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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Chinook Regional Hospital pediatric and emergency departments have run out of stuffed animals that provide comfort and stress relief to hospitalized children. Provided annually by toy drives such as the Lethbridge Hurricane’s Teddy Bear Toss and the Southern Alberta Bikers’ Teddy Bear Ride, their stuffie stockpile [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Albertans are concerned about the constant changes in the healthcare system, says Friends of Medicare, whose latest set of town halls have seen hundreds of worried citizens. Friends of Medicare are holding town halls in communities across the province, traveling with Paul Parks, an emergency physician from [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Alberta’s New Democrats are introducing legislation to crack down on conflicts of interest and tighten rules around gifts and political influence, through Bill 202: the Conflicts of Interest (Ethical Governance) Amendment Act. During a news conference ahead of the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, Opposition leader Naheed Nenshi said it is time [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) is spearheading a campaign this year to recognize November as Runaway Prevention Month. The national campaign focuses attention on prevention, education, and community support for runaway and at-risk youth. The Missing Children Society of Canada was established in 1986 to help return missing children [...] Read More »

Scott Sakatch Lethbridge Herald Editor One of the guiding principles of journalism is that, when it comes to government, watch what they do, not what they say. That old aphorism has been on my mind quite a bit in the last 10 days or so since the UCP government passed Bill 2 to force striking [...] Read More »

An RCMP adjudicator has found three B.C constables failed to treat people with respect and courtesy when they posted racist, sexist and homophobic comments in a group chat with other officers and on police computer terminals. Louise Morel found Coquitlam constables Mersad Mesbah, Ian Solven and Philip Dick violated the RCMP code and displayed discreditable [...] Read More »

HALIFAX — A judge has approved one of the largest class-action settlements in Nova Scotia history, saying the agreement could see the province paying $32 million to as many as 2,600 residents with disabilities. The award is aimed at compensating mentally and physically disabled residents who for years were wrongly denied social assistance benefits under [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — The name of a founding member of the Hells Angels in Canada has appeared on a new tombstone showcasing the logo of the outlaw biker gang at a parish cemetery on Montreal’s South Shore. On Thursday afternoon, a worker engraved the name Normand Labelle “Billy” on the large, black tombstone in St-Basile-le-Grand, Que., [...] Read More »

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her government’s move to quickly pass back-to-work legislation invoking the notwithstanding clause, saying democracy is when elected officials make decisions — not the courts. The government passed the law last week to end a three-week teachers strike, saying the growing toll on more than 740,000 students demanded action. Smith [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney came close to telling a Bay Street audience today that he will secure a new pipeline for Alberta, offering his strongest endorsement yet of the idea. During an address to the Canadian Club Toronto this afternoon Carney told the audience not worry because “we’re on the pipeline stuff” without [...] Read More »