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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Cornerstone Funeral Home is celebrating three decades of serving families in the community with 30 days of giving.  A hundred days before their grand opening on Nov. 5, 1995, founders Ralph and Faith Zentner, alongside with then Mayor David Carpenter, put shovels in the ground to mark the beginning of construction.  [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter During the first council meeting following the municipal election late last month, a re-elected member of council was critical of the provincial government for Bill 20, saying it cost an extra $300,000 of tax-payer money for Lethbridge alone to comply with the province’s new rules. Councillor Rajko [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Rocky Horror Picture Show (RHPS) continues to be screened 50 years after its 1975 premiere, holding the record for the longest-running theatrical release in film history; despite initially being both a critical and box office failure. Screenings, especially around Halloween, continue to be a global cult [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald A multi-developer project with a price tag of more than $300 million is set to bring the first hotel to the west side of the city, along with more businesses and more residential opportunities for families and older adults.   Matthew Sherwood, President of Sherwood Developments says that as a local [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Royal Canadian Legion distributes approximately 18 million poppies annually prior to Remembrance Day. This is part of the larger Poppy Campaign which also includes distributing 70,000 wreaths, crosses and sprays, and raising funds for veterans, ex-service members, and their families. For about two weeks prior to [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Carney, Champagne to sell budget at events today Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will begin the work of selling the federal government’s budget today. Carney is set to hold a post-budget event in Ottawa [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canada’s top bureaucrat is warning the budget’s spending reduction target is a “big number” that will mean cuts to programs and jobs in the public service. Tuesday’s federal budget outlined a plan to lower program spending and administration costs by about $60 billion over the next five years. In a message sent to [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will begin the work of selling the federal government’s budget today. Carney is set to hold a post-budget event in Ottawa this morning before attending the Liberal caucus meeting. It’s the first caucus meeting after Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont left the Conservative caucus [...] Read More »

SAINT-BASILE-LE-GRAND — A Roman Catholic diocese on Montreal’s South Shore is expressing its regrets over a tombstone showcasing the logo of the Hells Angels outlaw biker gang at a parish cemetery. The Diocese of St-Jean-Longueuil says it was scandalized by the appearance of the tombstone. The diocese says the tombstone should not have been approved [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s key tool for deploying tariffs will face a critical legal test in the Supreme Court on Wednesday — one which could upend his plans to realign global trade. In a post on social media, Trump called the hearing “one of the most important in the History of the Country.” [...] Read More »