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TELUS STORYHIVE launches first-ever Three-Part Docuseries Edition
By Lethbridge Herald on March 31st, 2026
Apply for your chance to receive $20,000 in production funding, training, professional mentorship and distribution on TELUS Optik TV and Stream+ Heather Trail, STORYHIVE alumni. Photo credit Robert Anderson. f you’re a new and emerging filmmaker in Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, or other communities across Alberta and B.C., TELUS STORYHIVE has exciting news: a new docuseries ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Astronaut says Canadians can be proud of NASA’s Artemis II moon mission
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
CAPE CANAVERAL — Joshua Kutryk says it’s important that his fellow Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen is on board NASA’s Artemis II mission as it sends humans back to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. If takeoff goes ahead as planned Wednesday, Hansen will serve as the mission specialist during the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shane Baz’s $68 million, 5-year contract with Orioles would escalate for Cy Young wins
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
BALTIMORE (AP) — Shane Baz’s $68 million, five-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles would escalate by $12.5 million if he wins Cy Young Awards in 2028 and ’29. Baz gets a $4 million signing bonus, half payable within 30 days of the contact’s approval by the commissioner’s office and half payable within 60 days, according ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!JD Vance has a new book about his religious faith, ‘Communion,’ coming out later this spring
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
Vice President JD Vance has a new book coming out that will explore his religious faith and his conversion to Catholicism as an adult. “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith” comes out June 16, the HarperCollins Publishers imprint Harper told The Associated Press on Tuesday. HarperCollins also released “Hillbilly Elegy,” the million-selling memoir from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lise Davidsen reigns as Isolde at Met Opera while balancing career and motherhood
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — When Lise Davidsen finished her last performance in Beethoven’s “Fidelio” at the Metropolitan Opera a year ago, she flew home to Norway to await the birth of twins, enjoy a six-month maternity leave and prepare for a major role debut. If she had worries, they were mainly about the delivery and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Polytech students place top three at the LaunchPoint Pitch Competition
By Lethbridge Herald on March 31st, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Polytechnic students placed in the top three at the 2026 LaunchPoint Pitch Competition held earlier this month, where they had the opportunity to connect with leaders in the community and showcase their proposals. First year Criminal Justice student – Policing student Patricia Wannamaker, placed second with her pitch “Park ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inclusion Lethbridge backs Bill 18
By Lethbridge Herald on March 31st, 2026
By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald Inclusion Lethbridge has announced their support for Bill 18, a legislation which protects lives of persons with disabilities and limit the provision of Track 2 Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) but believes there needs to be more supports in place for people with disabilities. Since 2021, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More Than Dress-Up: Cosplay builds community in Lethbridge
By Lethbridge Herald on March 31st, 2026
By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Capes moved through the aisles, armour rang with each step, and cameras lifted as cosplayers crossed paths like visitors from overlapping worlds. For a few hours, the 2026 Entertainment and Collector Expo didn’t just host cosplay—it leaned into it. The busiest day of the three-day event, Saturday saw the energy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta independence opinion piece draws reactions
By Lethbridge Herald on March 31st, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald After an opinion piece from a United Conservative Party MLA about Alberta independence was published on Friday, many reacted to it. On Friday Rakhi Pancholi, New Democratic Party MLA for Edmonton-Whitemud said Premier Danielle Smith’s hand-picked Parliamentary Secretary for Constitutional Affairs and MLA for Red Deer-South Jason Stephan, confirmed he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Murder of Lethbridge resident under investigation
By Lethbridge Herald on March 31st, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald On Monday Lethbridge Police announced that they have charged Lethbridge residents Darcy Andrew Medicine Crane, 43, and Jordan Frank North Peigan, 27, with one count of first-degree murder each in connection with the death of a 27-year-old man. This incident marks the first murder within the city since 2024. While ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second Chances – one repair at a time
By Lethbridge Herald on March 31st, 2026
By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald At a table inside the Theatre Gallery of the Lethbridge Public Library (LPL), a laptop hums louder than it should, its fan straining under the heat. Twelve-year-old Shawn Yang leans in alongside Amber Smith of Nerds On Site, working through the overheating issue piece by piece. For now, it’s not ... Read More »
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