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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 »

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Thursday, as thousands of striking teachers and their supporters chanted and shouted nearby, that she wants to form a commission on education when the provincewide strike is over. Smith said she wants to see a negotiated settlement with the union representing the 51,000 teachers, who walked off the [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the RCMP covered up what he calls scandals involving former prime minister Justin Trudeau, which he says would have otherwise led to criminal charges. In a recent interview with YouTube channel Northern Perspective, Poilievre calls the leadership of the RCMP “despicable” and adds that many of the scandals [...] Read More »

CALGARY — Alberta and Saskatchewan’s health ministers say they haven’t been approached by Ottawa about signing onto the federal pharmacare program since the spring election. Saskatchewan Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill says he hasn’t discussed his province’s involvement in the program since former federal minister Mark Holland was in office. Adriana LaGrange, Alberta’s minister of primary [...] Read More »

NANAIMO — A British Columbia First Nation is getting some land back in an agreement with the federal government as part of a claim settlement that dates back almost two centuries. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty and Snuneymuxw First Nation Chief Mike Wyse say in a joint announcement that the three parcels of land in [...] Read More »

SURREY — Mike Grieve walks past Kap’s Cafe in Surrey, B.C., every day and says he’s saddened to see the restaurant owned by Indian entertainer Kapil Sharma has been shot up for the third time. Yellow police tape surrounded the eatery on Thursday, with several front windows shattered and bullet holes peppering others. Officers could [...] Read More »