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Zoe Mason Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Friends of Medicare are criticizing the province’s planned to new measure reforms designed to enhance access to private, elective medical screenings and diagnostic services. Under the new regulations, if a privately purchased test reveals a significant condition, the cost will be reimbursed by the province. The [...] Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Lethbridge Polytechnic is looking to be on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence (AI). The institution has joined the inaugural consortium for the AI Workforce Readiness (AIWR) program which is a national initiative that is being led by the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (AMII). Brad Donaldson, the [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On Saturday, a group of talented local singers will harmonize from the heart and for hearts in southern Alberta…that is, singing to raise funds for the Bringing Hearts Home campaign to improve cardiac care in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat. “On The Horizon: A musical journey in support of Bringing [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Tonight, many children and families will be out and about trick or treating and Lethbridge Police Service, along with Alberta Motor Association, is urging everyone to be safe.  Community engagement officer, Cst. Dana Holland said Thursday there are multiple ways for everyone to enjoy the festive holiday safely.  “Biggest thing for [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Calgary Stampede has announced a 20-year-old Kainai Nation member has been crowned as the 2026 Calgary Stampede First Nations Princess. Ever since she was little, Raegan First Rider (Isspiitaapoyi-Stands Tall, With Pride) has wanted to be a princess, so being crowned as the Calgary Stampede First [...] Read More »

TORONTO — A new Health Canada report says people surveyed about medical assistance in dying “generally” support allowing patients who will lose their decision-making capacity to give advance consent. Right now, MAID is legal for people who have a serious and incurable medical condition and are experiencing intolerable suffering, but they must be able to [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product was down 0.3 per cent in August as both the goods and services side of the economy contracted. The agency says August’s decline mostly offsets a 0.3 per cent gain in real GDP for July, which was revised a tick higher from earlier estimates. A work [...] Read More »

GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney walked away from a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday with an invitation to China, but no movement on the trade issues that have plagued the relationship. Still, Carney said he was “very pleased” with the outcome. “We now have a turning point in the relationship, a [...] Read More »

GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney says his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping is a “turning point” in Canada-China relations, calling it long overdue. Xi invited Carney to visit China as the pair met on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea today. The invitation marks a significant thaw [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Carney, Xi meet on sidelines of APEC summit in South Korea Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping today on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in South Korea. Carney told [...] Read More »