March 17th, 2026
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  • The day the world turns Irish

    Morning Joe- Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Every March 17, a strange transformation happens across Canada. Otherwise sensible adults put on novelty shamrock glasses, beer turns suspiciously green, and people with names like “Dave from Red Deer” suddenly insist they are one-sixteenth Irish on their mother’s cousin’s side. Welcome to St. Patrick’s Day — the one [...] Read More »

    7 hours ago
  • Polytechnic to offer new Pre-Veterinary Medicine diploma

    By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Polytechnic will be offering a new Pre-Veterinary Medicine diploma beginning in the fall and will allow graduates to transfer to the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Kevin Smith, dean for the Centre for Business Arts and Sciences, says the Polytechnic is delighted to offer [...] Read More »

    7 hours ago
  • New children’s book is inspired by farm life north of the city

    By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge born author Ryan Uytdewilligen has written a book inspired by his early farm life in the Coaldale area and the pigs he took care of for his 4H club.  “I grew up as an only child and it seemed evident that farming would be my future. My dad grew [...] Read More »

    7 hours ago
  • Cost of rebuilding Alberta town’s only ice rinks after explosion in the millions

    Fakiha Baig THE CANADIAN PRESS A hockey-loving town in southern Alberta that lost its only two ice rinks in a Zamboni explosion says it will cost millions to rebuild. Derrin Thibault, Taber’s chief administrative officer, says council recently agreed to spend about $6 million to rebuild its large ice rink after the December blast shattered [...] Read More »

    7 hours ago
  • Energy Smart Canada and Arctic Spas Lethbridge celebrate 25th anniversary

    By Alejandra Pulido- Guzman Lethbridge Herald There is still time to check out the Home, Garden & Leisure Show today and one area that might stand out due to its size is the Energy Smart Canada and Arctic Spas area.   Owner of both Energy Smart Canada and Arctic Spas Lethbridge, Rudy Reger says it [...] Read More »

    3 days ago

National News

  • Lytton wildfire rebuild lacked legal framework, B.C. auditor says

    A report from the office of British Columbia’s auditor general says the province expected the Village of Lytton to lead its own recovery from the fast-moving wildfire that destroyed most of the community and killed two people in June 2021. But it says officials with the village in B.C.’s southern Interior were “immediately overwhelmed by [...] Read More »

    17 minutes ago
  • More than 400 U.S. health-care workers have been hired by B.C., Premier Eby says

    VICTORIA — A recruitment campaign in the United States has allowed British Columbia to hire more than 400 health-care professionals in less than a year. Premier David Eby and Health Minister Josie Osborne made the announcement at a news conference at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, saying the province has received more than 2,700 applications [...] Read More »

    34 minutes ago
  • CAF ‘not engaged’ in ‘prosecution’ of Iran war: defence minister

    BRAMPTON — Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canadian Armed Forces members are “not engaged” in the “prosecution” of the war against Iran. McGuinty was asked today at a news conference whether the Canadian military is involved in the war — and whether Royal Canadian Air Force members are taking part in joint airborne radar operations [...] Read More »

    2 hours ago
  • Longest ballot protest group returns, targets byelection in Terrebonne

    OTTAWA — The group that recruited hundreds of people to run against Pierre Poilievre in last spring’s election and last summer’s byelection says it’s now targeting the vote in Terrebonne. The Longest Ballot Committee says it’s signing up candidates for the April 13 byelection in the Quebec riding the Liberals won by a single vote [...] Read More »

    2 hours ago
  • CRA worker arrested for identity theft and trafficking information in Vancouver

    VANCOUVER — A worker with the Canada Revenue Agency in Vancouver has been arrested and charged with identity theft and trafficking private information after a four-year investigation. The RCMP’s federal policing unit in the Pacific region says in a statement that the 35-year-old man was arrested on Jan. 29 in Vancouver. He is facing charges [...] Read More »

    2 hours ago