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By Zoe Mason Southern Alberta Newspapers zmason@medicinehatnews.com Premier Danielle Smith provided more details at a media availability Friday about the referendum coming in October. Smith announced the referendum during her address to the province Thursday night. The referendum poses nine questions to Albertans, including several non-constitutional questions about the future of Alberta’s immigration policy and [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald   With the Nathan Neudorf recall petition signing period ending on Monday, a group of citizens plan to hold a rally for people who feel dismissed after not being able to sign the petition on Sunday afternoon. Gaye Metz, organizer of the event, says she hopes [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald    Mild weather gives Lethbridge riders a head start — and local experts say a  late-winter tune-up now means safer, smoother cycling when spring arrives The countdown to spring riding season has quietly begun in Lethbridge. While winter isn’t officially over, warmer-than-usual temperatures have cyclists eyeing the roads — and [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald At noon Thursday, another large and highly engaged crowd gathered for the weekly Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA) meeting to confront a question that has divided courts, legislatures, and kitchen tables: should Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) be available to people whose only underlying condition is mental illness?  [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald It looked like convocation — but instead of graduates in caps and gowns hundreds of Alberta teachers filled the bleachers and floor seats inside the Triple Gymnasium & Indoor Track at the University of Lethbridge (U of L) Thursday, clutching coffee cups and conference programs as they gathered for the [...] Read More »

HALIFAX — Canadians in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, are being ordered to shelter in place as violence escalates in the region. The federal government is warning Canadians in Jalisco State, including popular tourist destination Puerto Vallarta, that criminal groups have set up road blocks with burning vehicles in the area. The feds say there have also [...] Read More »

MILAN — The Canadian men’s hockey team could not maintain its best-on-best dominance over the United States, falling 2-1 in overtime in Sunday’s gold-medal game at the Milan-Cortina Games. New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes scored 1:41 into overtime, left alone in the slot during 3-on-3 play as Canada scrambled after surrendering an odd-man break [...] Read More »

MILAN — The Canadian men’s hockey team could not maintain its best-on-best dominance over the United States, falling 2-1 in overtime in Sunday’s gold-medal game at the Milan-Cortina Games. New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes scored 1:41 into overtime, left alone in the slot during 3-on-3 play as Canada scrambled after surrendering an odd-man break [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Ukrainian Canadian Congress will hold an event on Parliament Hill today to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It is one of 60 gatherings planned for across the country in the days around the anniversary. On Feb. 24, 2022, Russia launched an unprovoked attack on Ukraine, by land, [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — As the world marks four years since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday, analysts say Moscow has contributed to global instability that will force Canadians to spend more — and more quickly — to defend their territory. “People need to understand why defence is extremely important right now, and why [...] Read More »