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Province to invest millions in affordable housing
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta government is planning to invest $840 million over the next three years if Budget 2024 passes to building more than 5,000 affordable housing units which the UCP says would support more than 6,000 jobs. More than $400 million of that money will support housing projects through the Affordable Housing Partnership Program ... Read More »
U of L drama dept. staging Jesus Christ Superstar
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge Department of Drama latest production, a Rock Opera titled Jesus Christ Superstar opens today at the university theatre with daily performances at 7:30 p.m. until Saturday. During a media availability Monday morning, director Doug MacArthur told reporters the production would not have been possible without the collaboration of close ... Read More »
Trudeau speaks with Haiti’s outgoing PM about crisis, need for political agreement
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spoken with Haiti’s now-departing prime minister about the ongoing humanitarian, security and political crises in that country. A readout issued by the PMO late Monday said Trudeau expressed his concern to Ariel Henry about the situation in Haiti, and that he underscored Canada’s longstanding support for Haitian-led solutions. ... Read More »
European Union’s executive branch to recommend that members open accession negotiations with Bosnia
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union’s executive arm will recommend that member countries open accession negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday. The Western Balkan country is among six nations – alongside Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro and North Macedonia – who are at different stages of the EU accession process, ... Read More »
Aid ship sets sail to Gaza where hundreds of thousands face starvation 5 months into war
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – An aid ship loaded with some 200 tons of food set sail for Gaza on Tuesday in a pilot program for the opening of a sea corridor to the territory, where the five-month-old Israel-Hamas war has driven hundreds of thousands of people to the brink of starvation. The food was ... Read More »
In the news today: Haiti’s Prime Minister to resign after transitional council formed
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Ariel Henry bows to pressure, saying he’ll resign once a council is formed to lead crisis-hit Haiti Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry says he’ll resign once a transitional presidential council is ... Read More »
This B.C. farm can grow softball-sized peaches. This year they’ll rely on vegetables
One of the first indicators of how bountiful a fruit harvest will be in British Columbia comes months before any peaches, apricots or nectarines start fattening on trees. Like many other farmers, Jennifer Deol of There and Back Again Farms in Kelowna cuts off some peach branches and brings them into a warm greenhouse to ... Read More »
Coral reef that ‘shouldn’t exist’ thrives off B.C.’s Pacific Ocean, biologist says
VANCOUVER – It started with a tip from the local First Nation of a “bump on the sea floor” where the fish liked to be and led to the discovery of Canada’s only known live coral reef. Deep sea ecologist Cherisse Du Preez worked with the Kitasoo Xai’xais and Heiltsuk First Nations and began searching ... Read More »
Quebec to present ‘restrained’ budget today amid economic stagnation
Quebec’s finance minister says the budget he is expected to present later today will be “restrained” amid what he describes as a provincial economy in stagnation. On Monday Eric Girard told reporters south of Montreal that the billions of dollars in wage increases recently negotiated with teachers and health-care workers have further restricted the government’s ... Read More »
Online influencer Andrew Tate detained in Romania, handed UK arrest warrant, his spokesperson says
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) – Online influencer Andrew Tate was detained in Romania and handed an arrest warrant issued by British authorities, his spokesperson said Tuesday. Tate, 37, and his brother Tristan Tate were detained Monday evening on allegations of sexual aggression in a U.K. case dating back to 2012-2015, spokesperson Mateea Petrescu said. She said ... Read More »
Aid ship sets sail from Cyprus to Gaza, where hunger is worsening 5 months into war
JERUSALEM (AP) – An aid ship loaded with some 200 tons of food set sail Tuesday from Cyprus to Gaza, the international charity behind the effort said. The shipment is a test for the opening of a sea corridor to supply aid to the territory, where starvation is spreading five months into the Israel-Hamas war. ... Read More »
