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By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald Once a chilling warning from George Orwell’s 1949 novel 1984, his vision of a totalitarian society has become cultural shorthand—used in reality-TV promos, smartphone jokes and casual conversation about life online.  More than 75 years later, Orwell’s dystopia continues to feel uncomfortably current, a fact reflected [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald Potholes—those rim-bending reminders of freeze-thaw cycles—typically announce themselves in March and April. But this February, an unusual stretch of warmer weather has given city crews a rare opportunity to tackle road repairs early, patching hazards before they grow worse. With snowmelt seeping into cracked pavement and [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Police shared on Jan. 22, that they have charged a 22-year-old male with sex related offences in connection with an incident where a 12-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in a city hotel room and the case was in court Wednesday.  The male, Yuvraaz Singh appeared in court via CCTV [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Minister of Education and Childcare Demetrious Nicolaides has opened an application process seeking individuals interested in serving in the Teacher Advisory Council. According to the Alberta Government website, the Teacher Advisory Council is an advisory agency comprised of up to 15 teachers and teacher leaders in Alberta. And members of [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido- Guzman Lethbridge Herald To manage increased traffic and reduce congestion at the Waste and Recycling Centre, the City of Lethbridge has introduced new scale infrastructure designed to improve efficiency.  The scale house now features two inbound and two outbound lanes and scales, doubling the previous capacity.  Waste and Recycling Engineer Mark Molesky [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canada’s veterans’ watchdog is calling on MPs to remove a provision in the federal budget bill that she says will paper over an error that led to veterans in long-term care being overcharged for decades. Veterans ombuds Nishika Jardine told a House of Commons committee Thursday it is “patently unfair” that the government [...] Read More »

A British man who was living in Vancouver has been convicted in the United States after an RCMP investigation into a dark web drug trafficking network that resulted in the overdose deaths of two U.S. Navy servicemen. The RCMP statement says 47-year-old Paul Anthony Nicholls was convicted Jan. 29 of one count each of conspiracy [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canada’s largest federal public sector union says the federal labour relations board has dismissed its policy grievances over Ottawa’s decision to put unvaccinated employees on leave without pay during the height of the pandemic. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says in a news release that it filed several grievances challenging the implementation [...] Read More »

NUUK — As Canada prepares to launch its new consulate in Greenland this week, dozens of Inuit from across the Canadian Arctic flew into the Danish territory’s capital Nuuk on Thursday to show solidarity. Makivvik, the group representing Inuit from across northern Quebec, commissioned an Air Inuit flight Thursday from Montreal with more than 60 [...] Read More »

TORONTO — The lawyer representing Canadian businessman Frank Stronach in his Toronto sexual assault trial says she is planning to apply for a stay of proceedings over concerns that some witnesses were coached by prosecutors. Leora Shemesh says concerns regarding abuse of process arose after the defence received a batch of disclosure “at the 11th [...] Read More »