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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The 2025 Lethbridge Fiesta Extravaganza (LFE), also known as the Festival of Smiles, returned for a bigger and better second year.  Hosted by the Filipino Fiesta Society of Lethbridge (FIESLA), the city’s largest celebration of Filipino culture took place at Henderson Lake Park on Saturday and Sunday. [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter When Kyle and Brittani Knowles finish their shifts at the Lethbridge Public Safety Communications Centre (PSCC), they turn their attention to another very personal call: raising awareness for muscular dystrophy (MD).  In support of this cause, colleagues, family and friends joined the Knowles family at Legacy Park [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The renowned musical based on the true events of the newsboys’ strike of 1899 took the stage in Lethbridge for 10 days, capturing audiences of all ages. “Newsies the Broadway Musical,” based on the 1992 Disney film, came to the big stage at the Yates Memorial Theatre [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter One of the biggest challenges for people living in encampments is finding long-term housing and the Lethbridge Housing Authority (LHA) has taken steps to help make the transition easier. On April 1, 2025 LHA purchased the Superlodge Hotel to use under the Innkeepers Act as a temporary [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald A Lethbridge Polytechnic researcher is using ice cream to spark conversations about food sustainability, health and innovation. Rajpreet Goraya, a research scientist with the Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, is currently conducting research on new, long-term storage options for sugar beets while maintaining sucrose integrity, to provide producers with [...] Read More »

TICONDEROGA — Residents of an upstate New York town have held a candlelight vigil for a nine-year-old Montreal girl whose body was found in their community over the weekend. Scores of people in Ticonderoga gathered at a local park in an emotional tribute to nine-year-old Melina Frattolin. The young girl was found dead in a [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — The man accused of plowing a vehicle through a crowd at a Vancouver street festival faces more charges of second-degree murder. Police say the number of charges against Adam Kai-Ji Low has been increased from eight to 11, matching the number of people who died in the attack at the Lapu Lapu festival [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say they have arrested a 17-year-old suspect in the stabbing death of a 15-year-old boy near Robson Square over the weekend. Vancouver police say in a release that the suspect was arrested late Monday after surrendering to a patrol officer. Police say the suspect is a Surrey, B.C., resident and [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — The man accused of plowing a vehicle through a crowd at a Vancouver street festival faces more charges of second-degree murder. Police say the number of charges against Adam Kai-Ji Low has been increased from eight to 11, matching the number of people who died in the attack at the Lapu Lapu festival [...] Read More »

JASPER, ALTA. — One year to the day a wind-whipped fire forced thousands to flee in the dark of night along one smoke-choked road, the mayor of Jasper acknowledged it was a moment of remembrance that some would much rather forget. “Some of you may be attending today with some measure of apprehension or trepidation, [...] Read More »