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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald A local nurse is the sole Canadian being inducted into the Academy of Emergency Nursing by the Emergency Nurses Association this year. Dawn Peta, a clinical instructor with the rural south zone, a certified emergency nurse and a registered nurse, joins four other inductees for 2025. Of all the 215 emergency [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Oldman Watershed Council will be holding their annual general meeting on Thursday at the Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens and the public are invited to attend and encourage to sign up as a member to vote on the Board of Directors. Shannon Frank, executive director, says the [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre is inviting the community to their third annual Father’s Day Show and Shine on June 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Winston Churchill High School parking lot.  Ashley Kern, program co-ordinator at Nord-Bridge explains that even though Father’s Day is over, the first Show and [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter After seven months of renovation work, the Fritz Sick pool at the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization (LSCO) finally reopened on June 16 to the delight of both patrons and staff.  Since closing on Nov. 1, Lethbridge’s oldest swimming pool has undergone significant accessibility upgrades with features like [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The Alberta government is aiming to reduce what it says is bureaucratic involvement in the way the province’s hospitals are run by moving to a facility-based  leadership structure. With the former Alberta Health Services zones to be eliminated, acute care sites will be integrated into seven regional corridors. The province on [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says he can’t properly assess whether the federal government is on track to meet its fiscal targets because the Liberals’ new budget benchmarks haven’t been defined. Without a spring budget, that means Ottawa’s budgetary watchdog is in the dark on how recently announced plans to boost Canada’s defence spending [...] Read More »

Canada should allow 100 per cent foreign ownership of domestic-only airlines, the Competition Bureau says in a new report highlighting the country’s “highly concentrated” aviation industry. In a market study released Thursday, the watchdog suggested creating a new class of airline that operates only in Canada but could have owners from outside its borders, opening [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Extreme weather affected 1 in 4 people: poll Almost one in four Canadians were directly affected by extreme weather events over the past year, a new poll suggests. The Leger poll — released as Canada copes with its [...] Read More »

HALIFAX — Advocacy groups are asking the federal Liberal government to adjust its proposed tax bill to ensure people with disabilities don’t end up paying more to the Canada Revenue Agency. Inclusion Canada says it favours Ottawa lowering the lowest marginal tax rate from 15 to 14 per cent, as proposed in the bill that [...] Read More »

Monday marks the 40th anniversary of the terrorist attack that destroyed Air India Flight 182. The deadliest terrorist attack in Canadian history would result in a trial that cost almost $60 million, a federal investigation report and a commission of inquiry. But only one suspect was ever convicted. THE CASUALTIES All 307 passengers and 22 [...] Read More »