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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Lifeguards are a mandatory presence at all public pools, especially during the busy summer months, to ensure the safety of swimmers. They prevent accidents, respond to emergencies, and maintain order in and around the pool area. Most of them are young, under 24 years of age, and [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The Alberta government is eliminating nearly 30 per cent of regulations for agricultural marketing boards and commissions. The province said on Thursday that it is cutting 28.5 per cent of the regulations, including 20 redundancy rules which it says overlap with existing requirements. The motivation is to streamline rules and provide [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Are you an optimist or a pessimist? In the uncertainty of the world we live in, being pessimistic and disillusioned would be easy. Especially when it comes to financial matters. A July 14 blog by MNP Ltd. states that almost half of this province’s residents are $200 – or less – from being financially insolvent each month [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald A year after July 2024 saw virtually no rain in the area, the skies opened up this year with Lethbridge alone getting about 81.1 millimetres. By comparison only 1.6 mm fell in the city last July. Rainfall totals can vary widely, with Farming Smarter executive director Ken Coles on Thursday saying he had 40 mm after the late-night storm on Monday, [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Pure Power Wrestling and Lethbridge & District Exhibition are partnering once again to bring Hot Summer Night to Whoop-Up Days for the third year in a row.  The event will take place at the Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre on Aug. 22 at 7 p.m. and will bring southern Alberta’s top [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Unionized workers at Canada Post have voted to reject its latest contract offer. Canada Post says it’s disappointed in the results but thanks employees for taking part in the vote and the Canada Industrial Relations Board for administering it. The offer included wage hikes of about 13 per cent over four years but [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Unionized workers at Canada Post have voted to reject its latest contract offer, the Crown corporation says. The offer included wage hikes of about 13 per cent over four years but also added part-time workers that Canada Post has said are necessary to keep the postal service afloat. More coming. The Canadian Press[...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland told MPs Friday she was “dismayed” by BC Ferries’ decision to purchase four new electric-diesel ships from a Chinese shipbuilder using a $1 billion federal loan — but did not call for the loan’s cancellation. The House of Commons transport committee launched a study of the Canada Infrastructure Bank [...] Read More »

ROUYN-NORANDA — Glencore’s Horne smelter in western Quebec is facing a charge under the province’s environmental laws for allegedly releasing copper concentrate dust into the air in March 2023. Quebec’s Environment Department said in a statement on Friday the charge stems from an investigation it carried out after officials were called to the copper smelter [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Two months after announcing it had truckloads of food waiting to enter Gaza, a Canadian charity says it’s finally about to get its first shipment of aid to desperate Palestinians since March. Human Concern International has two trucks in place filled with bags of flour that were supposed to enter Gaza on Friday. [...] Read More »