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By Alejandra- Pulido Guzman Lethbridge Herald For Volunteer Lethbridge, the Christmas Hope Campaign brought thousands of volunteer hours spread across the campaign partners and their own Gift Wrapping program.  Executive Director Sandi Davies said the Christmas Hope Campaign was a powerful reminder of what is possible when a community comes together with generosity and compassion.  [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald What is the role of a community newspaper in the digital age? Print newspapers in southern Alberta face continuing decline as more readers in Lethbridge and surrounding communities shift to digital news sources for speed and convenience.  Rising production costs and falling print advertising revenue have [...] Read More »

  By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald STARS Lottery is back for their 33rd year with one of the grand prize dream homes named after a local resident who is alive today thanks to STARS.  “The Broc James” Dream Home was built by Van Arbor Homes it is located at 684 Devonia Road West, and it [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman LETHBRIDGE HERALD   Senior residents were able to have a Merry Christmas thanks to the Golden Giving Tree program offered by the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization and the helping hand of the Christmas Hope Campaign.  Executive director Kaitlynn Weaver said being part of the Christmas Hope Campaign for the first time was not [...] Read More »

Joe Manio LETHBRIDGE HERALD Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation (CRHF), on behalf of its Board of Directors and the Southern Alberta Cardiac Sciences Advisory Cabinet announced a generous $100,000 donation from Karen and Dr. Troy Basarab to help transform cardiac care in southern Alberta.  Their gift represents another important step forward [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — It has been nine agonizing days since Toronto resident Foad Farhani was able to check in on his father, who is struggling with Stage 4 cancer. Farhani’s parents, who are Canadian permanent residents, recently travelled to Iran to spend time with relatives. The Iranian government has since cut off internet access and blocked [...] Read More »

ABBOTSFORD — The trial of three men accused of killing a couple in a violent invasion of their Abbotsford, B.C., home is underway, with the prosecution alleging the suspects were motivated by “debt, financial pressure and greed.” Crown prosecutor Dorothy Tsui says one of the suspects, Gurkaran Singh, had arrived in Canada on a student [...] Read More »

NASA has announced possible launch dates for the Artemis II mission, which will include Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen. The agency has identified several roughly two-hour launch windows beginning Feb. 6 until the end of April. The first crewed mission of the Artemis program is also the first journey to the moon by astronauts since 1972 [...] Read More »

Thousands gathered in Minneapolis on Saturday to push back on the Trump administration’s deployment of federal forces after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a woman earlier in the week. People held signs with the face of Renee Good, the 37-year-old mother who was shot in the head on Wednesday, while calling [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A joint statement from two Liberal MPs says they are quitting a sponsored trip to Taiwan early to “avoid confusion” about Canada’s China policy as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to visit Beijing. Ontario Liberal MPs Helena Jaczek and Marie-France Lalonde said in a statement that while they are returning to Canada based [...] Read More »