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Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Lethbridge Twinning Society has been fostering relationships with other cities worldwide for over 30 years and invites all “civilian diplomats” to join in a meeting Saturday to learn more about their initiatives. The idea of having sister cities actually came from former U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Westside commuters will now have a slightly faster way to get across Whoop-Up Drive as speed limits increase, and lane reductions will only apply to the bridge deck.  The City of Lethbridge announced Thursday that starting today, motorists will see some changes on both directions of Whoop-Up Drive. While the speed [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With students out of school during the teachers strike, school buses are not operational and therefore their drivers are also waiting for the strike to end.  Leslie Cross, president of Pacific Western Transportation student line of business, the corporate group that owns Southland Transportation here in Lethbridge, said they are keeping [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Police Service, in partnership with the Diversified Rehabilitation Group, hosted a special workshop to support the spouses and family members of first responders Thursday at the Lethbridge Trade and Convention Centre.  The “Getting Better Together” workshop included members of the Lethbridge Police Service, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services and [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter When Bill Gooch started farming as a young man in the 1930s, motorized farming saw the widespread adoption of tractors that replaced horse-drawn equipment, increasing efficiency in plowing, planting, and harvesting. Farming however, was still hard manual work. Nearly a century later, modern air conditioned combines can [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — A 62-year-old Quebec man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of a 10-year-old girl in a Montreal suburb more than 31 years ago. Réal Courtemanche, already in prison for other crimes, today admitted that the evidence in the case proves beyond a reasonable doubt that he murdered Marie-Chantale Desjardins. [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal government has started previewing items that will be included in the federal budget set to be introduced on Nov. 4. Here is a running list of what’s been announced by the Liberals ahead of budget day. Oct. 10: Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne hold a press conference [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Canadian labour market showed an unexpected hiring surge in September, but economists are mixed on whether the strength is enough to deter the Bank of Canada from cutting its policy rate again later this month. Statistics Canada said the unemployment rate held steady at 7.1 per cent in September as the economy [...] Read More »

About 26,000 members of two unions representing British Columbia professionals and public service workers are participating in escalating job action as they push for pay increases in new contracts with the provincial government. The weeks-long strike action includes more than 1,000 members of the Professional Employees Association and close to 25,000 members of the B.C. [...] Read More »

BURNABY — British Columbia jails have been added to the growing list of sites behind picket lines as public service workers escalate job action. The B.C. General Employees’ Union says in a release that all its remaining unionized staff at adult correctional facilities across the province are now on strike. The union says the escalation [...] Read More »