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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization (LSCO) and Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre are two distinct complementary senior hubs in Lethbridge with key differences in their history, focus, and operations. But in essence they aren’t competing organizations but offer different approaches and services both aiming to effectively serve Lethbridge seniors.  [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A group of canvassers for the Alberta Funds Public School petition will be staged outside of Nathan Neudorf’s office on Friday, to collect signatures for the petition and Christmas cards for both of the city’s MLAs. Sheila King, one of the canvassers, says she got the idea [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald MyCityCare received a substantial grant from the Humanitarian Fund from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in support of its Community Kitchen Project.  The Community Kitchen Project will support community groups through MyCityCare programs, and in partnership with other local nonprofit organizations the kitchen will serve as a shared [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Canadian country legends George Canyon and Aaron Pritchett have been travelling across the country for almost two moths raising funds for Children Believe and will be making a stop at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena this evening. Children Believe is a Canadian charity organization who works alongside poverty stricken [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A new lottery is being launched to help cardiac care at the Chinook Regional Hospital. The Downtown Rotary Club of Lethbridge has launched their 2025-26 Catch the Ace lottery with all proceeds headed to the Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation’s Bringing Home Hearts campaign, which aims to raise [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Pablo Rodriguez has publicly announced his resignation as Quebec Liberal leader amid an ongoing crisis in the party. He told reporters in Montreal today he had become a distraction as the Liberals try to prepare for next year’s election. The former federal cabinet minister says he made the decision out of a sense [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have signed an agreement to speed up the approval of major projects under a “one project, one process, one decision” model. This approach means that projects that would have been subject to environmental assessments at both the federal and provincial levels will now go [...] Read More »

A winter storm continues to blow across Saskatchewan and Manitoba today, forcing some school and road closures as Environment Canada warns of slippery conditions and little visibility in some areas. The weather agency says the winter storm system is pushing through the southern parts of the two Prairie provinces, where blowing snow and gusty winds [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Rattled Conservatives look ahead to 2026 One year ago, Pierre Poilievre appeared to be on the cusp of achieving two things he’d wanted for a long time: the end of Justin Trudeau’s political career, and a majority [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A Jewish organization is calling on all levels of government to protect communities in Canada following a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs CEO Noah Shack said in an interview with The Canadian Press that the need for action is “urgent.” “Thoughts and prayers can [...] Read More »