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By Zoe Mason Southern Alberta Newspapers zmason@medicinehatnews.com Premier Danielle Smith provided more details at a media availability Friday about the referendum coming in October. Smith announced the referendum during her address to the province Thursday night. The referendum poses nine questions to Albertans, including several non-constitutional questions about the future of Alberta’s immigration policy and [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald   With the Nathan Neudorf recall petition signing period ending on Monday, a group of citizens plan to hold a rally for people who feel dismissed after not being able to sign the petition on Sunday afternoon. Gaye Metz, organizer of the event, says she hopes [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald    Mild weather gives Lethbridge riders a head start — and local experts say a  late-winter tune-up now means safer, smoother cycling when spring arrives The countdown to spring riding season has quietly begun in Lethbridge. While winter isn’t officially over, warmer-than-usual temperatures have cyclists eyeing the roads — and [...] Read More »

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 »

A cybersecurity law expert says Canada could introduce laws requiring artificial intelligence companies to notify police of online threats, but the process would not be a simple one, since reporting every suspicion is “just not workable.” Emily Laidlaw, a Canada Research Chair in cybersecurity law at the University of Calgary, said every AI company sets [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — People opposed to the federal government’s firearms ban and compensation program are planning a rally Saturday in Quebec City to accuse Ottawa of unfairly singling out law-abiding gun owners. The event will come about six weeks into the sign-up period for gun owners to declare interest in a federal program offering them money [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON — When U.S. President Donald Trump stands before Congress on Tuesday to deliver the annual state of the union address, he’ll be defending trade and immigration agendas that have stumbled lately in the face of legal setbacks and grim polling. “It’s going to be a long speech,” Trump said at a White House event [...] Read More »

TORONTO — The fifth complainant to testify in Frank Stronach’s sexual assault trial is set to face more questions today from the businessman’s lawyer. Leora Shemesh began cross-examining the complainant Monday afternoon, focusing on discrepancies in dates and details the woman gave in her statements to police and what she said in court. Stronach, who [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — As Ottawa continues to vow it will send aid to Cuba at some point, the island nation’s ambassador to Canada is set to testify before the House foreign affairs committee this afternoon. Ambassador Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz is scheduled to address the committee after it hears from the officials at Global Affairs Canada responsible [...] Read More »