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By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald The clang of steel on steel isn’t something you expect to hear indoors—but it’s exactly what greeted visitors Friday as fully armoured knights squared off on the floor of Excite Lethbridge (Lethbridge Trade and Convention Centre). A few steps away, you might run into Superman posing for photos, Wolverine stalking [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald   The case of Lethbridge man Skye Atoa, accused with multiple sex related offences was heard in Lethbridge Court Friday, where his lawyer Richard Muenz made some changes to trial dates, bail hearings and other matters.  As Atoa has multiple charges and requires multiple trial dates, there is one matter [...] Read More »

AT THE LEGISLATURE- Lethbridge West MLA Rob Miyashiro    If you own a home in Lethbridge, you’ve recently received your property assessment, an estimate of your home’s value that the City uses to calculate your property taxes for the year. The actual amount you’ll pay has not yet been determined because City Council must first [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The case of a male charged with various offences after multiple pedestrians were struck by a vehicle and injured in a southside parking lot in October 2025 was heard in Lethbridge Court Friday.  Christopher David Hegg from Calgary is charged with five counts of attempted murder, three counts of assault [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald   The Allied Arts Council (AAC) celebrated their achievements over the past year and welcomed four new honourary members at their annual general meeting held at CASA on Thursday evening. Casa saw an all-time high of attendees totaling over 164,000 at various events held at the [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney isn’t saying whether Liberal MP Michael Ma will face consequences for his recent comments about forced labour in China. In Toronto this morning, where he was making a housing announcement alongside Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, Carney faced questions for the first time about Ma’s [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal government has set aside about $1.5 billion to maintain and service the Royal Canadian Air Force’s new fleet of Husky aircraft. Canada is acquiring nine CC-330 Husky tanker and transport aircraft — four brand-new, five used — to replace the aging CC-150 Polaris. The Defence Investment Agency announced three new contracts [...] Read More »

TORONTO — A new poll says most Canadians support banning social media for anyone under the age of 16. An Angus Reid survey says three-quarters of more than 4,000 respondents are in favour of a ban like the one in Australia, where youth under 16 are prevented from setting up accounts on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, [...] Read More »

The federal government says it will be consulting for the next four weeks on a national strategy to tackle financial scams targeting Canadians and businesses. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is in Montreal today rolling out consultations for the national anti-fraud strategy first announced in the federal budget last fall. The federal government is looking for [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal and Ontario governments say they’ll match billions of dollars in local infrastructure spending to help cities cut costly development fees and get more homes built. Prime Minister Mark Carney is with Premier Doug Ford in Toronto today unveiling a plan for the two levels of government to each spend $4.4 billion [...] Read More »