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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Coaldale Public Library has been awarded some hardware for a community initiative. Back in November 2024, the library launched the skating library which offers 100 pairs of free skates for all ages and skills levels.  As a result, the library was awarded a Minister’s Award for [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Saskatchewan based songwriter, producer, and label founder, Blake Berglund is coming to Lethbridge Dec. 6 along with Lachlan Neville, whom he has mentored and guided through his debut album, as part of their “Trouble with the Truth” tour.  Known for his independent approach to country music, Berglund has built a career [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Two policies may be updated to make the City more film friendly and transition the Historic Places Advisory Committee into an Administrative Committee, after passing unanimously at the first Governance Standing Policy Committee (SPC) of the new city council term Thursday . The Parkland and Roadway Special [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The City of Lethbridge and Lethbridge Police Services are warning residents of the damage unregulated electric dirt bikes are causing to the river valley and the safety risk that they pose for those walking the trails.  Sergeant Ryan Darroch with the Downtown Policing Unit said Friday that in recent months, police [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The City of Lethbridge and Lethbridge Police Services are warning residents of the damage unregulated electric dirt bikes are causing to the river valley and the safety risk that they pose for those walking the trails.  Sergeant Ryan Darroch with the Downtown Policing Unit said Friday that in recent months, police [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Polytechnique Montréal is expanding its scholarship program honouring the 14 women who were killed at the engineering school 36 years ago. The Order of the White Rose scholarship was established in 2014 and had previously only been awarded to one female engineering student in Canada per year. This year, new donors have stepped [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — AIDS activists are calling on the Liberals to stick with a Trudeau government promise to reform the laws on HIV disclosure, and to get Canada’s efforts to end the pandemic back on track. The HIV Network Legal Network says Canada’s stalled progress on preventing new HIV cases — especially among Indigenous people in [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will name a new minister of culture and identity this afternoon. Steven Guilbeault, the previous culture minister, quit cabinet on Thursday to protest Ottawa’s new pact with Alberta on a proposed pipeline. Guilbeault previously served as environment minister in Justin Trudeau’s government. During a previous stint as heritage minister, [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — The mayor of Montreal is announcing new measures to help the city’s homeless population survive the winter. Soraya Martinez Ferrada says Montreal will open 500 new spaces in warming shelters by Christmas. She also says the city is forming a crisis unit that will meet weekly to respond to emerging needs of the [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… New HIV prevention guidelines say doctors should not be ‘gatekeeping’ PrEP A coalition of doctors across Canada is releasing a new guideline for prescribing medications that can prevent HIV infection, with a strong focus on increasing the promotion [...] Read More »