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Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Alberta is on track to set a new provincial record for housing starts with 27,902 in the first two quarters of 2025. The Alberta government said on Monday this is a 30 per cent increase compared to 2024 and outpaces development in all other Canadian provinces. Despite Alberta having less than [...] Read More »

Scott Sakatch Herald Editor Ever since I moved back to Lethbridge 18 months ago, I’ve been one of the thousands of people in the city without access to a local family doctor. I’m fortunate enough to still have a physician in Calgary (from when we lived there for six years), but a simple visit means [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Southern Alberta Art Gallery is hosting an exhibition of art that showcases various pieces done by Lethbridge Collegiate Institute students, depicting their thoughts on Artificial Intelligence.  Generative Prompt is a group exhibition of local high school students working in an artist mentorship model with Lethbridge artist Michelle Sylvestre, where students [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Lethbridge Swing Bridge Dance Community is keeping swing dancing alive and well. While not as mainstream as it was during its golden era in the early part of the 20th century, swing dancing maintains a strong and active presence today, thriving through dedicated communities, social media, [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local journalism Initiative Reporter In good news for the City of Lethbridge, the overall Crime Severity Index (CSI) number for the 2024 reporting period went down 18.5 per cent from the year before, the largest single drop since 2000.  While Lethbridge has historically had a high CSI in recent years, it [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A lawyer for one of two leaders of the “Freedom Convoy” facing sentencing told an Ottawa court Wednesday her client should not be left with a criminal record. Crown prosecutor Siobahn Wetscher said Wednesday she is seeking stiff sentences for convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber because of the broad community harm [...] Read More »

Opponents from Washington state of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats against Canada are vowing to fight, saying the ongoing trade war has delivered a heavy blow to American border communities. In a conference call led by Democrat U.S. Senator Patty Murray that included British Columbia Premier David Eby, Murray said regions such as Whatcom [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A new think tank report is questioning how the federal and provincial governments’ sprint to build major infrastructure projects might affect Indigenous Peoples’ rights — and warns that it could end up pitting Indigenous communities against each other. The report by the Yellowhead Institute, “Buried Burdens,” takes a look at major projects through [...] Read More »

JASPER, ALTA. — When locals on the far west side of Jasper, Alta., returned to their homes last August, they suddenly felt a great distance away from their small mountain town. Some have taken to calling the area the “Republic of Stone Mountain,” a reference to the name of the multi-family village that still stands [...] Read More »

FORT SMITH — Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the town where he was born Wednesday, as he travels across the Northwest Territories. Carney spent his early childhood in Fort Smith, south of Yellowknife along the Alberta boundary, before he moved with his family to Edmonton. On Wednesday he visited the town’s community centre, spoke with [...] Read More »