March 30th, 2026
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  • 2026 Entertainment & Collector Expo springs to life at Excite Lethbridge

    By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald The clang of steel on steel isn’t something you expect to hear indoors—but it’s exactly what greeted visitors Friday as fully armoured knights squared off on the floor of Excite Lethbridge (Lethbridge Trade and Convention Centre). A few steps away, you might run into Superman posing for photos, Wolverine stalking [...] Read More »

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  • Atoa to have bail hearing on some of his matters next month

    By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald   The case of Lethbridge man Skye Atoa, accused with multiple sex related offences was heard in Lethbridge Court Friday, where his lawyer Richard Muenz made some changes to trial dates, bail hearings and other matters.  As Atoa has multiple charges and requires multiple trial dates, there is one matter [...] Read More »

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  • Lethbridge doesn’t deserve ‘bargain-basement service’ when it comes to medical emergencies

    AT THE LEGISLATURE- Lethbridge West MLA Rob Miyashiro    If you own a home in Lethbridge, you’ve recently received your property assessment, an estimate of your home’s value that the City uses to calculate your property taxes for the year. The actual amount you’ll pay has not yet been determined because City Council must first [...] Read More »

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  • Male charged with multiple counts of attempted murder remains in custody

    By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The case of a male charged with various offences after multiple pedestrians were struck by a vehicle and injured in a southside parking lot in October 2025 was heard in Lethbridge Court Friday.  Christopher David Hegg from Calgary is charged with five counts of attempted murder, three counts of assault [...] Read More »

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  • Allied Arts Council celebrates accomplishments

    By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald   The Allied Arts Council (AAC) celebrated their achievements over the past year and welcomed four new honourary members at their annual general meeting held at CASA on Thursday evening. Casa saw an all-time high of attendees totaling over 164,000 at various events held at the [...] Read More »

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National News

  • Ottawa earmarks $1.5 billion to support RCAF’s new Husky tanker fleet

    OTTAWA — The federal government has set aside about $1.5 billion to maintain and service the Royal Canadian Air Force’s new fleet of Husky aircraft. Canada is acquiring nine CC-330 Husky tanker and transport aircraft — four brand-new, five used — to replace the aging CC-150 Polaris. The Defence Investment Agency announced three new contracts [...] Read More »

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  • Most Canadians support social media ban for kids under 16: poll

    TORONTO — A new poll says most Canadians support banning social media for anyone under the age of 16. An Angus Reid survey says three-quarters of more than 4,000 respondents are in favour of a ban like the one in Australia, where youth under 16 are prevented from setting up accounts on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, [...] Read More »

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  • Ottawa launches consultation on national anti-fraud strategy

    The federal government says it will be consulting for the next four weeks on a national strategy to tackle financial scams targeting Canadians and businesses. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is in Montreal today rolling out consultations for the national anti-fraud strategy first announced in the federal budget last fall. The federal government is looking for [...] Read More »

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  • Feds, Ontario announce $8.8B to help cities build housing infrastructure

    OTTAWA — The federal and Ontario governments say they’ll match billions of dollars in local infrastructure spending to help cities cut costly development fees and get more homes built. Prime Minister Mark Carney is with Premier Doug Ford in Toronto today unveiling a plan for the two levels of government to each spend $4.4 billion [...] Read More »

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  • Air Canada CEO to step down later this year in wake of criticism over lack of French

    MONTREAL — Air Canada chief executive Michael Rousseau will leave the company later this year after coming under fire last week for his inability to deliver a video condolence message in French following a plane crash that killed two Air Canada Express pilots. The airline said Monday that Rousseau has told the board he will [...] Read More »

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