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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 — Conservative health critic Dan Mazier said Thursday he intends to ask for a committee investigation to find out how the Public Health Agency of Canada lost more than $20-million worth of pharmaceutical products from the national emergency stockpile. The loss was mentioned as a single line item in the 2025 public accounts, the [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Government records show the federal government spent more than $19 billion on external professional and special services in 2024-25 — an increase of almost $2 billion since last year and of about $8.5 billion since 2020. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat says the increase in spending on professional and special services is [...] Read More »

DUNCAN — A B.C. Supreme Court judge says self-defence rules that allow people to arm themselves against an intruder can also include situations where someone refuses to leave after initially being welcomed. The ruling comes in the “tragic” case of a B.C. man acquitted of manslaughter by a jury in July, after he accidentally stabbed [...] Read More »

TERRACE, B.C. — The federal government on Thursday announced the latest batch of major building projects to be considered for fast-tracking under legislation passed in June, focused entirely on critical minerals and energy. The new list includes a hydroelectric project in Nunavut, the Crawford nickel mine in northern Ontario, the Nouveau Monde graphite mine in [...] Read More »

BURNABY — The British Columbia General Employees’ Union says its members have voted to ratify an agreement with the provincial government, marking the “official end” to a strike that lasted eight weeks. The union says in a statement that 79 per cent of members participated in the vote, and 89 per cent voted in favour [...] Read More »