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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter All it takes is a simple summer job or student opportunity to change the outlook of someone’s career path. For Farming Smarter, several former summer students have gone onto careers in agriculture, whether continuing with the organization or elsewhere in the industry. Executive Director Ken Coles says [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Lethbridge Musical Theatre is ready to raise the curtain on its version of a Hans Christian Anderson fairytale. From Oct. 23 to Nov. 1, LMT will present “Once Upon a Mattress,” its version of Anderson’s classic “The Princess and the Pea.” The production is directed by Laurie [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Public Interest Alberta has raised concerns about the Mintz Report, which includes 11 recommendations to help improve post-secondary education within Alberta. Last week, Bradley Lafortune, executive director for Public Interest Alberta, visited students and faculty of the University of Lethbridge as well as community members to have [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter More than 300 University of Lethbridge students, adorned in caps and gowns, gathered Saturday in the Co-op Centre for Sport & Wellness for the 2025 Fall Convocation. The celebration marks more than the end of studies—it was a celebration of perseverance, pride and the countless personal stories [...] Read More »

Anna Smith Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In the home stretch of signature collection, petition originator and former deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk stopped to rally with volunteers in Medicine Hat. Lukaszuk has spent the past month on the road, visiting different centres to help collect signatures for the Forever Canadian petition and to [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Canada is falling far behind on its efforts to address long-standing health and infrastructure problems in First Nations communities, the federal auditor general said in a report released Tuesday. Auditor General Karen Hogan said despite an 84 per cent increase in its spending since 2019, Indigenous Services Canada continues to struggle [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal auditor found “significant gaps” in the government’s cybersecurity services, monitoring efforts and responses to active attacks on information systems. In a report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, Auditor General Karen Hogan said the federal government must continually bolster its defences as cyberattacks become more sophisticated, pervasive and harmful. In separate reports [...] Read More »

Toronto is getting ready to host Game 1 of the World Series on Friday with plans for outdoor watch parties as tickets for the Blue Jays’ home games quickly sold out this morning and resale prices soared. World Series single game tickets went on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. and sold out [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Federal Auditor General Karen Hogan says many of the living spaces used by Canadian Armed Forces members across several bases are in “poor physical condition” and ripe for overcrowding. In an audit report released Tuesday morning, Hogan looks at living conditions on three Canadian Forces bases: Esquimalt in British Columbia, Gagetown in New [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — New Delhi’s envoy to Ottawa says violent rhetoric deployed here by Sikh separatists is undermining Canada’s image in India and holding back efforts to boost trade ties and reset diplomatic relations. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Patnaik rejected former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s claim in 2023 that [...] Read More »