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Zoe Mason Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Friends of Medicare are criticizing the province’s planned to new measure reforms designed to enhance access to private, elective medical screenings and diagnostic services. Under the new regulations, if a privately purchased test reveals a significant condition, the cost will be reimbursed by the province. The [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Lethbridge Polytechnic is looking to be on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence (AI). The institution has joined the inaugural consortium for the AI Workforce Readiness (AIWR) program which is a national initiative that is being led by the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (AMII). Brad Donaldson, the [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On Saturday, a group of talented local singers will harmonize from the heart and for hearts in southern Alberta…that is, singing to raise funds for the Bringing Hearts Home campaign to improve cardiac care in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat. “On The Horizon: A musical journey in support of Bringing [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Tonight, many children and families will be out and about trick or treating and Lethbridge Police Service, along with Alberta Motor Association, is urging everyone to be safe.  Community engagement officer, Cst. Dana Holland said Thursday there are multiple ways for everyone to enjoy the festive holiday safely.  “Biggest thing for [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Calgary Stampede has announced a 20-year-old Kainai Nation member has been crowned as the 2026 Calgary Stampede First Nations Princess. Ever since she was little, Raegan First Rider (Isspiitaapoyi-Stands Tall, With Pride) has wanted to be a princess, so being crowned as the Calgary Stampede First [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A trans woman does not believe she would have been able to stay in Canada if the refugee rules outlined in the government’s new border bill were in effect. Asya Medea came to Canada in 2018 on a student visa to begin a PhD and about 18 months later she claimed refugee status [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Montreal’s bus and metro system will be paralyzed entirely on Saturday, with service restricted for most of November. The union representing about 4,500 bus and metro drivers says the strike this weekend — and two other days in November — is its first in 38 years. Maintenance workers are also going on strike [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says the one-year mandatory minimum jail sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography are unconstitutional. In a ruling today, the top court says although the sentences contribute to the objectives of denunciation and deterrence, they also remove judges’ discretion to impose sentences other than imprisonment when appropriate. The [...] Read More »

TORONTO — A new Health Canada report says people surveyed about medical assistance in dying “generally” support allowing patients who will lose their decision-making capacity to give advance consent. Right now, MAID is legal for people who have a serious and incurable medical condition and are experiencing intolerable suffering, but they must be able to [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product was down 0.3 per cent in August as both the goods and services side of the economy contracted. The agency says August’s decline mostly offsets a 0.3 per cent gain in real GDP for July, which was revised a tick higher from earlier estimates. A work [...] Read More »