with the province’s new rules. Councillor Rajko [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne have started the work of selling their government’s budget. Carney held a post-budget event at a public transit yard in Ottawa Wednesday morning, where he said the budget released Tuesday was built to meet a “crucial time” of global trade disruption, deep divisions and [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is thanking Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont for crossing the floor to the Liberals from the Conservatives after the tabling of yesterday’s budget. This move puts the Liberals two seats away from a majority government. Carney says it’s “an honour” to welcome d’Entremont to the Liberal caucus during a [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Carney, Champagne to sell budget at events today Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will begin the work of selling the federal government’s budget today. Carney is set to hold a post-budget event in Ottawa [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canada’s top bureaucrat is warning the budget’s spending reduction target is a “big number” that will mean cuts to programs and jobs in the public service. Tuesday’s federal budget outlined a plan to lower program spending and administration costs by about $60 billion over the next five years. In a message sent to [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will begin the work of selling the federal government’s budget today. Carney is set to hold a post-budget event in Ottawa this morning before attending the Liberal caucus meeting. It’s the first caucus meeting after Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont left the Conservative caucus [...] Read More »