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Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Albertans could see a minimum wage increase for the first time in over seven years if the Alberta NDP manages to pass Bill 201, the Protect Workers’ Pay act. In 2018, minimum wage in Alberta was set at $15 an hour, becoming the highest in the country [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A documentary produced by a University of Lethbridge professor took home some hardware at the Alberta Film & Television Awards late last month. “Brainstorm” is a documentary film that was created and directed by Dr. Jenna Bailey, an adjunct professor of history and a senior researcher for [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Right on the heels of the weekend kickoff of the Royal Canadian Legion’s annual poppy campaign, the poppy flag was raised at City Hall early Tuesday afternoon to mark the beginning of Veterans’ Week, symbolizing remembrance for the service and sacrifice of fallen veterans leading up to [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Cornerstone Funeral Home is celebrating three decades of serving families in the community with 30 days of giving.  A hundred days before their grand opening on Nov. 5, 1995, founders Ralph and Faith Zentner, alongside with then Mayor David Carpenter, put shovels in the ground to mark the beginning of construction.  [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter During the first council meeting following the municipal election late last month, a re-elected member of council was critical of the provincial government for Bill 20, saying it cost an extra $300,000 of tax-payer money for Lethbridge alone to comply with the province’s new rules. Councillor Rajko [...] Read More »

TORONTO — Canada’s premiers are too quick to use the notwithstanding clause for “marginal reasons” and have lost sight of its original purpose, former prime minister Jean Chrétien said Wednesday evening. Chrétien, who as justice minister negotiated the clause’s inclusion in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1981, said provinces are using it “for [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A Canadian Food Inspection Agency document on culling birds describes how ostriches should be killed, by methods that can include breaking their necks, lethal injection, gassing or shooting. While the CFIA has repeatedly said it will not discuss its procedures in relation to a possible cull at an ostrich farm in British Columbia, [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont surprised many on Tuesday when he left the Conservative caucus to join the Liberals, bringing the government caucus to within two votes of a majority. While switching parties between elections — a practice known as floor crossing referring to physically crossing the floor of the House of Commons [...] Read More »

HALIFAX — The co-author of a new study assessing microplastics in lobsters says the research can serve as a warning that plastic pollution is landing on people’s dinner plates. The study, published in the scientific journal Regional Studies in Marine Science, confirmed the presence of microplastics in the tails of lobsters caught off the coast [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Global Affairs says a Canadian is one of the seven killed in an avalanche in Nepal earlier this week. A spokesperson says Canadian officials are in contact with local authorities to gather more information, and further details can’t be disclosed due to privacy reasons. The avalanche pounded the base camp at Mount Yalung [...] Read More »