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By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Minister of Municipal Affairs, Dan Williams says Budget 2026 reflects the difficult but responsible choices required in times of real challenge.  “By maintaining essential funding and delivering on our commitments, we continue to support communities today while building for the future,” says Williams. Budget 2026 supports communities by investing $7.1 [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio  Lethbridge Herald  A question that once lingered on Alberta’s political fringe is edging closer to the mainstream — and at Thursday’s Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA) forum, former MLA Tom Sindlinger made it clear Albertans should think carefully before answering it. Should Alberta separate from Canada — and, for some [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Minister of Advanced Education Myles McDougall, says a strong economy starts with a strong post-secondary system and Budget 2026 invests in the programs, training spaces and campus infrastructure needed to prepare Alberta’s students for the jobs of today and tomorrow. “We are growing capacity in high-demand fields, supporting apprenticeships and [...] Read More »

AT THE LEGISLATURE- LETHBRIDGE WEST NDP MLA ROB MIYASHIRO The Alberta Legislature has returned for the Spring Session, and as I write this, the government is preparing to release the provincial budget. We already know it will be the second consecutive budget with a huge deficit. Rather than accepting responsibility for this, the Premier used [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services, Jason Nixon says Budget 2026 reflects a steadfast commitment to ensuring Albertans have access to quality assisted living, disability supports and essential health services.  “By increasing investments and expanding essential programs, we’re building a province where every individual is supported and empowered to [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — There is currently no parliamentary budget officer scrutinizing federal finances in Ottawa as the interim fiscal watchdog’s term expired Monday without a successor in place. The PBO is an independent agent of Parliament tasked with analyzing federal budgets, spending proposals and election campaign promises to raise the quality of public debate. With no [...] Read More »

PRINCE GEORGE — An RCMP officer convicted of obstruction of justice in the death of an Indigenous man while in custody in 2017 has been handed 18 months probation by a court in British Columbia. The BC Prosecution Service says Const. Arthur Dalman received the probation order with various conditions, which will give him a [...] Read More »

TORONTO — When she heard the sound of her pantyhose ripping, she knew there was nothing she could do, the woman testified Monday as she gave her account of an encounter with Frank Stronach decades ago. Stronach had her pinned on a cot in his waterfront condo, and the two of them had been locked [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government and chiefs from the Cowichan Nation say they’ve begun negotiations after a landmark court ruling awarded Aboriginal title over a swath of property in Richmond, B.C., last year. The talks come even as both parties pursue appeals in the legal action that recognizes Aboriginal title over about 300 hectares [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — A Vancouver police officer has testified at a public hearing into the 2015 police-involved death of Myles Gray that Gray was handcuffed and hobbled, and struggled while being restrained face down by officers for several minutes before his body went limp. The testimony by Const. John Gravengard is in contrast to that of [...] Read More »