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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Glow Lethbridge comes back for its third season with A Fairytale Christmas theme from Nov. 14 to Dec. 31 and with it, lower prices to make it more affordable for families to attend.  Paul Kingsmith, director of event development with Excite Lethbridge, says that whether people have been to Glow Lethbridge [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The unofficial results of the City Council contest of the Municipal Election 2025, show aRyan Wolfe, Al Beeber, and Rufa Doria as the three new members joining the team.  Ryan Wolfe, who also ran for council in the 2021 municipal election said it was great to receive the support from the [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Naheed Nenshi says he’s ready to enter the fall legislative session that begins today – his first as leader of Alberta’s Opposition – and to fight for priorities that actually matter to Albertans. Over the summer, Nenshi and other NDP MLAs travelled across the province to listen [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido Guzman Lethbridge Herald Blaine Hyggen had some strong words for online commenters Wednesday during his first news conference as the re-elected mayor of Lethbridge.  “You wouldn’t believe the threats, etc. that come out online, physical, talking about your family or fellow colleagues. Lethbridge can do so much better, and it needs to do [...] Read More »

Lethbridge Herald The Alberta government is introducing winter rules for utilities that will prevent people from being left out in the cold and dark. Until April 15, the winter rules are in effect which means residential electrical services can’t be disconnected by retailers. And starting  Nov. 15, natural gas services won’t be allowed to be [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Quebec residents paid more than $10 million out of pocket to receive health care in other provinces last year. Unlike other provinces, Quebec has opted not to adopt reciprocal billing agreements with other jurisdictions for most medical services. That means Quebecers travelling outside the province have to pay for health care upfront and [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal minister in charge of Canada Post says recent changes to the Crown corporation’s mandate are not aimed at reducing any service to rural and remote communities where the post office is a considered a lifeline. Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound announced significant changes to the company’s mandate last month as the government [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canada’s ambassador to Mexico says U.S. President Donald Trump has “unrealistic” expectations about going it alone to build vehicles without North American inputs. Cameron MacKay tells the Senate foreign-affairs committee that “it’s simply not possible for the United States to make cars all by itself, in the near term.” The Trump administration has [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — Two British Columbia First Nations are taking the federal government to court to quash a decision approving the Ksi Lisims floating natural-gas facility and marine export terminal. The Lax Kw’alaams Band and the Metlakatla First Nation filed separate judicial reviews in Federal Court earlier this month, alleging the Minister of Environment and Climate [...] Read More »

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are both predicting the Toronto Blue Jays will win the World Series in six games, though so far neither has plans to attend in person. Ford said at the end of a press conference Thursday at a nuclear plant with Carney that he would be watching [...] Read More »