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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 »
Be the first to comment!Nikka Yuko to play host to first-ever Yosakai Festival Saturday
By Lethbridge Herald on September 25th, 2025
Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden will host a first of its kind event in North America this coming weekend. The North American International Yosakoi Festival will take place on Saturday. The festivities begin with the opening parade at 9:30 a.m. and conclude with the award ceremony and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Renaissance man Rick trades paintbrush for word processor
By Lethbridge Herald on September 25th, 2025
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge’s Rick Gillis put away his art supplies and turned a new page in his creative life a few years ago when he penned his first novel. Now Gillis is ready to launch another with an event on Oct. 3 at Analog Books from 6 until 8 p.m. The Blairmore native ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province extending rate cap for insurance
By Lethbridge Herald on September 25th, 2025
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The Alberta government has put the brakes on higher rate premium  increases for drivers. The government announced on Wednesday it is extending the rate cap for  one more year, meaning drivers with good records will continue to see  a 7.5 per cent cap when their premiums come due for renewal this ... Read More »
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