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By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge’s Art Gallery’s latest exhibit feature’s the creative outcomes of nine Indigenous artists who were part of the Niitsitapi Pod-one of five research pods in the Abundant Intelligences research program. The Abundant Intelligences Research Program is an Indigenous-led research program which conceptualizes designs, develops [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald A 34-year-old male charged with manslaughter, uttering threats, and theft under $5,000 in connection with the death of an elderly male in October 2025, and who has been in custody since September, 2025 appeared in Lethbridge Court via CCTV Friday.  Cameron Jordon Hamilton appeared in court on different charges stemming [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald As it marks 50 years in 2026, the Southern Alberta Art Gallery (SAAG) Maansiksikaitsitapiitsinikssin is opening the anniversary year with a new partnership with Excite Lethbridge that will bring rotating contemporary art exhibitions to the Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre. “Celebrating fifty years is a remarkable [...] Read More »

  By Alejandro Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Firefighters Charities Association (LFCA) will be donating toys and welcome packages for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House located near the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary.  After Blake Olson, vice president of the association found himself using the Ronald McDonald House with his family in 2021, [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald   Critics of Alberta’s Bill 12 say it is unclear how the legislation improves the lives of people relying on the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) program. Disability advocates warn the bill could reduce benefits, remove protections and impose stricter eligibility rules, creating financial [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 2.4 per cent in December, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples (previous month in brackets): — St. John’s, N.L.: 3.1 per cent (2.1) — Charlottetown-Summerside: 2.9 per [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 2.4 per cent in December, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.0 per cent (2.2) — Prince Edward Island: 2.8 per cent (1.4) — Nova Scotia: 3.1 per cent (2.4) — New Brunswick: 3.1 per cent (2.7) [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the end of the federal government’s “tax holiday” a year earlier pushed the annual pace of inflation up two ticks to 2.4 per cent in December. The agency says Ottawa’s move to take GST off some items for two months starting mid-December in 2024 dropped prices for dining out, alcohol, [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Carney heading to Switzerland to take part in World Economic Forum Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Switzerland today for a meeting of the World Economic Forum in the ski resort town of Davos. Carney is set to [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The period for gun owners to declare interest in a federal program offering compensation for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns begins today. Since May 2020, Ottawa has outlawed about 2,500 types of guns, including the AR-15, on the basis they belong only on the battlefield. Public Safety Canada says firearm licence [...] Read More »