March 25th, 2026
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  • Connection, community and a return to Lethbridge

    By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald    A visit decades in the making came full circle in Lethbridge this weekend. Reverend Tatsuya Aoki — known within the sangha as Bishop Aoki Socho — returned to the city where part of his spiritual path first took shape, delivering a public Dharma talk Saturday at the Buddhist Temple [...] Read More »

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  • Lethbridge takes centre stage in nursing education

    By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald  The University of Lethbridge and Lethbridge Polytechnic will put Lethbridge at the centre of a key conversation in Canadian health care later this spring, co-hosting the 2026 Western North-Western Region Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing conference from April 26 to 28 at the Sandman Signature Lethbridge Lodge. The three-day [...] Read More »

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  • Lethbridge firefighters pack council chambers to hear update on ambulance service

    By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald    Lethbridge city council saw a full house on Tuesday, where dozens of Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services members attended the meeting in hopes to receive an update on the Ground Ambulance Agreement.  A presentation entitled “Emergency Health Services, Ground Ambulance Service Agreement update,” was placed in section 9 of [...] Read More »

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  • City council proclaims April 7th as Green Shirt Day once again

    By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald  Mayor Blaine Hyggen put forward a motion at Tuesday’s city council meeting to declare April 7th  as Green Shirt Day once again, that passed unanimously.  Hyggen said he wants to keep bringing this item to council annually, rather than as a one-time declaration, to continually highlight Logan Boulet’s impact and [...] Read More »

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  • Williams to speak on gambling during PUBlic Professor Series talk

      By Alejandra Pulid0-Guzman Lethbridge Herald University of Lethbridge professor Robert Williams will be exploring the concept of who is really cashing in on gambling during a PUBlic Professor Series talk Thursday.  Williams who is a research coordinator with the Alberta Gambling Research Institute and professor in the University of Lethbridge’s Faculty of Health Sciences [...] Read More »

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National News

  • Quebec man charged in U.S. court for alleged role in ‘grandparent scam’

    BURLINGTON — A Quebec man charged with allegedly participating in a network that defrauded seniors in more than 40 U.S. states has appeared in Vermont district court. U.S. officials say Jimmy Ylimaki, 36, was arrested in Nicaragua and sent to Vermont, where a judge on Tuesday ordered him detained pending trial. U.S. Immigration and Customs [...] Read More »

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  • Fact File: Posts misidentify pilot involved in fatal Air Canada crash

    Multiple social media posts this week paid tribute to the two pilots who died in a collision between an Air Canada plane and a firefighting truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. But in some of the posts, photos purporting to show one of the pilots were actually images of people unconnected to the crash. Some [...] Read More »

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  • Second inmate within one month killed in maximum-security prison near Quebec City

    MONTREAL — A second inmate has been killed in less than one month following an altercation inside a maximum-security prison near Quebec City. Quebec provincial police say they are investigating the death of a 25-year-old inmate who died after an attack on Tuesday at Donnacona Institution. Correctional Service Canada has identified the deceased as Amine [...] Read More »

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  • First Nations call for audit of Human Rights Commission following death of 3 year old

    OTTAWA — A First Nations group is calling on the federal auditor general to investigate the Canadian Human Rights Commission, arguing its delay in hearing a case about funding for on-reserve fire services is resulting in unnecessary deaths. On Monday, a house fire in a northwestern Ontario community took the life of Chief Donny Morris’ [...] Read More »

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  • Canada is short 200 air traffic controllers, Nav Canada says

    OTTAWA — Nav Canada said Wednesday Canada is short an estimated 200 air traffic controllers and is working on building its capacity. The privately run, non-profit corporation is responsible for training and employing the specialized workers who play a critical role in the safety of Canada’s air travel system. The role of air traffic controllers [...] Read More »

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