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By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald The Playgoers of Lethbridge are coming in hot with Burn, a darkly funny psychological thriller by Canadian playwright John Muggleton, opening today at the Sterndale Bennett Theatre. Directed by Henry Ross Jacobs, the production marks the Playgoers’ first show of the year and promises an intimate [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald On a recent Saturday at the Lethbridge Public Library’s Crossings Branch, the usual hush of the Friends Place Meeting Room was replaced with laughter, stretching and a roomful of teddy bears attempting downward dog. Parents and children rolled out yoga mats side by side for Teddy Bear [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald After pleading not guilty to all charges last week, Skye Atoa’s case was back in court Monday morning, where his appearance was waved by his lawyer Richard Muenz.  A trial date for the matters related to an incident that took place in October 2025, which were laid in December 2025 [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With February being recognized as Heart Health Month, this provides an opportunity to highlight the importance of improving access to care closer to home, and to do just that, the Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation is taking part of the Bringing Hearts Home Campaign.  CEO Crystal Elliott shared they have received [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald   With a near-capacity audience filling the room for its regular Thursday meeting, the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs heard how open land west of the Oldman River could help shape Lethbridge’s future for decades to come. The packed crowd gathered to hear Trevor Lewington [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Liberals have named New Democratic provincial politician Doly Begum as their candidate for Scarborough Southwest following the resignation on Monday of longtime MP Bill Blair. Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced Blair will become Canada’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom this spring. Begum has represented Scarborough for the provincial New Democratic [...] Read More »

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says her government will withhold funding for new judicial appointments in Alberta if the federal government doesn’t give the province a say on who is picked. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney more than a week ago, Smith says the appointment process for judges needs reform. She says [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon says he will not interfere with the work of regulators after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to decertify Canadian-built planes unless the government green-lights Gulfstream business jets. MacKinnon says Canadian regulators have a decades-long history of co-operation with their American counterparts, and that recent talks with manufacturers have clarified [...] Read More »

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says her government will withhold funding for new judicial appointments in Alberta until the federal government gives the province a say on who is picked. More coming. The Canadian Press[...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say a doctor has been charged for allegedly sexually assaulting two teenage girls who were his patients, and there may be more victims involved. Vancouver police say the charges come after a multi-year investigation beginning in March 2023, when they learned of a 17-year-old girl who had allegedly been assaulted [...] Read More »