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By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald High school students in southern Alberta have the opportunity to experiment when making the biggest decision of their life-what they want to do with the rest of their life, thanks to the brand new Southern Alberta Collegiate Institute (SACI), which held a grand opening on Friday. This [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Super Bowl Sunday has a way of sneaking extra responsibilities onto the calendar. There’s food to prep, screens to arrange, guests to wrangle, and a kitchen that somehow needs cleaning just as the fourth quarter gets interesting. Or, you can let someone else handle it. Across Lethbridge, community pubs and [...] Read More »

By Alejandra-Pulido Guzman Lethbridge Herald The case of Audrey Small Legs, who is charged with arson in relation to a fire that burned through a southside coulee and areas of the Mountain View Cemetery, appeared in court Friday.  A representative of Robin McIntyre, lawyer of Small Legs, appeared in court Friday to apply for McIntyre [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Some restaurants feed people. Others feed memories. For 30 years, Ricky’s All Day Grill (Ricky’s & Famoso) has quietly done both in Lethbridge—serving breakfasts that turned into traditions, after-work meals that stretched into celebrations, and countless everyday moments that became worth remembering. This weekend, the familiar gathering place is marking [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald February is heart health month, and it provides an opportunity for individuals to evaluate how well they are taking care of their heart.  Dr. Sayeh Zielke, lead of the Cardiac Sciences Physician for the Alberta Health Services South Zone, says she believes the heart to be the most important organ [...] Read More »

TORONTO — The Ontario Liberal Party says it will select a new leader on Nov. 21, an announcement that kicks off its third leadership race since 2020. Several politicians, both provincially and federally, have been weighing bids and assembling teams in the background but have been waiting for the date and rules of the upcoming [...] Read More »

CHARLOTTETOWN — Rob Lantz will become the next premier of Prince Edward Island after winning the Conservative party leadership at its convention today. Lantz ran against Mark Ledwell for the top role and won by over 300 votes. There were 5,437 votes cast out of 6,132 eligible voters, or 87 per cent. Lantz had been [...] Read More »

CHARLOTTETOWN — Rob Lantz will become the next premier of Prince Edward Island after winning the Conservative party leadership race today. More to come. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 7, 2026. The Canadian Press[...] Read More »

GATINEAU — The federal government says it is making more than $1 billion available to Canada Post in the form of a repayable loan to help the beleaguered Crown corporation remain solvent and keep its services running. The $1.01 billion would be provided as needed and is described as a short-term financial bridge. The new [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON — Kirsten Hillman hasn’t written her autobiography yet, but the 57-year-old career diplomat — soon to be Canada’s former ambassador to the U.S. — may already have a title picked out: “Diplomacy is a contact sport.” One glance at her CV tells you why. She has been the underdog staring down centre ice as [...] Read More »