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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) is spearheading a campaign this year to recognize November as Runaway Prevention Month. The national campaign focuses attention on prevention, education, and community support for runaway and at-risk youth. The Missing Children Society of Canada was established in 1986 to help return missing children [...] Read More »

Scott Sakatch Lethbridge Herald Editor One of the guiding principles of journalism is that, when it comes to government, watch what they do, not what they say. That old aphorism has been on my mind quite a bit in the last 10 days or so since the UCP government passed Bill 2 to force striking [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A month after a ground search for missing six-year-old Darius MacDougal was ended, a candlelight vigil was held for him on the steps of Lethbridge City Hall Saturday. Over 50 members of the community gathered to show support for young MacDougall’s family and continue hope for his [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Indigenous people have always fought to protect their land, but Indigenous Soldiers returning home after serving in the First and Second World had their status taken away and were not given the same recognition their white peers did. Because Indigenous veterans were often overlooked, in 1994 in [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The City of Lethbridge and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local #987 have ratified a new two-year agreement after eight months of negotiations. ATU represents 50 City employees who operate the Lethbridge Access-A-Ride (AAR) Fleet. AAR operators will see their wages reach parity with their counterparts on [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A Conservative member of Parliament has announced his resignation, just days after another caucus member crossed the floor to join the Liberals. Matt Jeneroux, MP for Edmonton Riverbend, said in a letter that it was “not an easy decision” but he believes it is the “right one.” Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A man who pleaded guilty to killing a mother, her four children and a family friend in a gruesome mass stabbing in an Ottawa suburb in 2024 has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years. Febrio De-Zoysa pleaded guilty Thursday to four counts of first degree [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The minority Liberal government has survived the first of three confidence tests on its federal budget. Members of Parliament have voted to defeat a Conservative sub-amendment in the House of Commons, with 139 MPs voting for the motion and 198 MPs voting against it. The sub-amendment called on MPs to reject the budget [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A Conservative member of Parliament has resigned, just days after another caucus member crossed the floor to join the Liberals. Matt Jeneroux, MP for Edmonton Riverbend, says in a letter that it was “not an easy decision” but that he believes it is the “right one.” Jeneroux says he ran in the last [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The minority Liberal government has survived the first of three confidence tests on its federal budget. More coming. Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press[...] Read More »