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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA) will be hosting a double-header at the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization today. At noon the topic will be “We won’t cancel us: How can we discuss gender and sexuality across the Liberal-Conservative divide?”  The evening presentation will be: “Elbows [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Winston Churchill High School (WCHS) students performing in a musical about the lives of high school students, so it shouldn’t be a stretch for them to get into character. However, this isn’t just any musical but the stage version of Disney’s massively successful High School Musical (HSM). [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Interfaith Food Bank has received a significant donation from the Holiday Smile Cookie Campaign proceeds just in time to help with their Christmas food hampers.  With an original goal of $40,000 the campaign raised just over $47,000 which translates into over $23,000 for the Interfaith Food Bank as the proceeds [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald A guilty plea has been entered for a 12-year-old boy charged with the attempted murder of his seven-year-old brother, and he will remain in custody awaiting sentencing.  The accused, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has been in custody since his arrest in August.  The matter appeared [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The speed on Whoop-Up Drive has been permanently changed to 70 km/h to improve road safety and reduce the risk of serious collisions.  Darwin Juell, general manager of transportation and transit said the change of speed has been in the works for the last few years.  “We are keeping the speed [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency is looking to hire or rehire about 1,700 call centre workers over the next few months to manage an influx of calls during the upcoming tax season. Melanie Serjak, an assistant commissioner at the CRA, told reporters Wednesday the agency is aiming to reach a total of about 4,500 [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade says he has no reason to believe the Trump administration is preparing to tear up the free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, even though the U.S. president and some of his associates have suggested they may consider withdrawing from the pact. “We believe, based on [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … MPs set to break for six-week winter break The House of Commons could rise as early as Thursday for the winter break — without the Liberals passing their lengthy budget implementation bill. The House calendar officially has [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The House of Commons could rise as early as Thursday for the winter break — without the Liberals passing their lengthy budget implementation bill. The House calendar officially has MPs in their seats until Friday but they could agree to break for Christmas before the end of the day. They are scheduled to [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — An Ontario company that put down a deposit to buy a luxury hotel in Richmond, B.C., pulled out of the deal worth tens of millions of dollars weeks later because of “uncertainty” caused by the landmark Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title ruling, according to the marketers of the property. Court documents show that the [...] Read More »