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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Members of Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services’ Water Rescue and Rope Rescue teams conducted a training exercise on the High Level Bridge Wednesday, to not only gain some valuable skills, but also to make the area safe for everyone to enjoy.  Greg Adair, Fire Chief of Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services, [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Due to the return of dry conditions, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services has placed a fire ban on the river valley area once again.  Troy Hicks, Chief Fire Marshal with LFES, said he doesn’t enjoy putting a river valley fire ban in place, as he wants everyone to be able to [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Lizards are often considered “mini-dinosaurs” which may contribute to their appeal as pets. Reptile enthusiasts are often drawn to their unique and prehistoric look, which can evoke a sense of wonder and connection to a long-lost primeval world. The word “dinosaur” translates from Greek as “terrible lizard” [...] Read More »

Scott Sakatch Lethbridge Herald Editor For me, there’s one big question that takes precedence over all others when it comes to modern society. No, I don’t mean “Why did people with functioning brains vote for Donald Trump?” or “What more evidence do people need to finally get that climate change is an existential threat?” or [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In 2024 nearly 250,000 Canadians were diagnosed with cancer, nearly 24,000 of them in Alberta. Funding for continuous research for a cure, and for continual treatment programs province-wide, is vital, and the Alberta Cancer Foundation Lottery provides just that.. With its largest prize ever, the 2025 Foundation [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A meeting between Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 postal workers has been delayed until next week due to the availability of federal mediators, the company says. The two sides, which were set to meet Friday, will now meet on Aug. 20. It’s been two weeks since members of the Canadian Union [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Air Canada flight attendants could strike tonight It’s the final day before a potential work stoppage could ground all Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flights. More than 10,000 flight attendants are poised to walk off the job [...] Read More »

ST. JOHN’S — Thousands are out of their homes, and many more are on alert to evacuate as wildfires continue to rage across Atlantic Canada. Officials in Newfoundland and Labrador have expanded an evacuation alert along the Bay De Verde Peninsula as the Kingston wildfire burns nearby. The community of Job’s Cove in Newfoundland is [...] Read More »

Parissa Ahmadi says the least worst thing that could happen if she doesn’t make it to Saskatchewan this summer, and is deported to Afghanistan, is that she’s jailed and tortured. The worst thing — she doesn’t like thinking about too much. “It’s not a good thing,” the recent graduate of the American University of Afghanistan’s [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government says Canada’s support for Ukraine is resolute ahead of talks today between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump has arranged the talks in Anchorage, Alaska, to discuss a possible land swap between territories held by Ukraine and those claimed by Russia, despite not including [...] Read More »