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March Madness: Here’s one thing you need to know about each of the 16 teams remaining in men’s field
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
Florida isn’t around to defend its title anymore, but all the other top seeds in this year’s NCAA Tournament are still around. And many of them are winning convincingly. In the first week of the NCAA Tournament, games were decided by an average of 15.3 points. According to Sportradar, that represents the third-highest average margin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Grenier wins World Cup giant slalom in final race of season
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
LILLEHAMMER — Canadian skier Valérie Grenier closed the World Cup alpine season with a victory in women’s giant slalom on Wednesday. The 29-year-old from St-Isidore, Ont., posted a combined time of two minutes 16.79 seconds to stand atop the podium in the final race of the campaign. Norway’s Mina Fuerst Holtmann finished second, 0.43 seconds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Funding cuts impacting Alberta Heritage
By Lethbridge Herald on March 25th, 2026
Editor, I am writing in my capacity as the President of the Lethbridge Centre of the Archaeological Society of Alberta, one of the six ASA centres in the province. The recent provincial budget brought with it devastating news for Alberta Heritage. Three of the Provincial Heritage Organizations, including my society, the Archaeological Society of Alberta, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge takes centre stage in nursing education
By Lethbridge Herald on March 25th, 2026
By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge and Lethbridge Polytechnic will put Lethbridge at the centre of a key conversation in Canadian health care later this spring, co-hosting the 2026 Western North-Western Region Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing conference from April 26 to 28 at the Sandman Signature Lethbridge Lodge. The three-day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge firefighters pack council chambers to hear update on ambulance service
By Lethbridge Herald on March 25th, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge city council saw a full house on Tuesday, where dozens of Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services members attended the meeting in hopes to receive an update on the Ground Ambulance Agreement. A presentation entitled “Emergency Health Services, Ground Ambulance Service Agreement update,” was placed in section 9 of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council proclaims April 7th as Green Shirt Day once again
By Lethbridge Herald on March 25th, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Mayor Blaine Hyggen put forward a motion at Tuesday’s city council meeting to declare April 7th as Green Shirt Day once again, that passed unanimously. Hyggen said he wants to keep bringing this item to council annually, rather than as a one-time declaration, to continually highlight Logan Boulet’s impact and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Williams to speak on gambling during PUBlic Professor Series talk
By Lethbridge Herald on March 25th, 2026
By Alejandra Pulid0-Guzman Lethbridge Herald University of Lethbridge professor Robert Williams will be exploring the concept of who is really cashing in on gambling during a PUBlic Professor Series talk Thursday. Williams who is a research coordinator with the Alberta Gambling Research Institute and professor in the University of Lethbridge’s Faculty of Health Sciences ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Forward thinking is key for water protection
By Lethbridge Herald on March 25th, 2026
Editor, In response to Mike Young’s recent plea for the development of Grassy Mountain, I would like to offer a perspective grounded in modern science and global economic shifts. The Evolution of Science We cannot argue with the prosperity coal brought to previous generations of immigrants seeking a better life. However, those generations lacked the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Savannah Guthrie in NBC News interview appeals for help finding her missing mother
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
A tearful Savannah Guthrie, in her first interview since her 84-year-old mother was apparently abducted from her Arizona home, said that “someone needs to do the right thing” and come forward with information to help the investigation. “We are in agony,” she told NBC News colleague Hoda Kotb in a portion of the interview aired ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada is losing more air traffic controllers than it’s hiring: aviation expert
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
OTTAWA — An aviation expert says Canada is losing more air traffic controllers to retirement than it is hiring, despite efforts to ramp up recruitment. John Gradek, a faculty lecturer with McGill University’s aviation management program, said Canada is short about 1,500 air traffic controllers, and 150 more retire each year. “So guess what? You’re ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wednesday, March 25, 2026
By Lethbridge Herald Obituaries on March 25th, 2026
ANDERSON, Leo
MARTIN, Elizabeth
MILLER, Lyle
TOEWS, Linda
BARBY, Terry
YANKE, Miriam
TWIGG, Diane
VICKERS, Ramsay
RICKERT, Rosalia "Rosa"
