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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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and 24 of her counterparts abroad have signed a joint statement calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and for Israel to stop displacing Palestinians. The signatories — who include the foreign ministers of France, Japan and the U.K., and the European Union commissioner for [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal auditor general is planning a probe of Canada’s international students program after critics claimed that public services were ill-equipped to take on a surge in student visas. A spokesperson for auditor general Karen Hogan says her office is planning an audit of the program for 2026. That review is in the [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A U.S. senator is calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to move quickly on repealing the digital services tax. “You all, to your credit, said you’re not going to collect it. I asked that Canada move as quickly as possible to get a law passed in Parliament making sure that it’s gone permanently,” [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A Palestinian student accepted by the University of Alberta is now preparing to continue his studies in France because he says that country was able to get him out of Gaza to safety — and Canada wasn’t. Ehab is one of about 70 students from Gaza pursuing study opportunities abroad with the help [...] Read More »

Over two centuries, the Lachine Canal has been transformed from an industrial thoroughfare to a neglected backwater to a prime example of urban gentrification. The 14-kilometre Lachine Canal opened in 1825. The canal was the first link in a series of canals built along the St. Lawrence River that would allow ships to navigate between [...] Read More »