April 6th, 2026
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  • A brief and perhaps slightly irreverent history of Easter traditions

    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 »

    2 days ago
  • From Lethbridge to Europe: local percussionist lands global tour

    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 »

    2 days ago
  • Southern Alberta post-secondary institutions sign partnership agreement

    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 »

    4 days ago
  • Police charge female with drug trafficking offences

    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 »

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  • A whole lotta bull — and that’s no fooling

    By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald There was no shortage of big numbers at Tuesday’s 53rd Annual Rodgers Red Angus Bull Sale at Perlich Bros.—and that’s no April Fool’s joke. Dropping $50,000 or $30,000 on a bull is nothing out of the ordinary, but what happened at the end of the sale was something else entirely. [...] Read More »

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National News

  • Race for new Quebec premier heats up as Bernard Drainville gets high-profile support

    MONTREAL — Three Quebec cabinet ministers are throwing their support behind Bernard Drainville with less than one week to go in the race to replace outgoing Premier François Legault. Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette, Health Minister Sonia Bélanger and Transport Minister Jonatan Julien announced today they’re endorsing Drainville in the Coalition Avenir Québec leadership race. Drainville [...] Read More »

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  • Work continues on memorial for Humboldt Broncos 8 years after deadly bus crash

    HUMBOLDT — On the eighth anniversary of the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash, the junior hockey team’s home city says work continues on a proper memorial. A rookie driver of a semi-truck went through a stop sign at an intersection in rural Saskatchewan and into the path of the team’s bus on April 6, 2018. [...] Read More »

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  • In the news today: Artemis II lunar flyby, Canada-E.U. poll, Runway safety

    Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Artemis on track to break record set by Apollo 13 during lunar flyby The Artemis II mission is expected to complete a record-breaking lunar flyby today. The Canadian Space Agency says astronaut Jeremy Hansen and his three [...] Read More »

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  • Artemis on track to break record set by Apollo 13 during lunar flyby

    The Artemis II mission is expected to complete a record-breaking lunar flyby today. The Canadian Space Agency says astronaut Jeremy Hansen and his three American crewmates are set to become the space explorers who will have ventured farther into space than anyone before, surpassing a record set by Apollo 13 in 1970. NASA says the [...] Read More »

    8 hours ago
  • Canada in the European Union? Poll suggests broad openness to the idea

    OTTAWA — New polling suggests a majority of Canadians think Canada ought to explore joining the European Union at a fraught time for geopolitical relations. A survey of 4,000 people conducted by Spark Advocacy’s polling arm in March found that one in four respondents thought it would be a good idea for Canada to formally [...] Read More »

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