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By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services, Jason Nixon says Budget 2026 reflects a steadfast commitment to ensuring Albertans have access to quality assisted living, disability supports and essential health services.  “By increasing investments and expanding essential programs, we’re building a province where every individual is supported and empowered to [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald As school library debates continue, Lethbridge Public Library leans into Freedom to Read Week with cozy — and quietly defiant — programming. Every February, librarians across Canada mark Freedom to Read Week — a national campaign that defends intellectual freedom and pushes back against censorship. This year, it feels especially [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Demand for classrooms, health care and social supports continues to increase. Budget 2026 responds with targeted investments to strengthen services and support Albertans at every stage of life.  President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance, Nate Horner said Budget 2026 focuses on what matters most to Albertan families including [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance, Nate Horner spoke to media Thursday afternoon and said Budget 2026 is focused on what matters most for Albertans, as the province prepares for a challenging year ahead.  Minister Horner said this year Alberta’s finances reflect global uncertainty, rising costs and our [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald If you’re wandering downtown and caught a whiff of something sweet drifting from the corner of Fifth St and 4th Ave, you’ll know why: Grammie’s Little Bakery has officially opened, and the aroma and sight of freshly baked treats is impossible to ignore.  What started as a humble kitchen experiment [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — Federal Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon will meet with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman next week looking for a plan on how the company might prevent another tragedy like the mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Solomon said in a statement on Friday that he plans to talk to Altman “to seek further [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Concordia and McGill universities say they are abandoning their legal challenge against the Quebec government’s decision to maintain a 33 per cent tuition hike for out-of-province students. The English universities won a ruling last April after the Superior Court overturned the hike of about $3,000, finding that it was unreasonable. But the province [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — All four opposition parties in the House of Commons are backing legislation to change the status rules in the Indian Act to end the “second-generation cutoff.” But the Liberals say that while they support changes to registration eligibility, more consultations with First Nations are needed before the law is amended. Bill S-2, introduced [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — The RCMP say a social media influencer from Vancouver is facing six charges in a case where a victim is alleged to have been trafficked in British Columbia and Ontario. Charges against 31-year-old Tevin Douglas include trafficking in persons, advertising sexual services and sexual assault. An investigation was launched last May into offences [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A former national security and intelligence adviser to the federal government says it “strains credibility” to suggest India has stopped harmful meddling in Canadian affairs. Vincent Rigby, who now teaches at McGill University, says Canada needs to strike a balance between poking India in the eye and pretending national security threats no longer [...] Read More »