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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald For the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division 2025 was a year of growth, and that brought boundary changes and the beginning of construction of a new elementary school in West Lethbridge.  Board Chair Linda Ellefson shared some of the highlights and challenges the division experienced throughout the year, and said the [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter With 2025 nearly in the rear view mirror, Lethbridge County is looking to grow on the positives in 2026. In an interview with the Herald, Reeve Tory Campbell says he was pleased with the progress made throughout the year. “I think we saw a year of just [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With 2025 coming to an end, Mayor Blaine Hyggen recounts some highlights and lessons learned throughout the year, not only as a mayor but also as part of council.  “It’s been a very busy year, and different than most years as we had an election in the middle of it,” said [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter While many are saying the actions – or lack thereof – of those behind the recall petition against Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf are unethical and antithetical to democracy, there’s little that can be done about it from a legal standpoint it due to gaping holes in [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Blackfoot man has recently won an Iron Man Fancy Dance challenge in Siksika and now possibly holds a new record, after dancing for 38 songs, which lasted over an hour and 10 minutes. Jerrhan First Charger has been dancing since he could walk, beginning with hoop [...] Read More »

U.S. authorities have released more details on dozens of high-end motorcycles believed to belong to Ryan Wedding, the former Canadian athlete now accused of running an international drug ring. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation says the motorcycles, which were among the items seized in raids in Mexico City and the surrounding State of Mexico, [...] Read More »

It’s gearing up to be another messy day on the roads in parts of Ontario and Quebec as storm fronts continue to pound the area. A winter storm Monday brought freezing rain, blowing snow and strong winds across Eastern Canada that, at one point, left tens of thousands without power in Ontario. Environment Canada says [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Minister not promising source water protection in new First Nations clean water bill With her government under pressure to eliminate boil-water advisories in First Nations communities, Canada’s minister for Indigenous services isn’t committing to bringing back a [...] Read More »

CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA — The Alberta government in 2025 completed the final legal foundations of its new health-care system — and Premier Danielle Smith says she’s working in 2026 to prove it was worth it. The massive reorganization saw Smith dismantle Alberta Health Services as the provincial health authority and relegate it to a hospital [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — With her government under pressure to finally eliminate boil-water advisories in First Nations communities, the federal minister responsible for Indigenous services isn’t committing to bringing back a defunct clean water bill in the new year as written — after two provinces objected to it. That bill, which died when the last federal election [...] Read More »