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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald After dealing with the first significant snow event over the weekend, the City of Lethbridge has shared an update on how the first snow route activation went.  Juliane Ruck, transportation operations manager said Tuesday that the recent snow event brought 17.5 centimeters in a 24-hour spam over the weekend, which was [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Country singer Corb Lund has taken Premier Danielle Smith up on the challenge she gave at the Coal Town Hall in Fort Macleod last summer to hold a public initiative to prove the majority of Albertans are against coal mining of the Eastern Slopes. Lund consulted with [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With the holiday season around the corner, the Interfaith Food Bank is getting in the spirit and bringing opportunities to raise funds for the holiday season with a Christmas Market and treat boxes that will be ready for pick up at that time.  Danielle McIntyre, executive director of Interfaith Food Bank, [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The provincial government is taking a stand against Ottawa and the federal gun buyback program Minister of Justice Mickey Amery has introduced a motion under the Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act to protect gun owners in Alberta. Amery says Alberta isn’t the only province to [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It was a good day to witness the official raising of a new flag for the Town of Coalhurst Tuesday, and an opportunity to learn about how the municipal government works for nearly 40 students from Coalhurst Elementary School.   Coalhurst recently undertook a rebranding which was [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Parks Canada says its sites saw a 13 per cent increase in the number of visitors over the summer while the Canada Strong Pass was in effect. Megan Hope, a spokesperson for Parks Canada, says the agency reported about 14.5 million visitors from June 20 to Sept. 2. National historic sites saw an [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — Twenty members of B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad’s caucus say they’ve lost confidence in him and want him out. A letter from lawyer Bruce Hallsor to Aisha Estey, the president of the Conservative Party of B.C., says the MLAs who represent a majority of the 39-member caucus are calling for his removal and [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty told hundreds of chiefs in Ottawa Wednesday she is committed to reforming First Nations status under the Indian Act — but she doesn’t agree with changes made by senators to a piece of legislation she once backed. Speaking during the Assembly of First Nations’ three-day gathering, Gull-Masty said [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — Twenty members of B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad’s caucus say they’ve lost confidence in him and want him out. A letter from lawyer Bruce Hallsor to Aisha Estey, the president of the Conservative Party of B.C., says the members who represent a majority of the caucus are calling for his removal and the [...] Read More »

Canadians affected by a 23andMe data security breach two years ago have reached a proposed class-action settlement with the genetic testing company for approximately $4.49 million. Canada’s privacy watchdog said in June the personal data of almost seven million people, including nearly 320,000 in Canada, was compromised by hackers over a five-month period beginning in [...] Read More »