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By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald At noon Thursday, another large and highly engaged crowd gathered for the weekly Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA) meeting to confront a question that has divided courts, legislatures, and kitchen tables: should Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) be available to people whose only underlying condition is mental illness?  [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald It looked like convocation — but instead of graduates in caps and gowns hundreds of Alberta teachers filled the bleachers and floor seats inside the Triple Gymnasium & Indoor Track at the University of Lethbridge (U of L) Thursday, clutching coffee cups and conference programs as they gathered for the [...] Read More »

By Zoe Mason Southern Alberta Newspapers  zmason@medicinehatnews.com   Premier Danielle Smith announced a packed referendum slate coming Oct. 19 during her televised address to the province Thursday evening. The referendum questions will cover a number of topics, including non-constitutional questions that ask whether Albertans support numerous proposals limiting immigration and the availability of social services [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Polytechnic and local businessman, Bruce McKillop will welcome Ryan Straschnitzki, former Humboldt Bronco and Paralympic wheelchair basketball hopeful to headline the 2026 speaker series. Since being paralyzed from the chest down in 2018 in the tragic Humboldt bus crash, Straschnitzki has become a powerful advocate for [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Free “Journeying Home” seminar in Lethbridge encourages open, honest conversation about planning, faith, and family care. No one wants to think about death — especially when life feels full and healthy. Yet avoiding the conversation can leave loved ones unprepared and stressed when the inevitable arrives. The upcoming “Journeying Home” [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Dr. Joss Reimer, a physician from Manitoba, has been named Canada’s new chief public health officer. Health Minister Marjorie Michel welcomed Reimer to the role in a social media post today. She replaces Dr. Theresa Tam, who retired in June after becoming a household name during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reimer was chief medical [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump’s use of a legal tool to deploy tariffs. Trump used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act for his “Liberation Day” tariffs and fentanyl-related duties on Canada, Mexico and China. More coming. Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press[...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Dr. Joss Reimer has been named Canada’s new chief public health officer. She replaces Dr. Theresa Tam, who retired in June after becoming a household name during the COVID-19 pandemic. More coming. The Canadian Press[...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the final flight operated by Canadian airlines departed from Cuba yesterday. For more than a year, Global Affairs Canada has warned travellers of “shortages of basic necessities, including food, medicine and fuel” across most of Cuba. In January, the island lost its main source of fuel when [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Canada’s men’s hockey team is vying for a spot in the gold-medal game at the Milan Cortina Olympics A spot in the gold-medal game will be on the line today when Canada’s men’s hockey team takes on Finland [...] Read More »