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By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter -Lethbridge Herald   Agriculture is Alberta’s second largest industry and is entirely reliant on irrigation to thrive. As water supplies becomes less predictable a research scientist at Lethbridge Polytechnic has been developing software tools to help irrigators make informed decisions and make sure every drop counts while growing [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Building Industry & Land Development (BILD) Lethbridge Region will be celebrating the best of the best in the industry and honouring a long-time member by inducting him into the BILD Lethbridge Region Hall of Fame posthumously.  Founder of Overhead Door in Lethbridge in 1975 Don Donison will be inducted [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald If navigating your living room requires a careful slalom between stacks of books on tables, end tables and nightstands, you may be walking the fine line between “collector and hoarder” — a line many readers are more than willing to blur at the Nord-Bridge Senior Centre’s annual [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald A volunteer run non-profit organization based in Lethbridge is looking to help pet owners with questions regarding their beloved animals, while also looking for volunteers, and foster homes for pets needing a new forever home. Pet & Animal Advocacy Care Team (PAACT) has been operating in Lethbridge since 2024 as [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald It’s every coach’s dream to have a player that can fit anywhere in the lineup. That’s a skill that 17-year-old forward Kai Anderson has brought to the Lethbridge Hurricanes in his first full WHL season. Anderson was originally a sixth round pick of the Vancouver Giants in the 2023 WHL Prospects [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump singled out Bombardier in a threat to decertify and tariff Canadian-made aircraft. In a post on social media Thursday evening, Trump alleged that “Canada has wrongfully, illegally, and steadfastly refused to certify the Gulfstream 500, 600, 700, and 800 Jets.” “We are hereby decertifying their Bombardier Global Expresses, and [...] Read More »

PRINCE GEORGE — A school trustee in Prince George, B.C., says she was “terrified” after being ordered out of her vehicle at gunpoint by police and handcuffed for a few minutes before being let go, leaving her “feeling afraid, overwhelmed and angry.” Erica McLean says in a Facebook post that she had parked at a [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — Last weekend, frontline health workers in Trail, B.C., reported “disturbing” scenes to Dr. Karin Goodison, medical health officer with Interior Health. She said workers were finding about 20 people unconscious each night, “lying out in the cold in the street,” and suffering memory loss due to overdoses. Goodison said the workers with years [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to decertify and tariff Canadian-made aircraft, singling out Bombardier. In a post on social media tonight, Trump alleges Canada refuses to certify Gulfstream aircraft. More to come. Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press[...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and the premiers said Thursday they’re maintaining a united front under the long shadow of the upcoming negotiations for the review of North America’s key free trade agreement. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, in a reference to the viral Canadian TV show, said people “want there to be a heated [...] Read More »