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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 »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local News Initiative Reporter A pair of new exhibits will shine a light on the medium of photography at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery. Image Metabolisms by Nancy Valladares and Other Suns by David M.C. Miller will open today and run until Jan. 10, 2026. In an interview with the Herald, [...] Read More »

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon’s premier-designate says he’s ready to start implementing key promises from his election campaign but stopped short of pledging electoral reform even after residents voted in favour of changing to a ranked ballot. Currie Dixon made history Monday when his Yukon Party picked up 14 of the 21 available ridings, lining him [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — Travel agents in British Columbia are celebrating Beijing’s decision to resume group tourism to Canada, hoping for the return of big-spending Chinese visitors who were a dominant presence for the local travel industry before the pandemic. Travel agent Glynnis Chan, president at Vancouver-based Happy Times Travel and Tour Ltd., has been leading group [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — A new study says sea otters in British Columbia have been found to be contaminated with so-called forever chemicals found in food packaging, non-stick cookware, cosmetics, electronics and other products. The study published in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry says samples from dead otters collected off the B.C. coast between 2016 and [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Tamara Lich is appealing a mischief conviction arising from her role as an organizer of the “Freedom Convoy” that paralyzed downtown Ottawa in early 2022. Lich and fellow organizer Chris Barber were found guilty of mischief in April for their roles in the mass demonstration. In early February 2022, downtown Ottawa was packed [...] Read More »

QUÉBEC — The Quebec government is extending an olive branch to the province’s doctors amid a fight over a new law that changes how physicians are paid. Treasury Board president France-Élaine Duranceau says Premier François Legault wants to restart talks with doctors. Health Minister Christian Dubé says two elements of the new law that change [...] Read More »