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Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Blackfoot man has recently won an Iron Man Fancy Dance challenge in Siksika and now possibly holds a new record, after dancing for 38 songs, which lasted over an hour and 10 minutes. Jerrhan First Charger has been dancing since he could walk, beginning with hoop [...] Read More »

Zoe Mason Southern Alberta Newspapers It has been a historic year of upheaval for health care in Alberta. The system-wide overhaul the province dubbed a ‘health-care refocusing’ was announced in 2023 and began in 2024, but 2025 was the year organizational changes came to fruition. Between the changing face of health care in the province, [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Cycling in snow and icy conditions demands different skills than warm-weather riding, including careful braking, visibility planning, and equipment designed for traction. Bicycling advocates say with proper infrastructure and education, winter biking can be a safe option even during colder months. Biking in places with real winters–snow, [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative The sound of a tuba arrives like a broad, bronze wave—deep, round, and impossibly solid. It hums with a weight you can feel in your chest, each note rolling out slowly, rich with warmth and authority. There’s a gentle wobble in its sound, a playful gravity that can [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Lethbridge has several annual Christmas houses that go well above-and-beyond in evoking the Christmas spirit. They’ve become cherished institutions for which visiting them has become family tradition. One of them is Ed Roberts’ “Northside North Pole” located on 28 Street, next to Jock Palmer Park. Roberts’ annual [...] Read More »

It’s gearing up to be another messy day on the roads in parts of Ontario and Quebec as storm fronts continue to pound the area. A winter storm Monday brought freezing rain, blowing snow and strong winds across Eastern Canada that, at one point, left tens of thousands without power in Ontario. Environment Canada says [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Minister not promising source water protection in new First Nations clean water bill With her government under pressure to eliminate boil-water advisories in First Nations communities, Canada’s minister for Indigenous services isn’t committing to bringing back a [...] Read More »

CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA — The Alberta government in 2025 completed the final legal foundations of its new health-care system — and Premier Danielle Smith says she’s working in 2026 to prove it was worth it. The massive reorganization saw Smith dismantle Alberta Health Services as the provincial health authority and relegate it to a hospital [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — With her government under pressure to finally eliminate boil-water advisories in First Nations communities, the federal minister responsible for Indigenous services isn’t committing to bringing back a defunct clean water bill in the new year as written — after two provinces objected to it. That bill, which died when the last federal election [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — Minutes after a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off Vancouver Island one summer’s day, thousands of British Columbians are dead or injured in the wreckage — then comes the tsunami, aftershocks and chaos. Distraught survivors overwhelm hospitals as they search for loved ones. Road and rail links are damaged by the quake, then [...] Read More »