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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Employees of the Town of Coaldale have submitted an unfair labour practice complaint against the town. The employees, who are represented by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) have been locked out by the town since Sept. 6.  In an interview with the Herald, AUPE Legal [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Biochemistry is considered a very challenging subject due to its complex, interdisciplinary subject matter that combines advanced biology and chemistry, a heavy workload, and rigorous lab components. Success requires strong analytical skills, excellent time management, and a solid foundation in mathematics. The competitive environment and the sheer [...] Read More »

Lethbridge Herald A major building on the University of Lethbridge campus will have a new name. The University’s Centre for Sports & Wellness will now be known as the Co-op Centre for Sport & Wellness thanks to a new 25-year, $4.25 million partnership between the University, South Country and Federated Co-op. “This is one of [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Food Bank continues to help families of school-age children during the teacher’s strike through its Mindful Munchies Program, by providing a nutritious lunch and snack that kids would otherwise have eaten at school.  Valerie Lazicki, executive director of the Lethbridge Food Bank Society, says instead of delivering the lunches [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Police have charged a Calgary man with attempted murder after multiple pedestrians were struck and injured by a vehicle on Friday in the Visitlethbridge.com arena parking lot.  Staff Sgt. Ashlin Snowdon, in charge of the Criminal Investigation Section, told media Tuesday that on Oct. 10 at approximately 6:30 p.m., police [...] Read More »

EDMONTON — Alberta’s government says it expected to receive a final report Wednesday from the investigation into allegations of corruption over health contracts, but it won’t be immediately released. Former Manitoba judge Raymond Wyant was hired in March to review multimillion-dollar contracts for children’s medication and for surgeries by for-profit providers. At an unrelated news [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Federal Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says financial relief is coming soon for Canada’s tariff-struck softwood lumber sector. The minister says the government will provide funding through banks, backstopped by the Business Development Bank of Canada, in the “coming days.” While the vast majority of Canadian trade with the U.S. is exempted from tariffs [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Young workers in Canada are facing an increasingly bleak jobs market — and the federal Conservatives and Liberals are at odds over how the government could help. Unemployment rose to 14.7 per cent for youth aged 15 to 24 in September, Statistics Canada said Friday. That’s a 15-year high outside the pandemic years. [...] Read More »

KELOWNA — Airports in Kelowna and Victoria have confirmed their public information systems were hacked on Tuesday, after social media posts depicted pro-Hamas messages on flight information screens and chants being played on public-announcement systems. Kelowna International Airport says some flights were delayed after the hack on Tuesday, when the posts showed terminal screens displaying [...] Read More »

SEATTLE — Lloyd Johnston and Shaun Funk arrived in Seattle from Vancouver by train today wearing rival baseball caps but the two friends say they’re only a “little conflicted.” Johnston, with the Jays’ cap, and Funk, wearing the Mariners hat, say taking the train was easier than driving, finding it a relaxing journey that avoided [...] Read More »