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Billet family reflects on hosting Southern Alberta Mustang players
By Lethbridge Herald on February 11th, 2026
Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald The house that was once full of boisterous energy has now gone eerily silent. 18-year-old Cameron Casorso, 18-year-old JJ Wright and 17-year-old Caden Fine were the three players for the Southern Alberta Mustangs who lost their lives in a car accident near Stavely last week. Casorso and Wright are from Kamloops, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: B.C. town rocked by shooting, P.M. puts off Munich security conference
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … 10 dead in shootings at B.C. school and home RCMP Supt. Ken Floyd says police are “not in a place” to understand what motivated a shooter suspected of killing two people at a home in Tumbler Ridge, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Africa beats Afghanistan after a dramatic tiebreaker at T20 World Cup. Australia beats Ireland
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — South Africa held off Afghanistan in a dramatic double tiebreaker Wednesday at the Twenty20 World Cup, with spinner Keshav Maharaj just holding his nerve in the second Super Over. It was one of the tightest, most seesawing matches in elite cricket’s shortest international format. Fazalhaq Farooqi’s runout ended Afghanistan’s chance to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book sale to sell fiction only
By Lethbridge Herald on February 11th, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Friends of Lethbridge Public Library will be hosting a book sale once again, but this time only of Fiction books. With over 300 boxes of Fiction books, Barbara Gibson, director of the Friends of Lethbridge Public Library Booktique says there will be plenty to choose from. “This sale will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hapag Ala Eh brings Filipino flavours to historic downtown location
By Lethbridge Herald on February 11th, 2026
By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge’s growing multicultural restaurant scene. Downtown Lethbridge is getting a new taste of the Philippines with the opening of Hapag Ala Eh, a family-owned restaurant in a space with deep culinary history. “Hapag” refers to a dining table—specifically one where people gather to eat. “Ala Eh” is a well-known colloquial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Education- what it is and what it isn’t
By Lethbridge Herald on February 11th, 2026
Editor: Public Education has spent a lot of time in the spotlight here in Alberta over the past while. All of us have memories of our own school years. For some, these are pleasant memories; for others, they are times we would sooner forget. My reality suggests that years of being a student is only ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Council to switch from SPC’s to CIC meetings
By Lethbridge Herald on February 11th, 2026
By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge city council will now be meeting as a full group for both city council meetings and what was the former special policy committees (SPC’s), now will become Community Issues Committee (CIC), after a 7-2 vote in favour of the motion in both the second and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Renowned rodeo producer re-signs with Lethbridge & District Pro Rodeo
By Lethbridge Herald on February 11th, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Homegrown southern Albertan from the Seven Persons area, Kynan Vine is committed to ensuring Lethbridge remains a must-attend stop on the Canadian rodeo tour. Vine, who has produced many of Canada’s largest rodeo events, has led the Lethbridge & District Pro Rodeo every year since its return to the Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Investigation continues after deadly shootings that killed 10 at B.C. school and home
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — Condolences are trickling in from around the world this morning as police continue to investigate a pair of shootings that left 10 people, including the suspect, dead in a tiny community in northeastern British Columbia. Politicians including Ontario Premier Doug Ford, French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A list of Canadian school shootings
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
Eight people, including a suspect, are dead after a shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in B.C.’s Peace region on Tuesday afternoon. Police say two other people were found dead at a home in the community, while about two dozen were hurt at the school. Here is a look at some other school shootings in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What people are saying about mass shooting in B.C.
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
RCMP say seven people were killed when a shooter entered a high school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on Tuesday, and then they killed themself. More than two dozen others were hurt, some of them seriously. Police say they found another crime scene where two people were killed and are believed to be connected to the ... Read More »
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