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Scott Sakatch Herald Editor In Thursday’s Herald, the daily poll question asked readers if they thought Albertans should ignore the current recall effort against 14 (for now) UCP MLAs and just wait until the next provincial election to have their say. As you can see on Page A6 today, a slim majority of respondents (57 [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Maintaining cognitive health—the ability to think clearly, learn, and remember—is essential throughout life, but it becomes especially important in older adulthood, when the risk of cognitive decline and conditions such as dementia increases. When you think about your brain health, keep three things in mind: use it [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald University of Lethbridge nursing students organized a Wellness Fair Thursday at St. Patrick Fine Arts School to culminate their community health rotation after being at the school since September.  Kathy Jones-Husch, principal at St. Patrick Fine Arts School, said having the nursing students at the school for their rotation was a [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Salvation Army’s 127th Christmas Kettle campaign has kicked off and members of the Lethbridge Masons are ready to continue their longstanding tradition of manning the kettle located at Park Place Mall. Lt. Zach Marshall, community ministries officer with Salvation Army told the Herald Wednesday that their Christmas Kettle Campaign is [...] Read More »

Zoe Mason Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The UCP government is proposing a set of changes to the Alberta health card under Bill 11, sweeping health-care legislation tabled Monday. Amendments to the Health Insurance Premiums Act will add a new requirement for Alberta residents to regularly renew their health card in order to [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal government has launched a public registry to keep Canadians in the loop on its growing use of artificial intelligence. The registry lists more than 400 areas where AI is currently being explored, developed, implemented or deployed within the government, including early research projects and tools for operations and service delivery. A [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy topped expectations with a sharp rebound in the third quarter as a stronger trade balance helped fuel the recovery from a tariff-driven contraction. Statistics Canada said Friday that real gross domestic product rose 2.6 per cent on an annualized basis in the third quarter of 2025. That’s well above expectations [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Liberal MPs say party remains united after Guilbeault resigns from cabinet Several Liberal MPs say the party remains united after Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault resigned from cabinet in response to the federal government’s new pact with Alberta [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Liberal MPs say party remains united after Guilbeault resigns from cabinet Several Liberal MPs say the party remains united after Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault resigned from cabinet in response to the federal government’s new pact with Alberta on [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says it’s “premature” for anyone to draw conclusions regarding the potential removal, or adjustment, of the West Coast tanker ban, since no pipeline route has been mapped out to bring oil from Alberta to the B.C. coastline. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Hodgson [...] Read More »