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By Alexandra Noad, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald Since 2010, Bell Let’s Talk Day, held on the fourth Wednesday of January each year, has not only been used as a way for people to break the stigma of mental health online, but Lethbridge Polytechnic also uses the day as a conversation starter to help students [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald A Lethbridge man accused with multiple sex related offences remains in custody after his bail hearing was adjourned Tuesday in Lethbridge Court.  After being re-arrested for breaching his previous release conditions last week, Skye Atoa, 50, appeared in court Tuesday, but his hearing was adjourned for another week.  Atoa’s lawyer [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The New Democratic Party is looking for a federal leader and Heather McPherson is representing Alberta in the race.  McPherson is the NDP Member of Parliament for Edmonton Strathcona and is now a candidate for the NDP Federal leadership race.  She spoke with the Herald Monday hours before a campaign [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns couldn’t pull off a win on home court in their final home weekend of the season, as both the men’s and women’s basketball teams were swept by the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. For the women, Lethbridge fell 101-52 in Friday’s contest while the Huskies completed the [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald-Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Many people find companionship with owning pets, but one rescue is raising awareness on why doing thorough research before owning a furry, spikey or scaley animal is important for the wellbeing of the critters through their interactive exhibit, which made its way to Lethbridge this past weekend. [...] Read More »

British Columbia Premier David Eby says the head of a police anti-extortion task force needs to step aside if he cannot demonstrate a sense of urgency in the fight. Eby’s remarks about RCMP Assistant Commissioner John Brewer come a day after Brewer repeatedly declined to characterize a wave of extortion-related shootings in the Lower Mainland [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canada must act to retain its international leadership in AI research in the face of a worldwide race for talent that’s reached a “fever pitch,” the country’s national AI institutes warned the government last summer. They cautioned that funding for a key program was running out and told the federal government it needs [...] Read More »

DAVOS — Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a speech at World Economic Forum that is garnering attention around world. Here is the full text of his speech: Thank you very much, Larry. I’m going to start in French, and then I’ll switch back to English. [Translated from French] Thank you, Larry. It is both a [...] Read More »

British Columbia Premier David Eby says the head of a police anti-extortion task force needs to step aside if he cannot demonstrate a sense of urgency in the fight. Eby’s comments about RCMP Assistant Commissioner John Brewer come after Brewer repeatedly declined to characterize a wave of extortion-related shootings in the Lower Mainland as a [...] Read More »

HONOLULU (AP) — A Canadian man posed as a commercial pilot and as a working flight attendant to obtain hundreds of free flights from U.S. airlines, authorities said. Dallas Pokornik, 33, of Toronto, was arrested in Panama after being indicted on wire fraud charges in federal court in Hawaii last October. He pleaded not guilty [...] Read More »