January 15th, 2026
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  • BILD Lethbridge to offer complimentary Show booths to non-profit organizations

    By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald   Building Industry & Land Development Association (BILD) Lethbridge Region recently announced a new program offering complimentary booth space to non-profit and charitable organizations at the Southern Alberta Home, Garden & Leisure Show.  This year the show will take place from March 12 to March 14, and BILD Executive Officer [...] Read More »

    16 hours ago
  • Mission in action : Nokoowaayi delivers safety and comfort

    By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald Construction of My Home Nokoowaayi, a 30-unit supportive housing complex on Stafford Drive North, was completed in September 2025 with the goal of giving stable, recovery‑oriented housing and support services for vulnerable adults who need help with daily living and long‑term stability. The first tenants began moving [...] Read More »

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  • Flu season not over, officials warn

    By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Vivien Suttorp, announced that the province’s significant wave of influenza A had likely peaked with key indicators such as test positivity, case counts and hospitalizations beginning to decline.  During a Jan. 13 briefing, Suttorp said the dominant strain circulating during [...] Read More »

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  • Lack of action on Neudorf’s recall draws concern from organization

    By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative reporter- Lethbridge Herald A grassroots organization, AB. Resistance, has been helping organizers of recall petitions understand the rules of a recall and are saying they are deeply concerned with the lack of action with MLA Lethbridge East Nathan Neudorf’s recall. What began as a way to encourage people to [...] Read More »

    19 hours ago
  • LPS seeking witness after offender was re-arrested

    By Alejandro Pulido- Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Police re-arrested 50-year-old Skye Atoa for breaching the conditions of a release order approximately half an hour after his release from custody. According to Lethbridge Police, upon his release, Atoa was required to go to a court-ordered residence, but after being dropped off at the location he made [...] Read More »

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National News

  • Mother of children missing for eight months accuses partner of abuse: documents

    HALIFAX — The mother of two Nova Scotia children reported missing more than eight months ago alleges in newly unsealed court documents that her common-law partner was sometimes physically abusive and hurt her. The police documents, filed to support applications for search warrants, include unproven allegations and excerpts from interviews with the children’s mother, Malehya [...] Read More »

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  • Quebec economy minister considering bid to replace departing François Legault

    MONTREAL — One day after Quebec Premier François Legault said he would resign ahead of the October election, at least one high-profile minister has come out publicly to say she is considering a bid to replace him. Speaking to reporters in the Montreal area, Economy Minister Christine Fréchette said, “I can see that my name [...] Read More »

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  • B.C. and feds sign lumber understanding with China, as province looks beyond U.S.

    British Columbia’s Forests Ministry has entered into a memorandum of understanding with China on modern wood construction, a development that the province hopes will bolster the provincial lumber sector as it seeks alternatives to the U.S. market. The five-year, non-binding agreement with the Chinese government also involves the Canadian federal Department of Natural Resources and [...] Read More »

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  • Eby touts mining, energy projects on India tour, dismisses Bishnoi gang report

    MUMBAI — British Columbia Premier David Eby says Indian companies and the delegation he is leading in the subcontinent have been holding “extensive discussions” about access to the province’s mining and energy sectors. Eby, whose six-day trip to India wraps up Saturday, says the Indian firms they’ve been meeting with want the government’s help in [...] Read More »

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  • Photo Gallery: Carney declares ‘new era’ in Canada-China ties

    Canada is entering a “new era of relations” with China and the stage is set for talks on ways the two countries can be “strategic partners,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday. The prime minister made the comments as he was welcomed in Beijing by the second and third most powerful figures in China’s political [...] Read More »

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