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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Some of the sharpest young minds from across Southern Alberta will be at the University of Lethbridge on Wednesday for the 21st annual Sail and Bail cardboard boat race. Five teams will compete in either the junior (Grades 7-9) or Senior (Grades 10-12) The event is run [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With the holidays around the corner and food prices continuing to rise, many find themselves looking for traditional, yet wallet-friendly meals and the Lethbridge Polytechnic is sharing some tips straight out of their kitchen. Chef Mark Dieser, manager of food Services and school of Culinary Arts, shared Tuesday that people don’t [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With the recent fluctuating temperatures, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services is reminding residents to be safe around bodies of water that may seem frozen enough to be on them.  Jaydon McCarthy, co-team lead with the water rescue team with LFES said they usually start their annual message by saying no ice [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A new Mental Health and Addiction Wisdom Council will provide Indigenous advice, guidance and cultural insight to strengthen the province’s recovery-oriented care. The council will serve as a space for collaborative dialogue between Indigenous partners and Alberta’s government, ensuring Indigenous voices, knowledge and lived experiences are meaningfully [...] Read More »

Scott Sakatch Herald Editor Regular readers might remember my column in the Nov. 28 Herald, where I talked, in part, about how I believed the recall efforts across the province were “A Mickey Mouse attempt to overturn the results of a free and fair election…Most of them have very little depth and don’t offer anything [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he’ll speak with representatives from religious communities after Liberal MPs backed a move by the Bloc Québécois to remove the religious exemption for hate speech from the Criminal Code. At a House of Commons committee meeting on Tuesday, Liberal MPs supported a Bloc amendment to the government’s hate [...] Read More »

Twenty Alberta legislature members with Premier Danielle Smith’s 47-member United Conservative Party caucus are officially facing recall petitions from constituents. A recall campaign has also been approved for Opposition NDP member Amanda Chapman. It’s the first time Alberta’s Recall Act has been used on provincial politicians. It was brought in under former UCP premier Jason [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Quebec’s anti-corruption police have launched a criminal investigation of the provincial Liberal party. A spokesperson confirmed the investigation today and said the unit would make no further comment. The anti-corruption police first revealed last month they were validating allegations of wrongdoing before deciding whether to open an investigation. The Quebec Liberals have been [...] Read More »

QUÉBEC — Quebec Premier François Legault says he intends to remain in office even as some members of his party appear to be speculating about his departure. According to an article published in the Journal de Québec Wednesday, Coalition Avenir Québec members speaking anonymously to the tabloid called on their leader to rethink his political [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — In a white, windowless room, negotiators for Air Transat pilots and their employer on Tuesday hammered out the final details of a deal that had been hung up for days on the question of wages. The tentative agreement announced that evening averted a costly work stoppage for Transat A.T. Inc., which owns the [...] Read More »