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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 »

  Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) is calling on the provincial government to act immediately to rescue the province’s health care system to avoid a full-scale collapse of services.  Sandra Azocar, president of AUPE says front-line health care workers, including doctors, have raised the alarm about the state of Alberta’s health care system. They cite [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald   Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services, Lethbridge Police Service and the City of Lethbridge’s Community Social Development department are asking residents to report encampments. Sean Middleton, encampment support specialist with the city of Lethbridge said Monday the encampment strategy was created to balance the needs of vulnerable population as well as [...] Read More »

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 »

VANCOUVER — A man who called 911 about Myles Gray before his fatal confrontation with a group of Vancouver police officers in 2015 says he was scared and followed Gray from a distance, watching him nearly get hit by cars as he appeared to be either intoxicated or mentally unwell. Muhammed Reza told day two [...] Read More »

Angela James said she last spoke to her 19-year-old daughter, Piper, early on Saturday morning, when she called her parents from Australia to tell them she was going for a swim, and that she was thankful for everything they had done for her. “And that she loved us. Yeah. But she couldn’t talk long, so [...] Read More »

EDMONTON — The first of more than two dozen recall petitions launched against members of Alberta’s legislature has come up short. Jenny Yeremiy submitted Tuesday her petition against Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides to Elections Alberta but said she needed thousands more signatures. She says the campaign collected about 6,500 signatures, well short of its required [...] Read More »

The world has entered a risky new age of great power rivalries and middle powers need to join forces to survive, Prime Minister Mark Carney told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday. As President Donald Trump prepares to bring his case for U.S. control of Greenland to the elite annual international forum on [...] Read More »

EDMONTON — The first of more than two dozen recall petitions launched against members of Alberta’s legislature has come up short. Jenny Yeremiy has submitted her petition against Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides to Elections Alberta but says she needed thousands more signatures. She says the campaign collected about 6,500 signatures, well short of its required [...] Read More »