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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local News Initiative Reporter A pair of new exhibits will shine a light on the medium of photography at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery. Image Metabolisms by Nancy Valladares and Other Suns by David M.C. Miller will open today and run until Jan. 10, 2026. In an interview with the Herald, [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In 2023, Lethbridge had the highest rate of opioid-related deaths in the province, but in only two years, it has dropped to one of the lowest. Many experts in the field, such as P.J. Fox, health and safety advisor for the Blood Tribe Department of Health, believe [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The King of Monsters, Godzilla (or Gojira, as he is called in Japan) is turning 71 and the Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens is throwing him a birthday bash at the Bunka Centre starting at 6 p.m. today, complete with popcorn, cake and a screening of his latest [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald As clocks “fall back” this weekend, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services is reminding residents to check and maintain their smoke alarms and prepare their homes for the colder months ahead. Troy Hicks, Chief Fire Marshal with LFES said the time change serves as a reminder for people to check their smoke [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald As wind speeds remain relatively high, the Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services has placed a fire ban on the river valley, but it may be lifted with frost in the horizon.  Troy Hicks, Chief Fire Marshal with LFES said he is aware of the disappointment this cause many residents, but the [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Voters in roughly 1,100 municipalities across Quebec chose their local leaders on Sunday. Here are four things to know about the province’s municipal election results. Montrealers have voted for change After eight years of the left-wing government of outgoing Mayor Valérie Plante, Montrealers have chosen centrist candidate Soraya Martinez Ferrada as the city’s [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — In a vote for change, Montrealers have chosen Soraya Martinez Ferrada, a former federal Liberal minister, as the city’s new mayor. With half of polling stations reporting results by 10 p.m. Sunday, the main television networks in Quebec projected Martinez Ferrada had defeated Projet Montréal Leader Luc Rabouin. Martinez Ferrada, who leads the [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Soraya Martinez Ferrada, a former federal Liberal minister, has taken the lead in Montreal’s mayoral election, as results roll in from municipal elections that took place Sunday across Quebec. A victory for Martinez Ferrada, who leads the centrist party Ensemble Montréal, would represent a vote for change in Montreal, which has been led [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Polls have closed for local elections in most of Quebec’s roughly 1,100 municipalities. In Montreal, voters are choosing a new mayor to replace Valérie Plante, who announced last year she would not seek a third term. Polls have given an edge to Soraya Martinez Ferrada, a former federal Liberal minister and the leader [...] Read More »

TORONTO — Many Toronto Blue Jays fans are set to return to work and school on Monday with lingering sadness as the excitement of the World Series wears down. The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Jays 5-4 in a tense Saturday Game 7 in front of a sold-out crowd at Toronto’s Rogers Centre. It was [...] Read More »