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By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald St. Kateri Elementary School, which is set to be ready in January 2027, has officially acquired its inaugural Principal, Meghan Calder. She will assume her role in August.  “It’s always exciting to be part of something that’s new and different. So, I’m looking forward to being part of the end [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald  The Building Industry & Land Development Association (BILD) and Meibel Consulting announced Thursday the 2026 Southern Alberta Home, Garden & Leisure Show will take place from March 12 to 14 at the Lethbridge Trade and Convention Centre.  Executive Officer of BILD Lethbridge Region Bridget Mearns said the Southern Alberta Home, [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald  If someone else is telling your story, Don McIntyre says it’s time to speak — and to speak loudly. The Indigenous governance expert and professor of business management challenged a Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA) audience to rethink ideas many assume are long buried — Manifest Destiny, imperialism, [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge ensembles and folk artist John Wort Hannam bring song and community together in a heartfelt fundraiser for local food banks. On Friday night, the vaulted ceilings of Southminster United Church will fill with harmony — and with purpose. If Music Be the Food of Love, the annual benefit concert [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald After being closed for over a decade, St. Patrick’s Church re-opened in March 2023 to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and almost 600 people filled its pews.  Although, the church has been opened with limited usage, many have hoped one day the church will re-open for weekly Sunday mass and the [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Charles Milliard was acclaimed leader of the Quebec Liberal Party on Friday, replacing Pablo Rodriguez who resigned in December after just six months in the role. The party has been facing a political crisis involving allegations of vote-buying and reimbursed donations in the 2025 leadership race. Here’s a look at Milliard, a member [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — The Quebec Liberals have acclaimed 46-year-old Charles Milliard as their new leader, forgoing the need for a second leadership race in less than one year. With no other candidate accepted by the party, the Liberals formally announced Milliard as the new leader shortly after today’s application deadline. Milliard is a member of the [...] Read More »

TUMBLER RIDGE — Mounties in the small community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., describe arriving to a chaotic scene at the local high school. Fire alarms were going off and someone shouted out a window to officers: “the suspect is upstairs.” “They entered the school, immediately went to the stairwell, proceeded to go up the stairwell, [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON — Democrats say they have launched an investigation into U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to stall the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House oversight committee, says in a news release that Trump’s social media post on Monday came hours after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade is leading a large delegation to Mexico next week as Ottawa looks to diversify its trade links in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and threats to abandon a critical continental trade pact. Dominic LeBlanc will be in Mexico from Sunday to Friday with hundreds [...] Read More »