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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 »

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 »

VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says he’s sure his government will retain the legislature’s confidence and pass his plan to suspend sections of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act that he says pose a legal peril. The B.C. NDP holds a single-seat majority in the legislature, but Eby has told [...] Read More »

QUÉBEC — Quebec’s immigration minister says he will fully collaborate with an investigation by the legislature’s ethics commissioner into whether he violated conflict of interest rules. Jean-François Roberge is being investigated for allegedly sharing data produced by his department with the two Coalition Avenir Québec leadership candidates — Bernard Drainville and Christine Fréchette. Drainville had [...] Read More »

RICHMOND — Federal prosecutors say a British Columbia man has pleaded guilty to two terrorism offences after he stole a small plane on Vancouver Island last July, triggering a security incident at Vancouver airport that spurred Norad to scramble fighter jets. The Public Prosecution Services of Canada says Shaheer Cassim pleaded guilty in a Richmond, [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Thousands of federal public servants have applied for early retirement since the program was launched late last month. Mohammad Kamal, spokesperson for the Office of the President of the Treasury Board, says 3,700 federal workers have applied for the program. The program, which was announced in the fall, is part of the government’s [...] Read More »

QUÉBEC — The Quebec government has prorogued the legislature as the Coalition Avenir Québec gets ready to choose a new leader this weekend. The cabinet of outgoing Premier Francois Legault says the national assembly will return with a new session — and new premier — on May 5. Christine Fréchette, a former economy minister, and [...] Read More »