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 By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Spanish Bilingual Education Association (SBEA) is inviting members of the community who are interested in having their children learn Spanish as a second language, to join them at the West Coulee Station Elementary School for an open house.  The SBEA is a volunteer parent group formed by families who [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald- Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In 2025 the Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre, which is now known as Excite Lethbridge ,saw major developments including an organizational split from the Agricultural Society, record attendance for Whoop-Up Days, a surge in diverse events held there and increased revenue, all contributing to a fantastic [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald  Nathan Neudorf, MLA for Lethbridge East says 2025 has been a great year with many accomplishments for his constituency. Some highlights include three new schools being built, two of them are nearly completed, significant funding for water and wastewater treatments. He adds that Lethbridge has also received [...] Read More »

By Nathan Reiter Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald It’s been three decades since southern Alberta faced the fury of the Oldman River in June 1995, but anyone who lived through it remembers the experience in vivid detail. The flood was caused by heavy rain in the area. The city of Lethbridge saw 55 mm [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido- Guzman Lethbridge Herald When reflecting upon 2025, Lethbridge West MLA Rob Miyashiro said his first year in the role was great and he was excited to represent his constituents in the Legislative Assembly.  Miyashiro said he is confident that when people look back on what happened at the Legislative Assembly in 2025, [...] Read More »

TORONTO — Canada’s Foreign Affairs minister says the government is calling on “all parties” to respect international law after a shocking U.S. military operation overnight in Venezuela that saw the capture of the country’s president. U.S. military forces extracted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from Caracas early Saturday morning and flew [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal government proposes fining people and organizations up to $1 million for failing to comply with the requirements of its planned foreign influence transparency registry. Newly published draft regulations are another step toward establishing the registry, which was set out in legislation passed in 2024 as part of a package of measures [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has so far put a heavy emphasis on stricter crime policies, tabling three justice bills in the fall sitting of Parliament. They incorporate a long list of Criminal Code amendments, from making bail tougher to obtain to imposing mandatory minimum and consecutive sentencing to creating new offences relating [...] Read More »

An Air India pilot was arrested at Vancouver International Airport last week as he was preparing for a flight, with Transport Canada warning the airline that it faced loss of its flight authorizations if it did not comply with rules about alcohol consumption. Transport Canada said in a statement that the incident took place on [...] Read More »

RICHMOND — An Air India pilot was arrested at Vancouver International Airport last week as he was preparing for a flight, with Transport Canada citing alcohol rules in its confirmation of the incident. Transport Canada says the incident took place on Dec. 23, and it will engage with Air India and Indian aviation authorities to [...] Read More »