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Woods Homes kicks off annual campaign to help at-risk youth through the holidays
By Lethbridge Herald on November 8th, 2025
Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A local organization is looking for help around the holiday season. Woods Homes is a mental health centre that supports youth all over the province. Kelsey DesRoche, program supervisor for the Lethbridge Opportunity Hub for Wood’s Homes, says the organization helps various young people in the city. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Classroom complexity committee a good step: ATA
By Lethbridge Herald on November 8th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Alberta Teachers Association and Opposition NDP responded differently to Friday’s announcement by the UCP government that a class six and complexity cabinet committee had been struck. Jason Schilling, president of the ATA said teachers have been sounding the alarm about what’s happening in their classrooms with overcrowding, rising complexity and ... Read More »
2 responsesWhoop-Up Drive repairs finally close to finish line
By Lethbridge Herald on November 8th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald A fully functional and open Whoop-Up Drive bridge is almost a reality after months of planning for major repairs under the bridge, which will begin next week. After a flatbed trailer carrying heavy equipment hit the bottom of the bridge on Aug. 6, damaging four of six steel girders, two of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Soup kitchen crusades against food waste
By Lethbridge Herald on November 8th, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Food waste is a significant issue in Canada with over 58% of the food supply being wasted or lost annually, amounting to 11 million tonnes; which has major environmental, economic, and social consequences including high costs for households and businesses, a contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. “Globally, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hospital in dire need of stuffed animals for young patients
By Lethbridge Herald on November 7th, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Chinook Regional Hospital pediatric and emergency departments have run out of stuffed animals that provide comfort and stress relief to hospitalized children. Provided annually by toy drives such as the Lethbridge Hurricane’s Teddy Bear Toss and the Southern Alberta Bikers’ Teddy Bear Ride, their stuffie stockpile ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health care fears come to the fore at town halls
By Lethbridge Herald on November 7th, 2025
Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Albertans are concerned about the constant changes in the healthcare system, says Friends of Medicare, whose latest set of town halls have seen hundreds of worried citizens. Friends of Medicare are holding town halls in communities across the province, traveling with Paul Parks, an emergency physician from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opposition bill takes aim at conflicts of interest
By Lethbridge Herald on November 7th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Alberta’s New Democrats are introducing legislation to crack down on conflicts of interest and tighten rules around gifts and political influence, through Bill 202: the Conflicts of Interest (Ethical Governance) Amendment Act. During a news conference ahead of the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, Opposition leader Naheed Nenshi said it is time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Campaign focuses on missing children
By Lethbridge Herald on November 6th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) is spearheading a campaign this year to recognize November as Runaway Prevention Month. The national campaign focuses attention on prevention, education, and community support for runaway and at-risk youth. The Missing Children Society of Canada was established in 1986 to help return missing children ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UCP needs some serious scrutiny lately
By Lethbridge Herald on November 6th, 2025
Scott Sakatch Lethbridge Herald Editor One of the guiding principles of journalism is that, when it comes to government, watch what they do, not what they say. That old aphorism has been on my mind quite a bit in the last 10 days or so since the UCP government passed Bill 2 to force striking ... Read More »
9 responsesProposed ‘Darius’s Law’ would reform Amber Alerts
By Lethbridge Herald on November 6th, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A month after a ground search for missing six-year-old Darius MacDougal was ended, a candlelight vigil was held for him on the steps of Lethbridge City Hall Saturday. Over 50 members of the community gathered to show support for young MacDougall’s family and continue hope for his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local Indigenous veterans share their experiences
By Lethbridge Herald on November 6th, 2025
Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Indigenous people have always fought to protect their land, but Indigenous Soldiers returning home after serving in the First and Second World had their status taken away and were not given the same recognition their white peers did. Because Indigenous veterans were often overlooked, in 1994 in ... Read More »
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