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By Alexandra Noad, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald Since 2010, Bell Let’s Talk Day, held on the fourth Wednesday of January each year, has not only been used as a way for people to break the stigma of mental health online, but Lethbridge Polytechnic also uses the day as a conversation starter to help students [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald A Lethbridge man accused with multiple sex related offences remains in custody after his bail hearing was adjourned Tuesday in Lethbridge Court.  After being re-arrested for breaching his previous release conditions last week, Skye Atoa, 50, appeared in court Tuesday, but his hearing was adjourned for another week.  Atoa’s lawyer [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The New Democratic Party is looking for a federal leader and Heather McPherson is representing Alberta in the race.  McPherson is the NDP Member of Parliament for Edmonton Strathcona and is now a candidate for the NDP Federal leadership race.  She spoke with the Herald Monday hours before a campaign [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns couldn’t pull off a win on home court in their final home weekend of the season, as both the men’s and women’s basketball teams were swept by the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. For the women, Lethbridge fell 101-52 in Friday’s contest while the Huskies completed the [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald-Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Many people find companionship with owning pets, but one rescue is raising awareness on why doing thorough research before owning a furry, spikey or scaley animal is important for the wellbeing of the critters through their interactive exhibit, which made its way to Lethbridge this past weekend. [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — Premier David Eby says B.C. will play a “key role” in a new international order charted by Prime Minister Mark Carney in a speech in Davos, Switzerland. Carney told the World Economic Forum on Monday that the world order is undergoing a “rupture, not a transition,” and Canada is responding by fast-tracking a [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — Wilma Derksen, whose 13-year-old daughter Candace was killed in Winnipeg in 1984, still has questions about what happened to her “exquisite” child after the man accused of murdering her was acquitted in 2017. She now wonders what may come to light after the same man, Mark Edward Grant, was arrested in Vancouver this [...] Read More »

The head of British Columbia’s anti-extortion task force is apologizing after being told by British Columbia Premier David Eby to step aside unless he demonstrates a “sense of urgency.” RCMP Assistant Commissioner John Brewer says he did not mean to call into question the force’s commitment to the task when he challenged using the term [...] Read More »

The head of British Columbia’s anti-extortion task force is apologizing after being told by British Columbia Premier David Eby to step aside unless he demonstrates a “sense of urgency.” RCMP Assistant Commissioner John Brewer says he did not mean to call into question the force’s commitment to the task when he challenged using the term [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — United States procurement records show that Vancouver tech firm Hootsuite is providing social media services to the Department of Homeland Security. The emergence of the contracts between the U.S. government and New York-based Seneca Strategic Partners comes amid criticism for the tactics of American immigration officers whose actions fall under Homeland Security control. [...] Read More »