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By Alejandra Pulido- Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Police Service and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Police Service have welcomed new officers to their families.  Eight officers graduated from the Lethbridge Polytechnic Police Cadet Training program Thursday, with seven of them joining the Lethbridge Police Service and one joining the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Visitors stepping into a new exhibition at the Galt Museum & Archives may find themselves following the curves of a river across the floor. A floor decal winds through the gallery like the Oldman River itself, guiding visitors from display to display. Along the way markers introduce words from the [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald Friends of Medicare says they believe the implementation of Bill 11 will introduce an American style two-tier healthcare system to Alberta and are currently gathering signatures for a petition to table at the legislature during the spring session. Chris Galloway, executive director of Friends of Medicare, says [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Bringing Hearts Home Campaign received a $500,000 donation from Witdouck Farms, a fourth-generation southern Alberta producers Thursday.  Crystal Elliott, CEO of the Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation Crystal Elliott said the agricultural community understands generational responsibility.  “The Witdouck family’s leadership reflects the strength and heart of southern Alberta. Their generosity [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald West Coulee Station Elementary School hosted their inaugural “Latin Grammy” ceremony Wednesday night to celebrate Latin American music, giving students an opportunity to not only improve their Spanish skills, but also to learn about the various music genres involved in Latin American culture.  Students from all grades showcased their talents [...] Read More »

ABBOTSFORD — One of three suspects in the alleged home-invasion murders of an Abbotsford, B.C., couple conducted “exceptionally damning” Google searches about punishment of murderers in Canada after media reports of the deaths, a Crown prosecutor said in closing submissions Friday. Crown lawyer William Dorsey said the searches extracted from Abhijeet Singh’s cellphone showed he [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — A forensic expert has told a hearing into the 2015 police-involved death of Myles Gray that not much could be concluded from a toxicology report regarding his behaviour, that Vancouver officers have previously described as “animalistic” and “superhuman.” Toxicologist Dr. Aaron Shapiro with B.C.’s Provincial Toxicology Centre told the hearing Friday the results [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON — Canada’s new chief trade negotiator to the United States met her American counterpart in Washington on Friday as Ottawa sought to steady the bilateral relationship ahead of a review of the critical continental trade pact. Janice Charette was joined by Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Canada’s newly-appointed Ambassador to the United States [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection will not be able to immediately begin issuing refunds for President Donald Trump’s tariffs that were struck down by the Supreme Court. In a filing to court today, Brandon Lord, a senior official in U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s trade office, says the department hopes to have a [...] Read More »

ABBOTSFORD — A Crown prosecutor says a large body of circumstantial evidence has established the case of first-degree murder against three young men on trial for the violent slaying of an Abbotsford, B.C., couple at their home in the city in 2022. Arnold and Joanne De Jong were found dead that May and Gurkaran Singh, [...] Read More »