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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Some of the sharpest young minds from across Southern Alberta will be at the University of Lethbridge on Wednesday for the 21st annual Sail and Bail cardboard boat race. Five teams will compete in either the junior (Grades 7-9) or Senior (Grades 10-12) The event is run [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With the holidays around the corner and food prices continuing to rise, many find themselves looking for traditional, yet wallet-friendly meals and the Lethbridge Polytechnic is sharing some tips straight out of their kitchen. Chef Mark Dieser, manager of food Services and school of Culinary Arts, shared Tuesday that people don’t [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With the recent fluctuating temperatures, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services is reminding residents to be safe around bodies of water that may seem frozen enough to be on them.  Jaydon McCarthy, co-team lead with the water rescue team with LFES said they usually start their annual message by saying no ice [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A new Mental Health and Addiction Wisdom Council will provide Indigenous advice, guidance and cultural insight to strengthen the province’s recovery-oriented care. The council will serve as a space for collaborative dialogue between Indigenous partners and Alberta’s government, ensuring Indigenous voices, knowledge and lived experiences are meaningfully [...] Read More »

Scott Sakatch Herald Editor Regular readers might remember my column in the Nov. 28 Herald, where I talked, in part, about how I believed the recall efforts across the province were “A Mickey Mouse attempt to overturn the results of a free and fair election…Most of them have very little depth and don’t offer anything [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Air Transat says it managed to cap its flight cancellations at just 18 as it prepared for a possible strike that has now been averted. Transat A.T. Inc., which owns the airline, says the suspended flights included destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean and Peru as well as London, Paris, Spain and Portugal. All [...] Read More »

WEBEQUIE AND NESKANTAGA FIRST NATIONS — This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. — I. THE WARNING The ancestors knew. First Nation elders understood the south would march north eventually. They knew it would come in waves, sometimes slow, sometimes fast. Those ancestors told their kids, who told theirs, and so on until today. [...] Read More »

NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION — This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. — The fumes coming through the walls of Neskantaga First Nation’s nursing station warned of a crisis with a familiar smell. Diesel wafted from the flooded basement, a stench so strong it made people sick with headaches and nausea, residents said. After they [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada has left its key interest rate unchanged at its final rate decision of the year. The policy rate remains at 2.25 per cent after the Bank of Canada lowered it by a quarter point in October. Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says in prepared remarks that inflationary pressures [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada has left its key interest rate unchanged at its final rate decision of the year. The policy rate remains at 2.25 per cent after the Bank of Canada lowered it by a quarter point in October. More coming. The Canadian Press[...] Read More »