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Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Blackfoot man has recently won an Iron Man Fancy Dance challenge in Siksika and now possibly holds a new record, after dancing for 38 songs, which lasted over an hour and 10 minutes. Jerrhan First Charger has been dancing since he could walk, beginning with hoop [...] Read More »

Zoe Mason Southern Alberta Newspapers It has been a historic year of upheaval for health care in Alberta. The system-wide overhaul the province dubbed a ‘health-care refocusing’ was announced in 2023 and began in 2024, but 2025 was the year organizational changes came to fruition. Between the changing face of health care in the province, [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Cycling in snow and icy conditions demands different skills than warm-weather riding, including careful braking, visibility planning, and equipment designed for traction. Bicycling advocates say with proper infrastructure and education, winter biking can be a safe option even during colder months. Biking in places with real winters–snow, [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative The sound of a tuba arrives like a broad, bronze wave—deep, round, and impossibly solid. It hums with a weight you can feel in your chest, each note rolling out slowly, rich with warmth and authority. There’s a gentle wobble in its sound, a playful gravity that can [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Lethbridge has several annual Christmas houses that go well above-and-beyond in evoking the Christmas spirit. They’ve become cherished institutions for which visiting them has become family tradition. One of them is Ed Roberts’ “Northside North Pole” located on 28 Street, next to Jock Palmer Park. Roberts’ annual [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Following the drowning of a man in his forties and a child in Saint-Zénon, the Quebec Lifesaving Society is reminding people of certain safety rules to follow when engaging in on-ice activities. It was a bleak Christmas Day for the loved ones of the two victims, whose deaths were confirmed by the Quebec [...] Read More »

TORONTO — Shoppers in some Canadian cities braved heavy snow and wintry conditions on Boxing Day, undeterred by the challenging weather in their hunt for a good deal. Much of southern Ontario stretching from Belleville in the east to Windsor in the south and Sault Ste. Marie in the west was under weather warnings, for [...] Read More »

HALIFAX — Much of the country is under a weather warning Friday, as extreme cold, strong winds, heavy snow, and even fog and freezing rain are predicted from coast to coast. Environment Canada has yellow storm warnings up for most areas where messy weather is expected. Yellow warnings mean the weather will most likely be [...] Read More »

Newfoundlanders shouldn’t put away their shovels just yet, as another heavy snowfall is predicted for Friday evening following a white Christmas in much of the province. Environment Canada has all of Newfoundland and much of Labrador under a winter storm warning, with the most hazardous conditions in the Cartwright and Baie Verte areas. In Baie [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she can no longer trust American health agencies as reliable partners. Michel says Canada is used to looking to the United States as a source of health and scientific information but that has changed since President Donald Trump took over. An editorial published in the Canadian Medical Association [...] Read More »