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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Tensions were high during the afternoon and evening session of the Legislative Assembly Monday as the Government of Alberta introduced and passed Bill 2, Back to School Act. Third reading of Bill 2 was passed at 2 a.m. after multiple division votes, high tension, and exhaustion from those in attendance.  Members [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalsim Initiative Reporter A new campaign will look to help draw interest to local restaurants during the month of November. Savour Alberta’s South: Farm to Fork returns for the second consecutive year. It is part of the Save Alberta South initiative which has several other campaigns including Hungry for History, [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Yōkai Ghost Walk is a unique experience of culture, folklore and fright, all set against the beauty of the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden by night and a perfect way for families to celebrate Halloween. The annual event is a way for Nikka Yuko to share Japanese [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Sage Clan’s mandate is to bring both the homeless and housed people of Lethbridge and their latest event was proof of the sense of community they are promoting. On Monday evening, in collaboration with Dr. Esther Tailfeathers, assistant dean of Indigenous Health at the Cummings School [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The UCP government’s passing of Bill 2 is a “nuclear option,” Opposition leader Naheed Nenshi said after a marathon session of the Alberta Legislative Assembly that ran into the small hours of Tuesday morning. “They refused to solve a problem of their own making,” Nenshi told media later Tuesday. I”nstead, they [...] Read More »

EDMONTON — Alberta’s provincewide teachers strike formally ended Wednesday as 740,000 students went back to classes and a threat from union leaders to launch a general strike fizzled. From one end of the province to the other, there were red shirts, red-rimmed eyes – and a lot of questions. In Calgary, two dozen parents and [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will be asking for a stay of the implementation of the Cowichan Tribes case that confirmed Aboriginal title over an area of private and government-owned land in Richmond, B.C. Eby says a stay would give the British Columbia Court of Appeal an opportunity to consider [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Doctors in Quebec are up in arms over a recent provincial law that imposes a new payment system on physicians and prohibits them from using pressure tactics to oppose the policy. Meanwhile, neighbouring provinces are openly courting Quebec doctors seeking greener pastures. Here are five things to know about the ongoing battle between [...] Read More »

HALIFAX — Residents of the Maritimes, Quebec and southern Ontario can expect wet, blustery weather this weekend, but a senior meteorologist says Hurricane Melissa is only partly to blame. The latest forecasts for New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and P.E.I. are calling for 30 to 50 millimetres of rain on Friday, with higher amounts possible in [...] Read More »

EDMONTON — Threats of a general strike issued by Alberta unions over the treatment of teachers have fizzled, with labour groups saying they’ll conduct a survey on the possibility of a mass walkout. Gil McGowan with the Alberta Federation of Labour and other union leaders say they’ll also try to recall legislature members and take [...] Read More »