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Why Vimy Still Matters By Joe Manio The ridge rises gently in northern France, almost unremarkable at first glance—until you realize how many never came back down. Every April 9, Canadians pause to remember Battle of Vimy Ridge, a fight that helped define a nation still finding its voice. Known as Vimy Ridge Day, it’s [...] Read More »

For many, Easter begins not with chocolate or cartoon rabbits, but in quiet reverence. Church doors open early—sometimes very early—for sunrise services, a symbolic nod to the empty tomb discovered at dawn. Others gather later for Easter Sunday mass, dressed in their spring best, marking one of the most significant days in the Christian calendar: [...] Read More »

By Dave Mabel He’s played percussion with the Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra, and taken part in a bizarre “concert” in Las Vegas. Now University of Lethbridge graduate Layton Hiebert is preparing for a high-profile concert tour of Europe. He’s one of just 17 young percussionists from around the world selected to join a unique ship and [...] Read More »

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 »

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 »

OTTAWA — A former top aide to Stephen Harper says Marilyn Gladu’s decision to leave the Conservative party for the Liberals is raising questions about Pierre Poilievre’s leadership. “I think this floor crosser, more than the previous ones, weakens his leadership,” said Dimitri Soudas, who was former prime minister Stephen Harper’s director of communications. “Not [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is not considering sanctions on Israel after it attacked Lebanon this week and appeared to violate a ceasefire agreement in the Middle East. U.S. President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran just hours before a Tuesday night deadline he had set for a mass-bombing campaign [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — A First Nations group says the British Columbia government’s plan to suspend sections of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, or DRIPA, represents a “unilateral betrayal” designed to pave the way for its repeal. The First Nations Leadership Council says Premier David Eby has “broken the trust” built between his [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says any MP who joins his caucus must adhere to Liberal values, including support for abortion and LGBTQ rights. Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu left the Conservative caucus to join Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals on Wednesday, putting the government just one seat shy of a majority ahead of three [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Avi Lewis says Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu’s defection from the Conservatives to the Liberals shows why Canada still needs the NDP to be a progressive voice in Parliament. Lewis says Gladu is by all accounts “a very nice person with extreme social conservative views” and her addition to the Liberal caucus [...] Read More »