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By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald   Critics of Alberta’s Bill 12 say it is unclear how the legislation improves the lives of people relying on the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) program. Disability advocates warn the bill could reduce benefits, remove protections and impose stricter eligibility rules, creating financial [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido- Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Police have charged a 44-year-old Audrey Rae Small Legs with arson in connection with a grass fire that burned an area of the coulees near the Mountain View Cemetery earlier this week.   Lethbridge Police and Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services responded to reports of a grass fire near [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald With the new year in full swing, many people are focusing on their budgets, especially following weeks of increased spending over the holidays. While creating a budget is important, Chris Hotton, instructor in the School of Business at Lethbridge Polytechnic says it’s important that the data [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald   Building Industry & Land Development Association (BILD) Lethbridge Region recently announced a new program offering complimentary booth space to non-profit and charitable organizations at the Southern Alberta Home, Garden & Leisure Show.  This year the show will take place from March 12 to March 14, and BILD Executive Officer [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald Construction of My Home Nokoowaayi, a 30-unit supportive housing complex on Stafford Drive North, was completed in September 2025 with the goal of giving stable, recovery‑oriented housing and support services for vulnerable adults who need help with daily living and long‑term stability. The first tenants began moving [...] Read More »

BEIJING — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has reached a deal with China to allow tens of thousands of Chinese electric vehicles into the country in exchange for lower canola duties. He billed his first such trade deal since taking office as a “preliminary but landmark” one to remove trade barriers and reduce tariffs. [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Carney reaches ‘landmark’ tariff-quota deal with China on EVs, canola Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has reached a deal with China to allow tens of thousands of Chinese electric vehicles into the country in exchange for lower [...] Read More »

RICHMOND — Victoria fisherman Bob Fraumeni is used to the challenges of the sea, having worked on fishing boats since he was 12 years old. But there was little he could do to salvage his haul of herring last week when “hundreds of sea lions” piled into the nets in the Northumberland Channel, close to [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Immigrants are more likely than those born in Canada to identify things like respect for human rights and gender equality as “shared Canadian values,” say survey results in briefing notes prepared for Immigration Minister Lena Diab. The survey results — part of a package assembled for the minister when she took over the [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal is set to rule today on whether it was reasonable for the Liberal government to use the Emergencies Act four years ago to quell protests in the national capital and at key border points. For about three weeks in January and February 2022, downtown Ottawa was filled with [...] Read More »