July 19th, 2025

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Local News

  • Rehabilitation work starting on bridge

    Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Bridge rehabilitation work on Whoop-Up Drive will begin next week and construction will continue until the end of September, weather permitting. Lane closures in each direction and detours will create traffic delays on Whoop-Up Drive and adjoining commuter routes. Motorists are advised to expect a longer commute time. Two lanes of [...] Read More »

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  • Powwow builds communities

    Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative reporter While it may have looked dreary outside it didn’t affect members of the Cardston, Moses Lake and the Blood Tribe as they gathered in a spirit of community and held a powwow for the first time in five years. Paula Brown, councillor for the Town of Cardston, says with [...] Read More »

    4 hours ago
  • Roller derby members competing in Australia

    Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative reporter Two members of the Lethbridge Roller Derby Guild (LRDG) will be dawned in red and white as they compete at the world stage in Austrailia later this month. LRDG will be sending Caroline Reimer, known in the derby world as Coach Meow, as the head coach for Team Canada [...] Read More »

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  • Legal Aid agreement reached

    Al Beeber LETHBRIDGE HERALD The provincial government has signed an updated governance agreement with Legal Aid Alberta and the Law Society of Alberta. The governance agreement, which came into effect on Wednesday, runs until July of 2030. “This agreement reflects a shared commitment to maintain an independent, stable and sustainable legal aid system in Alberta [...] Read More »

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  • ‘Kids and Kops’ program creates positive interactions

    Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative reporter The Lethbridge Police Service, in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters, runs the “Kids and Kops” program which provides children on the waitlist for a Big Brother or Big Sister with a week-long introduction to policing. The annual program aims to offer positive interactions with police officers, showcase different [...] Read More »

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National News

  • Tomorrowland says Canadian woman has died after attending music festival in Belgium

    A spokeswoman for the Tomorrowland music festival says a Canadian woman has died after attending the large gathering in Belgium. Debby Wilmsen says in an emailed statement that a 35-year-old Canadian woman fell ill at the festival on Friday. She says the woman was given first aid and then taken to University Hospital of Antwerp, [...] Read More »

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  • Family of Canadian woman detained by ICE says it’s a ‘nightmare’

    WASHINGTON, D. C. — Paula Callejas was trying to expand her swimsuit business in Florida after taking time off to take care of her ailing father in Canada before his death. Instead of celebrating the fashion line, the Canadian was taken into United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention. The 45-year-old’s family said their finances [...] Read More »

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  • Ottawa weighing plans on AI and copyright as OpenAI fights Ontario court jurisdiction

    OTTAWA — Canada’s artificial intelligence minister is keeping a close watch on ongoing court cases in Canada and the U.S. to determine next steps for the government’s regulatory approach to AI. Some AI companies have claimed early wins south of the border and OpenAI is now fighting the jurisdiction of an Ontario court to hear [...] Read More »

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  • Why the Bank of Canada could be done cutting its policy rate for now

    OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada has largely kept to the sidelines as it tries to get a sense of how U.S. tariffs will impact the economy — and some economists think it might just stay there. After a quarter-point cut in March, the central bank held its benchmark interest rate steady at 2.75 per [...] Read More »

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  • Drug body members quit, B.C. minister apologizes to family of girl with rare disease

    VICTORIA — Four members of British Columbia’s Expensive Drugs for Rare Diseases Committee have resigned after the government went against its recommendation and reinstated medication funding for a 10-year-old girl with a rare disease. The fallout from the handling of Charleigh Pollock’s case also saw Health Minister Josie Osborne “sincerely apologizing” to the Vancouver Island [...] Read More »

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