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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter All it takes is a simple summer job or student opportunity to change the outlook of someone’s career path. For Farming Smarter, several former summer students have gone onto careers in agriculture, whether continuing with the organization or elsewhere in the industry. Executive Director Ken Coles says [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Lethbridge Musical Theatre is ready to raise the curtain on its version of a Hans Christian Anderson fairytale. From Oct. 23 to Nov. 1, LMT will present “Once Upon a Mattress,” its version of Anderson’s classic “The Princess and the Pea.” The production is directed by Laurie [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Public Interest Alberta has raised concerns about the Mintz Report, which includes 11 recommendations to help improve post-secondary education within Alberta. Last week, Bradley Lafortune, executive director for Public Interest Alberta, visited students and faculty of the University of Lethbridge as well as community members to have [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter More than 300 University of Lethbridge students, adorned in caps and gowns, gathered Saturday in the Co-op Centre for Sport & Wellness for the 2025 Fall Convocation. The celebration marks more than the end of studies—it was a celebration of perseverance, pride and the countless personal stories [...] Read More »

Anna Smith Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In the home stretch of signature collection, petition originator and former deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk stopped to rally with volunteers in Medicine Hat. Lukaszuk has spent the past month on the road, visiting different centres to help collect signatures for the Forever Canadian petition and to [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Tax cuts hurt Ottawa’s fiscal position: report A new analysis of federal finances ahead of the much-anticipated fall budget argues Ottawa’s fiscal position was made worse by its decision to drop counter-tariffs and cut income taxes. Desjardins deputy [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A new analysis of federal finances ahead of the much-anticipated fall budget argues Ottawa’s fiscal position was made worse by its decision to drop counter-tariffs and cut income taxes. Desjardins deputy chief economist Randall Bartlett says in a new outlook published ahead of the Nov. 4 federal budget that Ottawa’s deficit is likely [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — India’s new envoy to Canada rejected Foreign Minister Anita Anand’s claim that New Delhi has agreed to restore Canada’s full complement of diplomats. Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Patnaik said Ottawa must first resolve delays in accrediting his diplomatic staff in Canada. “It’s a reciprocal trust,” Patnaik told The Canadian Press in an interview [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The five official candidates for the federal NDP leadership will get their first chance to sell themselves to party members at a forum in Ottawa on Wednesday evening. The forum is being hosted by the Canadian Labour Congress and will see CLC president Bea Bruske hold one-on-one discussions with each of the candidates. [...] Read More »

HALIFAX — Organizers behind a plan to establish North America’s first coastal refuge for captive whales say the Nova Scotia government has granted them approval to start construction on the province’s eastern shore. The U.S.-based Whale Sanctuary Project says Premier Tim Houston’s cabinet has approved a recommendation to grant the organization a 20-year lease for [...] Read More »