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Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The federal government is being called upon to adopt a “Buy Canadian” advertising policy. Several Canadian media associations are asking Ottawa to set aside a minimum 25 per cent of the federal advertising budget to support news  media in this country. Those associations include the Alberta Weekly Newspaper Association and News Media [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta’s expert panel on post-secondary institution funding has delivered its final report to the minister of education. The report includes 11 recommendations to modernize and strengthen the post-secondary system within the province. Some notable experts on the panel include chairman Jack Mintz, who also serves as the [...] Read More »

Lethbridge Herald A 47-year-old man from Calgary is facing charges in connection with an incident where multiple pedestrians were struck by a vehicle at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena parking lot.  On Friday evening at approximately 6:30 p.m., Lethbridge police and EMS responded to numerous 911 calls reporting that a vehicle had struck multiple pedestrians and narrowly [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Lethbridge County is taking a step towards making payments more convenient for their residents. The county launched the new MyCounty online platform earlier this week. The new platform allows residents to access a variety of services online rather than having to make a phone call or an [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter BROCKET – The Piikani Nation is the latest recipient of Our Healthbox, a free vending machine that provides free HIV self-tests, Naloxone anti-overdose kits as well as other harm reduction and sexual health products. Our Healthbox currently serves 17 communities across the country and was created in [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says India has agreed to readmit a full cohort of Canadian diplomats, a year after New Delhi forced Ottawa to send most of its envoys home. Anand met Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior Indian officials, who invited her to be the first Canadian cabinet minister [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Alberta teachers, province set to meet for first time since strike began last week The union representing Alberta teachers and the provincial government’s bargaining committee are set to meet today for the first time since a provincewide strike [...] Read More »

TORONTO — Marineland’s crumbling infrastructure, staffing shortage and lack of resources have created dangerous conditions for its belugas and they should be moved immediately, a fired beluga trainer says. Kristy Burgess, who worked at the Niagara Falls, Ont., park when a young beluga was put down in February, said Marineland’s threat to euthanize all 30 [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is in India, marking the first visit by a Canadian cabinet minister after two years of diplomatic strain. Anand will address media this morning after meeting with her Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi and with plans to meet business leaders in Mumbai. On Monday Anand met [...] Read More »

ST. JOHN’S — Voters in Newfoundland and Labrador head to the polls today to elect their next provincial government. Here are four things to keep an eye on as the results roll in. 1. Will Newfoundland and Labrador voters pass the torch? The Liberals have been in power for a decade in Canada’s easternmost province, [...] Read More »