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By Alejandra Pulido- Guzman Lethbridge Herald There is still time to check out the Home, Garden & Leisure Show today and one area that might stand out due to its size is the Energy Smart Canada and Arctic Spas area.   Owner of both Energy Smart Canada and Arctic Spas Lethbridge, Rudy Reger says it [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald   The sound of hammers striking nails echoed across the exhibition floor as students leaned over workbenches, measuring, sawing and sanding against the clock. At this year’s “Who Built It the Best” competition, the challenge was simple — but far from easy: build a small wooden crate using only hand [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre launched its new Go Friendly Shuttle Friday and highlighted a community partnership focused on improving transportation access for seniors.  The new 2025 Ford Transit passenger van will support the Go Friendly Shuttle program, which provides door-to-door transportation for seniors to attend programs, services, and social activities at [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Frank Flaman Foundation and Southland Trailers showed  their generosity towards Lethbridge Family Services (LFS) this week. Between the Foundation and the local trailer company, they were able to donate $10,000 to LFS, which will be put back into their Immigrant Services department. The Frank Flaman Foundation’s focus is to [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald  The global political order that helped shape Canada’s prosperity after the Second World War is breaking down — and the result increasingly resembles a world run by “thugs,” according to retired University of Lethbridge sociologist Dr. Trevor Harrison. Speaking at this week’s Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA) meeting, [...] Read More »

Police say first-degree murder charges have been laid against two people in relation to the death of missing B.C. mathematician Masood Masjoody. More coming. The Canadian Press[...] Read More »

HALIFAX — An Indigenous government in Nova Scotia has passed a new resolution saying the provincial government and RCMP have no right to carry out enforcement on its lands as police and provincial officials step up raids on what they claim are illegal cannabis operations. The council of Cape Breton’s Membertou First Nation, led by [...] Read More »

OSLO — Prime Minister Mark Carney says that countries like Canada do not need to have oil reserves as a net exporter, after the energy minister announced Canada will contribute 23.6 million barrels to help stabilize international energy markets. The 32 member countries of the International Energy Agency, including Canada, have agreed to a co-ordinated [...] Read More »

ROB DRINKWATER — A cross-Canada radio service that for decades has delivered the latest local forecasts as well as critical alerts about severe weather 24 hours a day is signing off, with listeners being advised to switch to online or cellphone-based services. Environment and Climate Change Canada says on its website that effective Monday, Weatheradio [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — If one thing is clear a year into his tenure, it’s that Mark Carney is running the federal government very differently from the way Justin Trudeau did it. Much of Ottawa’s chattering class has settled on describing the former central banker as a CEO-style leader who wants to run the country like a [...] Read More »