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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA) will be hosting a double-header at the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization today. At noon the topic will be “We won’t cancel us: How can we discuss gender and sexuality across the Liberal-Conservative divide?”  The evening presentation will be: “Elbows [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Winston Churchill High School (WCHS) students performing in a musical about the lives of high school students, so it shouldn’t be a stretch for them to get into character. However, this isn’t just any musical but the stage version of Disney’s massively successful High School Musical (HSM). [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Interfaith Food Bank has received a significant donation from the Holiday Smile Cookie Campaign proceeds just in time to help with their Christmas food hampers.  With an original goal of $40,000 the campaign raised just over $47,000 which translates into over $23,000 for the Interfaith Food Bank as the proceeds [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald A guilty plea has been entered for a 12-year-old boy charged with the attempted murder of his seven-year-old brother, and he will remain in custody awaiting sentencing.  The accused, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has been in custody since his arrest in August.  The matter appeared [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The speed on Whoop-Up Drive has been permanently changed to 70 km/h to improve road safety and reduce the risk of serious collisions.  Darwin Juell, general manager of transportation and transit said the change of speed has been in the works for the last few years.  “We are keeping the speed [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The House of Commons has started its winter break — without the government’s lengthy budget implementation bill becoming law. House leader Steven MacKinnon says the past 11 weeks of the fall sitting have seen “very hard work” by the government to protect jobs and reduce the cost of living. He accuses the opposition [...] Read More »

ABBOTSFORD — Fast-rising floodwaters in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley are forcing families and farmers to escape a situation many have seen before, after atmospheric river weather systems sent cross-border outflows pouring into the province from Washington state. Abbotsford, B.C., resident Spencer Cording surveyed the floodwaters along the U.S. border on Thursday and said it’s the [...] Read More »

HALIFAX — The CEO of the Canadian Museum of Immigration in Halifax has stepped down after a federal investigation led to allegations Marie Chapman had bullied staff and created an environment of fear that left many employees emotionally damaged. The museum’s board of trustees issued a statement confirming Chapman had decided to retire earlier this [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — Floodwaters pushing in from Washington state are forcing more people from their properties in Abbotsford, B.C. The city has ordered people to leave another 82 homes as water from the Nooksack River in the United States spread over the Fraser Valley, joining about 400 other property owners rushed out overnight. B.C. Agriculture Minister [...] Read More »

Federal scientists will start to publish rapid results looking at how much more likely major rainstorms have become due to climate change. Environment and Climate Change Canada says it’s expanding its rapid attribution system, so far used to analyze extreme temperatures, to also include extreme precipitation. Officials say they have already run the tool on [...] Read More »