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Varzaris donate $100,000 to Bringing Hearts Home campaign
By Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2025
Sam Leishman Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation (CRHF) is another big step closer to its $30-million fundraising goal, thanks to the generosity of two longtime supporters. Glenn and Janice Varzari gifted $100,000 to the “Bringing Hearts Home” cardiac campaign last week. “We are honoured to contribute this donation as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Search for Darius will continue through weekend
By Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The search for Darius Macdougall continued Friday and the Alberta RCMP reassured they will not start scaling back the search any time soon. “As of today, we have additional resources onsite, which includes 60 TSG officers (Tactical Support Group). Their main role will be to supplement search efforts,” said Cpl. Gina Slaney. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Give It A Try offers opportunity to sample different sports
By Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Tuesday, The Lethbridge Sport Council invites families and community members to Legacy Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to spend time together outdoors, reflect, learn, play, and discover new ways to connect through sport. The inaugural Give it a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parents call for more EAs and supports in schools
By Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald A parent in the Lethbridge School Division is sounding the alarm on behalf of herself and others, about the lack of resources and Educational Assistants (EAs) to help children with neurodivergent needs. Sital Parekh, a parent with a child on the autism spectrum that has been within the school division from ... Read More »
1 responseSupportive living unit ready to open doors
By Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2025
Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A one-of-a-kind supportive housing unit in Lethbridge will be serving 30 members of the vulnerable population who need daily living supports due to mental disabilities such as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Many people who have FASD struggle with limited mental capacities and often fall into addiction due ... Read More »
3 responsesAI isn’t scary if you use it for puppy pics & poems
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2025
Al Beeber Leave It To Beeber By now a large percentage of our population has surely heard about the artificial intelligence tool ChatGTP. It’s everywhere and is being used for a wide variety of purposes, from creating written missives to providing answers to user questions. We’re hearing more about AI, its positives and potential negatives. ... Read More »
3 responsesStudents hit the coulees to gather plant, animal data
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald First week of post-secondary school can be terrifying, but for one group of students at Lethbridge Polytechnic was an opportunity to contribute to a local biodiversity database. More than 70 first-year students in the Natural Resource Compliance program traded their classroom for the coulees during their first week of school earlier ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Search for boy continues to expand
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The search for six-year-old Darius Macdougall continued Thursday as RCMP are still hopeful that he will be found. Cpl. Gina Slaney said Thursday that the RCMP is continuing interview in an attempt to find any piece of information that may lead to where Darius is. Darius, who is autistic, went missing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smith tells Ellis to resist feds, expand sheriffs’ role
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2025
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Alberta Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Mike Ellis is being tasked with supporting municipalities in their efforts to explore independent police services and implement the legislative framework to make sheriffs a full-service police option for rural and smaller communities. The mandate letter was one of several Premier Danielle Smith delivered ... Read More »
2 responsesVR project will help young people choose careers
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter What do you want to be when you grow up? For youth considering careers in public safety, Lethbridge Polytechnic has received $450,000 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, for an applied research project to develop virtual reality (VR) experiences to help them answer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Waterton to host stargazers this weekend
By Lethbridge Herald on September 25th, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Waterton Welcomes the first-ever Dark Sky Discovery Days Festival Three-Day Celebration of the Night Sky at Waterton Lakes National Park, set for Sept. 26–28, celebrating the beauty, mystery, and wonder of the night sky. “We are proud to launch the first-ever Dark Sky Discovery Days in Waterton,” said Keith Robinson, President ... Read More »
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