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Scott Sakatch Herald Editor In Thursday’s Herald, the daily poll question asked readers if they thought Albertans should ignore the current recall effort against 14 (for now) UCP MLAs and just wait until the next provincial election to have their say. As you can see on Page A6 today, a slim majority of respondents (57 [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Maintaining cognitive health—the ability to think clearly, learn, and remember—is essential throughout life, but it becomes especially important in older adulthood, when the risk of cognitive decline and conditions such as dementia increases. When you think about your brain health, keep three things in mind: use it [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald University of Lethbridge nursing students organized a Wellness Fair Thursday at St. Patrick Fine Arts School to culminate their community health rotation after being at the school since September.  Kathy Jones-Husch, principal at St. Patrick Fine Arts School, said having the nursing students at the school for their rotation was a [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Salvation Army’s 127th Christmas Kettle campaign has kicked off and members of the Lethbridge Masons are ready to continue their longstanding tradition of manning the kettle located at Park Place Mall. Lt. Zach Marshall, community ministries officer with Salvation Army told the Herald Wednesday that their Christmas Kettle Campaign is [...] Read More »

Zoe Mason Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The UCP government is proposing a set of changes to the Alberta health card under Bill 11, sweeping health-care legislation tabled Monday. Amendments to the Health Insurance Premiums Act will add a new requirement for Alberta residents to regularly renew their health card in order to [...] Read More »

SURREY — The federal and provincial governments have announced $1 million in funding for police to support extortion victims in British Columbia. Premier David Eby told a meeting of police and local, provincial and federal politicians in Surrey, B.C., where many cases have been reported, that the funding will allow for police communication with victims [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A majority of the people who died with medical assistance in Canada in 2024 had a cancer diagnosis, new data shows. Health Canada’s annual report on medical assistance in dying shows that more Canadians are choosing assisted dying each year, but the rate of growth has slowed. Overall, about five per cent of [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Montreal transit workers are set to go on strike again next month amid a prolonged labour dispute. The transit agency’s 2,400 maintenance workers say they will refuse overtime hours between Dec. 9 and Jan. 11. The agency says buses and metros will operate during the strike, but there could be an impact on [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — The mayor of a Montreal borough says she has ordered an investigation after city workers destroyed a homeless encampment earlier this week. Christine Black says there was a misunderstanding when the workers showed up at the encampment in Montréal-Nord. She says the workers were supposed to clear away some waste that had accumulated [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The long-standing video service providing Canadians with direct coverage of political events says a recent CRTC decision puts its operation at risk. CPAC says the move by the broadcast regulator to postpone a decision on increasing its wholesale rate threatens its ability to deliver programming. The current rate of $0.13 per subscriber, paid [...] Read More »