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By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Polytechnic students placed in the top three at the 2026 LaunchPoint Pitch Competition held earlier this month, where they had the opportunity to connect with leaders in the community and showcase their proposals. First year Criminal Justice student – Policing student Patricia Wannamaker, placed second with her pitch “Park [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald   Inclusion Lethbridge has announced their support for Bill 18, a legislation which protects lives of persons with disabilities and limit the provision of Track 2 Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) but believes there needs to be more supports in place for people with disabilities. Since 2021, [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Capes moved through the aisles, armour rang with each step, and cameras lifted as cosplayers crossed paths like visitors from overlapping worlds. For a few hours, the 2026 Entertainment and Collector Expo didn’t just host cosplay—it leaned into it. The busiest day of the three-day event, Saturday saw the energy [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald After an opinion piece from a United Conservative Party MLA about Alberta independence was published on Friday, many reacted to it.  On Friday Rakhi Pancholi, New Democratic Party MLA for Edmonton-Whitemud said Premier Danielle Smith’s hand-picked Parliamentary Secretary for Constitutional Affairs and MLA for Red Deer-South Jason Stephan, confirmed he [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman  Lethbridge Herald On Monday Lethbridge Police announced that they have charged Lethbridge residents Darcy Andrew Medicine Crane, 43, and Jordan Frank North Peigan, 27, with one count of first-degree murder each in connection with the death of a 27-year-old man. This incident marks the first murder within the city since 2024. While [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — “It’s really hard to encapsulate the kind of impact that he’s had … It’s a huge loss.” — Former NDP national director Anne McGrath — “Stephen was a giant in our movement. He fought tirelessly to level the playing field for working class Canadians and take on inequality head-on. For me, Stephen was [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Former politician and longtime Canadian social activist Stephen Lewis has died. Here are some quick facts about Canada’s former ambassador to the United Nations and one-time leader of the NDP in Ontario. Early life: Lewis was born in Ottawa on Nov. 11, 1937 to Sophie (née Carson) and David Lewis, who was national [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — After three house fires ripped through a First Nation in northern Ontario in less than a week, killing a small child, a retired fire chief said First Nations’ firefighting operations in the region are being set up to fail by a lack of federal funding for equipment and training. Monique Belair worked for [...] Read More »

LONGUEUIL — Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who is set to embark on a historic deep space mission to the moon, says he believes the goal of pushing humanity forward is well worth the risk he faces. Months ago, he took some candid questions from a group of inquisitive students about the Artemis II mission. He [...] Read More »

QUÉBEC — Quebec’s Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of killing two people and injuring five others with a sword on Halloween night in Quebec City in 2020. A jury had found Carl Girouard guilty on two counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder in 2022, [...] Read More »