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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Everyone has a place at the table and by 5:20 p.m. Tuesday evening, a substantial supper crowd had gathered at McKillop United Church on the South Side, visiting and conversing at their tables while waiting for the dinner to be served at McKillop’s weekly community supper. The [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With the weather slowly but surely changing into wintery cold, Sock it to ‘Em is back for its 25th year to help those in need get socks to keep their feet warm.  What started as a way to help students in need have socks during the winter months, after Gail Petrie [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of features on the three new members of city council elected in the Oct. 20 municipal election. After spending 38 years as a reporter and editor for the Lethbridge Herald (plus another seven at other newspapers before that) Al Beeber sent in [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter With the holiday season just around the corner, the Friends of Lethbridge Public Library have announced their next book sale, the Pre-Holiday $5 Bag Sale on Nov.22-23 at the Main Branch. Funds from this sale will support special projects, programming, and services for both LPL branches. “With [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Blood Tribe First Responders along with other community members traded their everyday footwear for a dazzling pair of heels to bring awareness to domestic violence. November is recognized as Family Violence Prevention Month across Alberta. For the last 12 years, Kainai Women’s Wellness Lodge has hosted the [...] Read More »

TERRACE, B.C. — The federal government on Thursday announced the latest batch of major building projects to be considered for fast-tracking under legislation passed in June. They include a nickel mine in northern Ontario, a hydroelectric project in Iqaluit, a transmission line and an LNG project that are both in northwest British Columbia, a graphite [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of Canada said a “temperature deviation” caused the loss of more than $20-million worth of pharmaceutical products from the national emergency stockpile, but it will not give details about what was lost. The figure was reported in the 2025 public accounts, the audited financial statements of the federal government [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Human Rights Commissioner is criticizing the province’s handling of the deadly opioid crisis, saying it takes a stigma-based approach that is “a violation” of human rights. Kasari Govender says in a position statement issued by her office that the provincial government has failed to take “evidence-based action” and focuses instead on [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canadian Security Intelligence Service director Dan Rogers warns that spies from China and Russia have a significant interest in Canada’s Arctic and those developing its potential. In a speech today on threats facing Canada, Rogers says it’s no surprise that CSIS has seen foreign intelligence collection efforts in the region targeting both governments [...] Read More »

SURREY — Police in British Columbia say they have dismantled a local operation involved in global cybercrime activity that used malicious software. Mounties say Canadian police along with international agencies have succeeded in dismantling software and online infrastructure used to steal data from personal devices around the world. They says a main suspect was arrested [...] Read More »