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By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge has kicked off  its Indigenous Awareness Week with a blessing over the coals by Francis First Charger, elder in residence for Iikaisskini Indigenous services. This year marks 50 years of Indigenous studies at Lethbridge University, which was the first Department of Indigenous [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald With temperatures hovering between -2°C and -3°C under passing clouds, and a steady 19 km/h wind pushing the wind chill closer to -7°C or -8°C, nearly 200 people and one family dog gathered at Festival Square in downtown Lethbridge Saturday and chose to step into the cold. Walkers of all [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald   Premier Danielle Smith was at the Chinook Regional Hospital Monday, to announce the provincial budget investment of $59 million over three years into expanding cardiac services and intensive care capacity in Southern Alberta.    The announcement was made alongside Minister of Treasury board and finance Nate Horner, Minister of [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald   Lead physician of the Cardiac Sciences for Alberta Health Services South Zone Dr. Sayeh Zielke and MLA for Lethbridge-East Nathan Neudorf spoke about what the Budget 2026 allocation for the Chinook Regional Hospital means for the Bringing Hearts Home Campaign on Monday.  After Premier Danielle Smith announced an investment [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Minister of Municipal Affairs, Dan Williams says Budget 2026 reflects the difficult but responsible choices required in times of real challenge.  “By maintaining essential funding and delivering on our commitments, we continue to support communities today while building for the future,” says Williams. Budget 2026 supports communities by investing $7.1 [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she has asked Oman for use of its airspace “if necessary, for Canadian citizens to get out” of the Middle East. Anand says Ottawa’s top priority in the ongoing war involving Iran is safety for Canadians in the region and Oman still had “viable” airspace as of [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she has asked Oman for use of its airspace “if necessary for Canadian citizens to get out” of the Middle East. Anand says Ottawa’s top priority in the ongoing war involving Iran is safety for the 100,000 Canadians in the region, and she says she asked her [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — An inquest into the deaths of nine people in Tumbler Ridge has been called to prevent future deaths, and will examine how the mental health and public safety systems intersect, British Columbia’s chief coroner says. Dr. Jatinder Baidwan announced the inquest, which he said would also consider how guns were obtained by the [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Cardinal Marc Ouellet is back in Quebec Superior Court as he tries to clear his name in the wake of an allegation of sexual misconduct. Lawyers for Ouellet called several witnesses today in his defamation suit against a woman who named him in a wider class-action lawsuit against the archdiocese of Quebec. Three [...] Read More »

A blood-red moon graced the skies early Tuesday for a total lunar eclipse. There won’t be another until late 2028. The spectacle was visible Tuesday morning from North America, Central America and western part of South America. Australia and eastern Asia saw it Tuesday night. During a full lunar eclipse, the Earth is between the [...] Read More »