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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The biggest challenges for an immigrant landing anywhere are almost universally language barriers, finding employment and affordable housing, cultural adjustment, and social isolation, all of which can be compounded by discrimination and legal hurdles. Newcomers to Alberta deserve a warm welcome and Lethbridge Family Services (LFS) Immigrant [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Glow Lethbridge is back for its third year to kick off the holiday season, this time with a fairy tale theme at the Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre.  Paul Kingsmith, director of event development for Excite Lethbridge shared that the lights are on, the bouncy castles are inflated, Santa and Mrs. [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A woman whose daughter’s body was found dismembered is walking thousands of kilometres to raise awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. According to Statistics Canada, between 2009-2021 Indigenous women represented between five to seven per cent of all homicide victims, while only representing two-three per cent [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation’s Christmas Tree Festival will return Sunday for its 31st year, with a new location to give more people an opportunity to view the trees and take on other Christmas activities as well.  The decorating process and the creation of the displays began Friday morning to get [...] Read More »

Alexandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Family Services 33rd annual Angel Tree Christmas Campaign officially launched on Friday, and their three-year presenting sponsor Avonlea Homes, presented them with a substantial financial donation.  During the launch of the campaign at one of their show homes, Ron Tyslau from Avonlea Homes, presented the Angel Tree Campaign with [...] Read More »

TORONTO — The Palestinian flag is flying over Toronto’s city hall this morning after similar moves by other Canadian cities. The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians, which petitioned for the move, says it marks a “symbolic show of solidarity” on the 37th anniversary of the Palestinian Declaration of Independence. An Ontario court dismissed an [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in October, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples (previous month in brackets): — St. John’s, N.L.: 1.8 per cent (2.0) — Charlottetown-Summerside: 1.4 per [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in October, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 2.0 per cent (2.0) — Prince Edward Island: 1.4 per cent (1.7) — Nova Scotia: 2.6 per cent (2.7) — New Brunswick: 2.1 per cent (2.3) [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Cheaper prices at the gas pumps and grocery store helped bring down inflation in October, Statistics Canada said Monday. The annual rate of inflation cooled to 2.2 per cent in October – a tick higher than economists’ expectations but down from 2.4 per cent in September. Gas prices fell 4.8 per cent on [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says cheaper gasoline and groceries helped bring inflation down a couple ticks to 2.2 per cent in October. The agency says gas prices fell at a faster rate in October compared to September as fuel retailers switched to cheaper winter blends. Grocery prices meanwhile fell 0.6 per cent in October for [...] Read More »