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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman LETHBRIDGE HERALD   Senior residents were able to have a Merry Christmas thanks to the Golden Giving Tree program offered by the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization and the helping hand of the Christmas Hope Campaign.  Executive director Kaitlynn Weaver said being part of the Christmas Hope Campaign for the first time was not [...] Read More »

Joe Manio LETHBRIDGE HERALD Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation (CRHF), on behalf of its Board of Directors and the Southern Alberta Cardiac Sciences Advisory Cabinet announced a generous $100,000 donation from Karen and Dr. Troy Basarab to help transform cardiac care in southern Alberta.  Their gift represents another important step forward [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad LETHBRIDGE HERALD Local Journalism Initiative Reporter With theft and other crimes affecting many businesses in the downtown core, the Downtown Policing Unit of Lethbridge Police Service hosted an information seminar yesterday for security personnel, loss prevention officers and business owners to help them understand their rights when dealing with criminal activity. The most [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has concluded its annual Christmas Check Campaign and saw a reduction in impaired drivers compared the previous year. The goal of the Check Stop Campaign is to not only locate and apprehend impaired drivers from the road and also act as [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald- Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Orthodox Christmas, or the Nativity of Jesus, is celebrated on Jan. 7 by many Eastern Orthodox churches that follow the Julian calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar used by most Canadians. For Orthodox Christian communities the later date means the holiday season stretches into January — [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in December. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely because they are based on small statistical samples. Here are the jobless rates last month by city (numbers from the [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in December. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.7 per cent (10.4) _ Prince Edward Island 7.3 per cent (7.7) _ Nova Scotia 6.5 per cent (6.7) _ New Brunswick 6.6 [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s December employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.8 per cent (6.5) Employment rate: 60.9 per cent (60.9) Participation rate: 65.4 per cent (65.1) Number unemployed: 1,550,700 (1,477,800) Number working: 21,143,700 (21,135,500) Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 13.3 per cent (12.8) Men (25 plus) [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says a boost in the number of people looking for work in December drove the unemployment rate higher at the end of the year. The agency says the economy added 8,200 jobs last month with gains concentrated in full-time work. The unemployment rate rose to 6.8 per cent in December from [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Minnesotans continue to grapple with fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis Demonstrations and vigils are expected to continue in Minneapolis today as the community grapples with the fallout from the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and [...] Read More »