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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns are hoping for big things in their third annual Giving Day. Giving Day allows friends, family, alumni and community members to support the Pronghorn varsity program of their choosing. Teagan Viney, president of the Pronghorn student-athlete council, says the funds are important [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Food insecurity is a continual issue on all levels from global to local, driven by factors including poverty, economic shocks, conflict, and climate change.  In Canada, this national and provincial issue has seen rising rates, and it is also a daily reality at the local level for [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Environment Lethbridge and the Lethbridge Public Library have partnered for the inaugural Repair Cafe, and they are inviting Lethbridge residents to repair broken or damaged items that might otherwise end up in the landfill.  Kathleen Sheppard, executive director of Environment Lethbridge, says repair cafes are a way for community members to [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The provincial government wants to put a new look on licence plates. The government on Wednesday announced that until Nov. 15 Albertans can  have a voice in a refreshed look for the plates which haven’t been  changed since 1984. Starting in 2026, licence plates will be based on a theme of [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Galt Museum has over 17,000 artifacts in its archives, and invited 100 people of all ages into the vault to pick their favourites for the museum’s latest exhibit, Treasures and Curiosities.  Nearly 200 artifacts are on display, all of which are accompanied by an explanation from [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Chamber of commerce says Alberta teachers strike straining businesses The head of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce says a provincewide teachers strike is putting a strain on businesses. Doug Griffiths says the chamber doesn’t take a side in [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal government is set to outline plans to strengthen border security today. Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to tour a border crossing facility in the Niagara region, and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is to hold a news conference soon after. The Liberal government split its border security bill this month, [...] Read More »

EDMONTON — The head of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce says a provincewide teachers strike is putting a strain on businesses. Doug Griffiths says the chamber doesn’t take a side in the labour dispute, but it hopes the strike is resolved as quickly as possible. The strike is entering its ninth school day, with about [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A two-day meeting of ministers responsible for justice and public safety at the federal, provincial and territorial levels is set to wrap up in Kananaskis, Alta. today after discussions ranging from bail reform to the role of victims in the criminal justice system. Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser said it was an opportunity [...] Read More »

JASPER, ALBERTA, CANADA — A fatality inquiry is set to begin today into the deaths of three people on a tour bus that tumbled down a steep embankment at the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park. Fourteen others were seriously injured after the Ice Explorer lost control on a road leading to the Athabasca Glacier, [...] Read More »