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By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge has kicked off  its Indigenous Awareness Week with a blessing over the coals by Francis First Charger, elder in residence for Iikaisskini Indigenous services. This year marks 50 years of Indigenous studies at Lethbridge University, which was the first Department of Indigenous [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald With temperatures hovering between -2°C and -3°C under passing clouds, and a steady 19 km/h wind pushing the wind chill closer to -7°C or -8°C, nearly 200 people and one family dog gathered at Festival Square in downtown Lethbridge Saturday and chose to step into the cold. Walkers of all [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald   Premier Danielle Smith was at the Chinook Regional Hospital Monday, to announce the provincial budget investment of $59 million over three years into expanding cardiac services and intensive care capacity in Southern Alberta.    The announcement was made alongside Minister of Treasury board and finance Nate Horner, Minister of [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald   Lead physician of the Cardiac Sciences for Alberta Health Services South Zone Dr. Sayeh Zielke and MLA for Lethbridge-East Nathan Neudorf spoke about what the Budget 2026 allocation for the Chinook Regional Hospital means for the Bringing Hearts Home Campaign on Monday.  After Premier Danielle Smith announced an investment [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Minister of Municipal Affairs, Dan Williams says Budget 2026 reflects the difficult but responsible choices required in times of real challenge.  “By maintaining essential funding and delivering on our commitments, we continue to support communities today while building for the future,” says Williams. Budget 2026 supports communities by investing $7.1 [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — British Columbia’s chief coroner has called an inquest into the shooting deaths of nine people in Tumbler Ridge to determine how future deaths might be prevented. Dr. Jatinder Baidwan says the inquest will examine how the mental health and public safety systems intersect and will also consider how guns were obtained by the [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — British Columbia’s chief coroner has called an inquest into the shooting deaths of nine people in Tumbler Ridge to determine how future deaths might be prevented. Dr. Jatinder Baidwan says the inquest will examine how the mental health and public safety systems intersect and also consider how guns were obtained by the killer. [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to speak at a think tank in London, England, today. He is on his first official trip abroad as Opposition leader with stops planned in both the U.K. and Germany. In London today he will deliver the Margaret Thatcher Lecture at the Centre for Policy Studies, after [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the flow of foreign direct investment into the economy came close to a two-decade high last year, but economists caution the volume of capital entering Canada isn’t the only metric that matters. Agency data released last week show foreign direct investment hit $96.8 billion last year, the highest level recorded [...] Read More »

MONTRÉAL — Hotels across Quebec are reporting a relatively quiet March break week. A survey by the province’s main hotel association shows there are fewer overall bookings this week compared with last year’s March break, with most primary and secondary school students off. Data shows that of 75 members surveyed, 40 per cent reported a [...] Read More »