March 25th, 2026
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  • Connection, community and a return to Lethbridge

    By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald    A visit decades in the making came full circle in Lethbridge this weekend. Reverend Tatsuya Aoki — known within the sangha as Bishop Aoki Socho — returned to the city where part of his spiritual path first took shape, delivering a public Dharma talk Saturday at the Buddhist Temple [...] Read More »

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  • Lethbridge takes centre stage in nursing education

    By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald  The University of Lethbridge and Lethbridge Polytechnic will put Lethbridge at the centre of a key conversation in Canadian health care later this spring, co-hosting the 2026 Western North-Western Region Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing conference from April 26 to 28 at the Sandman Signature Lethbridge Lodge. The three-day [...] Read More »

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  • Lethbridge firefighters pack council chambers to hear update on ambulance service

    By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald    Lethbridge city council saw a full house on Tuesday, where dozens of Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services members attended the meeting in hopes to receive an update on the Ground Ambulance Agreement.  A presentation entitled “Emergency Health Services, Ground Ambulance Service Agreement update,” was placed in section 9 of [...] Read More »

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  • City council proclaims April 7th as Green Shirt Day once again

    By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald  Mayor Blaine Hyggen put forward a motion at Tuesday’s city council meeting to declare April 7th  as Green Shirt Day once again, that passed unanimously.  Hyggen said he wants to keep bringing this item to council annually, rather than as a one-time declaration, to continually highlight Logan Boulet’s impact and [...] Read More »

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  • Williams to speak on gambling during PUBlic Professor Series talk

      By Alejandra Pulid0-Guzman Lethbridge Herald University of Lethbridge professor Robert Williams will be exploring the concept of who is really cashing in on gambling during a PUBlic Professor Series talk Thursday.  Williams who is a research coordinator with the Alberta Gambling Research Institute and professor in the University of Lethbridge’s Faculty of Health Sciences [...] Read More »

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National News

  • First Nations call for audit of Human Rights Commission following death of 3 year old

    OTTAWA — A First Nations group is calling on the federal auditor general to investigate the Canadian Human Rights Commission, arguing its delay in hearing a case about funding for on-reserve fire services is resulting in unnecessary deaths. On Monday, a house fire in a northwestern Ontario community took the life of Chief Donny Morris’ [...] Read More »

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  • Canada is short 200 air traffic controllers, Nav Canada says

    OTTAWA — Nav Canada said Wednesday Canada is short an estimated 200 air traffic controllers and is working on building its capacity. The privately run, non-profit corporation is responsible for training and employing the specialized workers who play a critical role in the safety of Canada’s air travel system. The role of air traffic controllers [...] Read More »

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  • Victoria police halt Gaza protest attendance after 126 weeks, ask for marches to end

    VICTORIA — Police in Victoria are asking pro-Palestine protesters to stop marching on public roads on their way to the legislature building, citing the drain on police resources from attending the event 126 times in a row. The Victoria Police Department also says it will stop providing support for the street portion of the weekly [...] Read More »

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  • Alberta, Ottawa reach ‘agreement-in-principle’ on methane emissions

    CALGARY — Alberta and Ottawa have reached an “agreement-in-principle” that puts the province in control of regulating its methane emissions, with final rules expected by the end of this year. The federal and provincial governments inked a sweeping accord in November touching on several energy policy matters, including a plan to reach a methane equivalency [...] Read More »

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  • House committee calls for changes to Elections Act to thwart long ballot protests

    OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee is calling on the government to make it harder for protest groups to sign up dozens of candidates in a single riding, after Elections Canada announced Wednesday that voters in an upcoming byelection in Quebec will use a write-in ballot because of the high number of candidates. The [...] Read More »

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