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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 »

OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has confirmed she will join Prime Minister Carney at a vigil Friday to honour the victims of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Nine people died in the shooting on Tuesday at a home and school in the town of about 2,700 people in northeastern British Columbia. The [...] Read More »

TORONTO — A defence lawyer representing businessman Frank Stronach in his Toronto sexual assault trial is suggesting a complainant’s narrative of what happened has evolved with time. Leora Shemesh is continuing to cross-examine the first of seven complainants expected to testify in the trial, which began Thursday after more than a week of delay. The [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has begun hearing arguments on whether to overturn the results of last spring’s federal election in the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne. Julius Grey, the lawyer representing defeated Bloc Québécois candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné, told the nine justices today that they must ensure the right person is sitting in the [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the constitutionality of a pandemic-related restriction that curbed travel for public health reasons. A 2020 order from Newfoundland and Labrador’s chief medical officer limited the circumstances in which non-residents could enter the province due to COVID-19. Nova Scotia resident Kimberley Taylor went to court after being [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Governor General Mary Simon confirmed she will join Prime Minister Carney at a vigil to the victims of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. on Friday night. Nine people died in the shooting on Tuesday at a home and school in the town of about 2,700 people in northeastern British Columbia. Carney [...] Read More »