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If there’s one day on the calendar that comes with a built-in trust issue, it’s April 1. On this particular Tuesday of mischief, common sense takes a personal day, skepticism works overtime and even your most reliable group chat becomes a den of low-grade deception. It’s the one date where “breaking news” should be treated [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Police arrested 42-year-old Nicholas Rodney Scout, of Lethbridge, and charged him with one count of first-degree murder in connection with the death of a 27-year-old man Monday night.  On Tuesday, Lethbridge Police said Scout was arrested late Monday night following the execution of search warrants at two residences along [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Minister of Justice Mickey Amery addressed the province on Monday to say he was tabling Bill 23 – Justice Statutes Amendment Act 2026.   During a press conference titled “Enhancing democracy and transparency,” Amery said the government has done a lot of work to refine democratic process legislation because all [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald If you’ve ever had to make the drive to Calgary for a cardiac appointment—or waited while someone you love made that trip—you already understand the stakes. Now imagine not having to leave southern Alberta at all. That’s the goal behind the newly announced Hearts & Health Classic, a charity golf [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald   On March 26, the 2025-2026 Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission presented their final report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. They had presented their interim report in October 2025.  A Letter to the Speaker presented along with the report partially reads, “After the tabling of our interim report in [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Jobs market is ‘static’ after a year of tariffs Thursday marks one year since U.S. President Donald Trump upended the global trading system with his “Liberation Day” duties — a major step in his wider tariff campaign [...] Read More »

CAPE CANAVERAL — Canadian Jeremy Hansen is one of four astronauts circling Earth in a historic lunar mission after Artemis II successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday. On board with Hansen are veteran NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch. The mission is expected to initially stay close to Earth [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Thursday marks one year since U.S. President Donald Trump upended the global trading system with his “Liberation Day” duties — a major step in his wider tariff campaign that’s hammered critical sectors of Canada’s labour market. With roughly a year of employment data now in hand showing the impact of Trump’s tariffs on [...] Read More »

ST. JOHN’S — In early January, a bold telephone wire heist left about 135 people without phone services for about two weeks in Clarendon, a rural area of southern New Brunswick, between Fredericton and St. John. Clarendon does not have reliable cell service and with no telephones, residents couldn’t call 911, said Sgt. Ben Comely [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — The man convicted of first-degree murder in the 2021 drive-by shooting death of a 15-year-old girl in Montreal will return to court today for sentencing. A jury found Salim Touaibi guilty last week of murdering Meriem Boundaoui, and also convicted him of four counts of attempted murder. Touaibi’s co-accused, Aymane Bouadi, was acquitted [...] Read More »