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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative The fifth annual Upside-Downtown summer concert series is just past its halfway-point, but is far from slowing down; and on Thursday evening a crowd of 500-600 live music fans packed Rotary Square at Casa to hear award-winning Canadian folk musician John Wort Hannam perform. “Lethbridge has a unique [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Local agencies involved in the City Wide Water Drive that began in June, are asking for help from the community to obtain enough water bottles to last until the end of August.  Danielle McIntyre, executive director of the Interfaith Food Bank says she is very impressed with the outreach teams that [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Ten dragonboat racing athletes from the Dragonboat Association of Southern Alberta (DASA) left Canada for Germany last month, hoping to make waves for Team Canada at the 17th IDBF World Dragonboat Championships at Brandenburg an der Havel. Team Canada returned triumphantly with DASA team members leaving their [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald A Lethbridge Polytechnic researcher has been recognized nationally with the prestigious John Ogilvie Research Innovation Award for his contributions in developing a lower cost, less wasteful crop testing method. Chandra Singh, director of the Advanced Post-harvest Technology Centre in Lethbridge Polytechnic’s Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, was part of [...] Read More »

Anna Smith Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and this year, Canadian Public Health Association is straight to the point with its annual theme. This year’s message, “Don’t let history repeat itself. Protect your future. Get immunized,” directly addresses the very real risks of choosing not to vaccinate. “Not [...] Read More »

Cécile Dionne, one of the world-famous Dionne quintuplets, died on Monday, July 28, 2025, at the age of 91 following a long illness, a family spokesperson confirmed. Cécile and her sisters became an instant global sensation from the moment of their birth in the Ontario community of Corbeil on May 28, 1934, as they became [...] Read More »

MONTRÉAL — Bright colourful rides, skill-testing games with a stuffed animal prize, and copious amounts of sticky cotton candy are all hallmarks of the travelling carnival circuit, and are deeply rooted in the imagination of Quebecers who’ve been able to experience them. The travelling midways, which temporarily set up shop in shopping centre parking lots [...] Read More »

Wildfire smoke from the Prairies has prompted special air-quality statements and warnings across the country Saturday. Smoke from forest fires is causing reduced visibility and poor air quality that is expected to persist into Sunday for some areas, according to Environment Canada. The statements span across the country stretching from eastern British Columbia and into [...] Read More »

TORONTO — Confirmation of the first human case of West Nile virus acquired in Canada this year arrived just in time for the August long weekend. The Public Health Agency of Canada said Thursday that an adult in Toronto with no travel history has been infected with the mosquito-borne virus. There had previously been two [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Montreal police say a man is under arrest after a vehicle went through the front door of the RCMP headquarters in the Montreal area. No one was injured inside the Westmount, Que., building and Montreal police say the suspect has mental-health issues was possibly in crisis. Const. Jean-Pierre Brabant says a 44-year-old man [...] Read More »