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Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald When the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 shut down the live music industry, Ann Vriend wasn’t going to let it cost her what she loved doing in addition to the income she earned from performing.  The award-winning Edmonton-based blues and soul musician on a Sunday in April of 2020 staged an outdoor [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Police Service has launched a new program that brings together law enforcement and community partners, to enhance public safety by  reducing the tendency of convicted criminals to reoffend. Cst. Rob Saar said Wednesday  that the Integrated Offender Management (IOM) program is an evidence-based approach that focuses on individuals who [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A long-proposed performing arts centre (PAC) is a key piece of the Civic Common redevelopment strategy, a plan that is about more than just one building, but a framework for revitalizing part of downtown, attracting investment, and creating a place where people want to be, according to [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A recent survey from Bank of Montreal (BMO) shows parents and grandparents are stepping in as financial safety nets for Gen Z and Millennials, with 45 per cent saying they will be providing financial support within the next year. Toni Tintinalli, head of specialized sales team for [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald CROWSNEST PASS – Eleven days after he went missing, Alberta RCMP have called off the search for six-year-old Darius Macdougall. But they say the investigation isn’t over and they will continue to follow any tips they receive on the boy’s whereabouts.  “At this point ,if Darius is still in the search [...] Read More »

EDMONTON — Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says the province has recorded its first measles death this year. She says a child born prematurely died, after the mother contracted measles during pregnancy. She calls the news heartbreaking. Ontario reported in June that a premature baby infected with measles had died. In July, Alberta recorded the [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — A woman has filed a lawsuit against former NHL player Willie Mitchell and a resort in Tofino, B.C., alleging she was sexually assaulted by the one-time Vancouver Canuck while she was “extremely intoxicated.” The plaintiff, who isn’t named in the lawsuit, says in a civil claim filed in British Columbia Supreme Court on [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A new report from a federal security task force says foreign interference activities during the last general election were “small scale” and often difficult to attribute to an actor from abroad. The Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force includes representatives of Global Affairs Canada, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the RCMP [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Liberal member of Parliament Marie-France Lalonde wants to end what she calls the “outdated practice” of daylight time. The Ottawa-area MP plans to table a private member’s bill next week to call a halt to the annual ritual of springing forward and falling back. The bill will ask the federal government to first [...] Read More »

MONTRÉAL — Dr. Balfour Mount, widely recognized as the father of palliative care, is being remembered for his contribution to revolutionizing how people live out their final days. Mount died on Sept. 25 in the palliative care unit that bears his name at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. He was 86. McGill University paid [...] Read More »