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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Seniors centres such as the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization (LSCO) are as important now as they’ve ever been in providing a vital community hub for older adults, fostering social connections, promoting health and wellness and offering essential support services.  These centres remain crucial in addressing the evolving [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local journalism Initiative Reporter It was a tremendous recognition for the Perry family farm.  During the first ever PepsiCo Global Farmer Awards in Purchase, New York, the Perrys were given the company’s Farmer of the Year award. The awards had six different categories, including sustainability, next-gen farming, leadership and advisory, heritage [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A confidential draft legislation obtained by the Globe and Mail outlines plans by the Alberta Government to bring two-tier health care to Alberta by allowing physicians to simultaneously work in the private and public sectors. Chris Gallaway, executive director of Friends of Medicare, says Albertans only have [...] Read More »

The Lethbridge Herald Alberta had been been a province for just over two months when the Lethbridge Herald first appeared in November of 1905. Lethbridge was a mining town of about 3,000 people, already being served by the Lethbridge News, which had just begun daily publication after 20 years as a weekly paper.  Two Cranbrook [...] Read More »

Scott Sakatch Herald Editor Whenever I speak with Herald readers about the paper, at some point the discussion usually turns to the Roasts and Toasts section of our Reader Forum page. Love it or hate it, there’s no arguing with the fact that it’s very well read. But after almost a year as the Herald’s [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says a federal prisoner can challenge a refusal to reclassify them to a lower-security facility through a habeas corpus hearing before a judge to determine if a detention is lawful. In a 6-3 ruling today, the top court says continuing a more restrictive form of confinement, instead of [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Saab CEO Micael Johansson says his company’s plan to set up shop in Canada to build fighter jets will depend largely on whether Ottawa buys its Gripen aircraft. Johansson tells The Canadian Press it “doesn’t really make sense” to build the aircraft in a country that isn’t buying the jets, which are designed [...] Read More »

LAVAL — A 13-year-old girl died Thursday evening after she was struck by a school bus moments after she had exited the vehicle in Montreal’s northern suburb. Erika Landry, a spokesperson for Laval police, says emergency vehicles were called to an intersection in the Ste-Rose district around 5:40 p.m. She says the girl died on [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canada will contribute just over $1 billion over the next three years to the Global Fund to fight infectious diseases in the world’s poorest countries. Cindy Termorshuizen, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s personal representative for the G20 summit in South Africa, made the announcement today in Johannesburg ahead of Carney’s arrival at the summit. [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu said he’s witnessed a sea change in interest for Canadian exports headed outside the United States amid the ongoing tariff war with the U.S. Sidhu told The Canadian Press that in more than a decade working in the private sector as a customs broker, the focus for private [...] Read More »