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By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Police have upgraded the charges against 56-year-old Joseph Cameron Brewster, from impaired driving causing bodily harm, to impaired driving causing death, after a 78-year-old male succumbed to his injuries.  On March 2 just before 4 p.m., police responded to a report of a pedestrian collision at the intersection of [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Darrell Mathews provided a presentation on Provincial Budget Impacts during Tuesday’s City Council meeting, for information only.  During the meeting, before Mathews gave his presentation, Mayor Blaine Hyggen explained that the budget is not passed until March 31 and things can change.   “For clarity, [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With the Home, Garden & Leisure Show just around the corner, exhibitors were busy Tuesday morning getting their displays set up in anticipation of welcoming attendees Thursday through Saturday.  One of them was the Southern Alberta Rock Garden and Landscaping Ltd. A company that has taken part in the Home, [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald Life takes resilience, especially when it gives you unexpected curveballs like the one it gave Ryan Straschnitzki, who was one of the few survivors of the Humboldt Broncos Hockey team crash in 2018. Despite becoming paralyzed from the chest down, he has not given up hope [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald After a recent string of fires across the city,  including an early-morning blaze that damaged two downtown businesses, Lethbridge’s chief fire marshal is urging residents and business owners to reduce the opportunities for fires to start in the first place. Speaking to reporters on Monday at Fire Hall No. 1, [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Five gun control advocacy groups have told the RCMP they’re “alarmed and disappointed” the force has not yet disclosed basic information about the models and legal status of the firearms used in the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting. In response, the RCMP has said the information is subject to an active investigation — [...] Read More »

CALGARY — An oil market expert says the supply jolt triggered by war raging in the Middle East underscores why it’s important for countries — including Canada — to keep energy stored in reserve in case of emergency. Rory Johnston, author of the Commodity Context newsletter, says the International Energy Agency’s stipulation that only net [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives have nominated candidates in two of the three byelections set for April 13. Adrienne Charles, who ran for the Tories in last spring’s election, will once again be on the ballot in Terrebonne, Que. That byelection was ordered after the Supreme Court annulled the Liberals’ single-vote win over the Bloc [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — A winter storm is sweeping across Central Canada and headed toward the Atlantic region, bringing a mix of heavy rain, freezing rain or significant snowfall depending on the region. In Toronto, police said flooding had been reported in North York, East York, and Scarborough, and officers warned motorists to exercise caution while driving. [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Quebec’s police watchdog says it has submitted its report to the prosecutor’s office into the killing of a 15-year-old boy by Longueuil police last September. Nooran Rezayi was shot dead by police on Montreal’s South Shore after officers responded to a 911 call about a group of allegedly armed youth in a residential [...] Read More »