March 26th, 2026
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  • Connection, community and a return to Lethbridge

    By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald    A visit decades in the making came full circle in Lethbridge this weekend. Reverend Tatsuya Aoki — known within the sangha as Bishop Aoki Socho — returned to the city where part of his spiritual path first took shape, delivering a public Dharma talk Saturday at the Buddhist Temple [...] Read More »

    19 hours ago
  • Lethbridge takes centre stage in nursing education

    By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald  The University of Lethbridge and Lethbridge Polytechnic will put Lethbridge at the centre of a key conversation in Canadian health care later this spring, co-hosting the 2026 Western North-Western Region Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing conference from April 26 to 28 at the Sandman Signature Lethbridge Lodge. The three-day [...] Read More »

    24 hours ago
  • Lethbridge firefighters pack council chambers to hear update on ambulance service

    By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald    Lethbridge city council saw a full house on Tuesday, where dozens of Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services members attended the meeting in hopes to receive an update on the Ground Ambulance Agreement.  A presentation entitled “Emergency Health Services, Ground Ambulance Service Agreement update,” was placed in section 9 of [...] Read More »

    24 hours ago
  • City council proclaims April 7th as Green Shirt Day once again

    By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald  Mayor Blaine Hyggen put forward a motion at Tuesday’s city council meeting to declare April 7th  as Green Shirt Day once again, that passed unanimously.  Hyggen said he wants to keep bringing this item to council annually, rather than as a one-time declaration, to continually highlight Logan Boulet’s impact and [...] Read More »

    24 hours ago
  • Williams to speak on gambling during PUBlic Professor Series talk

      By Alejandra Pulid0-Guzman Lethbridge Herald University of Lethbridge professor Robert Williams will be exploring the concept of who is really cashing in on gambling during a PUBlic Professor Series talk Thursday.  Williams who is a research coordinator with the Alberta Gambling Research Institute and professor in the University of Lethbridge’s Faculty of Health Sciences [...] Read More »

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National News

  • CP NewsAlert: NATO says Canada met 2% spending pledge

    OTTAWA — NATO says Canada has finally met a key alliance commitment by spending roughly two per cent of its GDP on defence in the last fiscal year, or $63.4 billion. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s 2025 annual report confirms Canada has met the spending level for the first time since 1990. More coming. Kyle [...] Read More »

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  • Air Canada CEO apologizes for inability to express himself adequately in French

    MONTREAL — The chief executive of Air Canada is apologizing for not being able to express himself adequately in French in a video message of condolence he released after the deadly plane crash in New York on Sunday. Rousseau has been criticized for the four-minute video posted online that only included two French words — [...] Read More »

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  • In the news: Canadian pipelines, old and new, are in the spotlight again

    Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Enbridge to fund policing of Line 5 reroute Enbridge has agreed to funnel money to U.S. law enforcement in anticipation of protests against its Line 5 pipeline reroute project, a move that has raised concerns about the [...] Read More »

    4 hours ago
  • Enbridge’s plan to fund policing costs of pipeline reroute in U.S. raises concerns

    Enbridge has agreed to funnel money to U.S. law enforcement in anticipation of protests against its Line 5 pipeline reroute project, a move that has raised concerns about the depth of the company’s influence in policing issues. The Calgary-based company says it volunteered the public safety fund to help governments in Wisconsin cover the extra [...] Read More »

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  • Small population, big infrastructure needs: Northern Canada facing power struggles

    Representatives from all three Canadian territories say the need to improve their aging electricity grids has reached a critical level requiring billions of dollars from the federal government to update, and in some cases, keep the lights on. Yukon’s energy minister says the need is “no longer theoretical” after a frigid week in December nearly [...] Read More »

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