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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Everyone has a place at the table and by 5:20 p.m. Tuesday evening, a substantial supper crowd had gathered at McKillop United Church on the South Side, visiting and conversing at their tables while waiting for the dinner to be served at McKillop’s weekly community supper. The [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With the weather slowly but surely changing into wintery cold, Sock it to ‘Em is back for its 25th year to help those in need get socks to keep their feet warm.  What started as a way to help students in need have socks during the winter months, after Gail Petrie [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of features on the three new members of city council elected in the Oct. 20 municipal election. After spending 38 years as a reporter and editor for the Lethbridge Herald (plus another seven at other newspapers before that) Al Beeber sent in [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter With the holiday season just around the corner, the Friends of Lethbridge Public Library have announced their next book sale, the Pre-Holiday $5 Bag Sale on Nov.22-23 at the Main Branch. Funds from this sale will support special projects, programming, and services for both LPL branches. “With [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Blood Tribe First Responders along with other community members traded their everyday footwear for a dazzling pair of heels to bring awareness to domestic violence. November is recognized as Family Violence Prevention Month across Alberta. For the last 12 years, Kainai Women’s Wellness Lodge has hosted the [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canadian Security Intelligence Service director Dan Rogers warns that spies from China and Russia have a significant interest in Canada’s Arctic and those developing its potential. In a speech today on threats facing Canada, Rogers says it’s no surprise that CSIS has seen foreign intelligence collection efforts in the region targeting both governments [...] Read More »

SURREY — Police in British Columbia say they have dismantled a local operation involved in global cybercrime activity that used malicious software. Mounties say Canadian police along with international agencies have succeeded in dismantling software and online infrastructure used to steal data from personal devices around the world. They says a main suspect was arrested [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Influencers have more reach on five major social media platforms than either news media or politicians, a new report says. The report was released today by the McGill University and University of Toronto-led Media Ecosystem Observatory. It focuses specifically on posts from individuals and institutions on X, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Bluesky. The [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — More than two-thirds of younger Canadians engage with political content from influencers — and influencers have significantly more reach on five major social media platforms than news media outlets or politicians, a new study indicates. A significant portion of the political content Canadians see on the major platforms “comes directly from influencers,” says [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Carney to announce next major projects referrals Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Terrace, B.C., Thursday to announce the next batch of major projects the government is submitting for possible fast-track approval. A senior Ontario government source tells [...] Read More »