April 4th, 2026
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  • Southern Alberta post-secondary institutions sign partnership agreement

    By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald   The University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge Polytechnic, Red Crow Community College, and Medicine Hat College have partnered to enhance higher education in southern Alberta through collaborative efforts.  During a ceremony at the University of Lethbridge Wednesday, representatives of each institution signed a partnership agreement, that will create a shared vision [...] Read More »

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  • Police charge female with drug trafficking offences

    Joe Manio-Lethbridge Herald  Lethbridge Police have charged a local woman in connection with drug trafficking targeting unhoused and vulnerable residents. In mid-March, the Downtown Policing Unit, with support from the Crime Suppression Team and SCAN, observed a female repeatedly engaging with unhoused individuals in activity consistent with drug sales. Police also identified trafficking at a [...] Read More »

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  • A whole lotta bull — and that’s no fooling

    By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald There was no shortage of big numbers at Tuesday’s 53rd Annual Rodgers Red Angus Bull Sale at Perlich Bros.—and that’s no April Fool’s joke. Dropping $50,000 or $30,000 on a bull is nothing out of the ordinary, but what happened at the end of the sale was something else entirely. [...] Read More »

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  • Schools should teach students how to think, not what to think says Nicolaides

    By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald On Wednesday, Minister of Education and Childcare Demetrios Nicolaides introduced Bill 25: An Act to Remove Politics and Ideologies from Classrooms and Amend the Education Act.  Nicolaides said the bill has been introduced to help address challenges regarding violence in classrooms, along with concerns about neutrality and impartiality.  “This legislation [...] Read More »

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  • April Fool’s Day – when gullibility goes global

    If there’s one day on the calendar that comes with a built-in trust issue, it’s April 1. On this particular Tuesday of mischief, common sense takes a personal day, skepticism works overtime and even your most reliable group chat becomes a den of low-grade deception. It’s the one date where “breaking news” should be treated [...] Read More »

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National News

  • Why the Iran war has renewed calls for a sovereign medical supply chain

    OTTAWA — The fallout from the war in the Middle East has led to cuts in helium supplies for health services in at least one province — and experts are warning that Canada still hasn’t done enough to secure sovereignty over critical medical supply chains. Saskatchewan’s health authority says it has been warned by its [...] Read More »

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  • Could Trump follow through on his threats to quit NATO? Experts say it’s possible

    OTTAWA — President Donald Trump’s comments to a British newspaper this week revived speculation about whether he is ready to pull the U.S. out of the NATO defensive pact, of which Canada is a member. Venting his frustration over what he claimed is the failure of allies to help America in its war against Iran, [...] Read More »

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  • Canadian Space Agency’s first space to Earth video call with Colonel Jeremy Hansen

    LONGUEUIL — Canadian Astronaut Jeremy Hansen connected with Earth from deep space today in a historic first for the Canadian Space Agency, as part of a live question-and-answer session during the Artemis II mission. The virtual event featured Hansen speaking live from aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft, approximately three days into the 10-day lunar flyby mission. [...] Read More »

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  • CFIA announces recalls for salads, cheeses and meal kits over listeria concerns

    The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced recalls due to possible listeria contamination affecting products including salads, cheese and meal kits. The agency says Co-Op brand creamy garlic and spinach salad, sold in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan with best-before dates between March 24 and April 4 are recalled and should not [...] Read More »

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  • B.C. mother and seven-year-old daughter freed from ICE, says MLA

    VANCOUVER — An independent B.C. legislator says a Canadian mother who spent three weeks detained at an immigration facility in Texas, along with her seven-year-old daughter, was released from detention on Thursday. Amelia Boultbee, an independent MLA who represents the electoral district of Penticton-Summerland, took to social media on Thursday to celebrate the news, saying [...] Read More »

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