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Health care system improvements should be a proirity
By Lethbridge Herald on March 27th, 2026
Dear editor, In regards to MAiD.This is not about what is morally right or wrong. I lost someone very dear to me through MAiD. I think before we go putting restrictions on MAiD we need to fix the health care system. This person that was so dear to me and still young at heart and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Superior Court authorizes class action against Uber over cancellation fees
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
MONTREAL — The Quebec Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit against Uber over its cancellation fees. Lawyers for the main plaintiff, Valerie Ohayon, allege the company is violating the Quebec Consumer Protection Act by not explicitly stating in its terms of service that a fixed fee will be charged for cancellations. They say Uber’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Dallas Stars are eager to get out of their late-season lull before the playoffs
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Losing for the fifth time in six games and a fourth in a row sent the Dallas Stars into an introspective mode. They controlled the puck and the play for long stretches in New York against the Islanders but came away with nothing to show for it in a 2-1 loss. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ADAP will make life brutish and short
By Lethbridge Herald on March 27th, 2026
Dear editor, I have been reading updates about the province’s ADAP program and the disabled community’s reaction to it. I think about my son. It would be wonderful to believe in the province’s fantasy of training disabled people to work fulfilling jobs. However, training has already been available for the disabled for decades now. Also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LFES’s legacy now being threatened
By Lethbridge Herald on March 27th, 2026
Dear editor, For over a century, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES)has set the global standard for integrated emergency care. Today, that legacy is under direct and unacceptable threat. The Province, through EHS-Alberta, has issued the City a deadline of May 30, 2026: accept a cut-rate contract or be forced into a competitive bidding process. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Screen Awards rule shuts out non-Canadian stars, and some filmmakers aren’t happy
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
TORONTO — A new rule at the Canadian Screen Awards that restricts prizes to Canadian citizens and permanent residents is drawing criticism from some filmmakers at a time when they increasingly rely on cross-border collaborations and international talent. Several of the most-nominated films and television series this year feature leads from the U.S., including the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Music Review: Charlie Puth shows off his bag of musical tricks on ‘Whatever’s Clever!’
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
There have been some changes in Charlie Puth’s life recently. He got married. He’s a dad. And in the musical shoutout heard ’round the world, Taylor Swift declared that he “should be a bigger artist.” On “Changes,” the lead single from his fourth album, “Whatever’s Clever!,” he ponders those shifts: “There’s been some changes in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic champs Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron lead ice dance at the figure skating worlds
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
PRAGUE (AP) — Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron of France improved their rhythm dance to take a commanding lead in the ice dance at the figure skating world championships on Friday. The crowd in O2 Arena was applauding the Olympic champions before the start of their unrivaled dance to music by Madonna, and they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: Bodies of Air Canada pilots repatriated
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
The bodies of the two Air Canada pilots who died in a collision on a runway at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday have returned to Canada. Pilots carried the casket of Jazz Aviation first officer Mackenzie Gunther off a plane at the Ottawa International Airport on Thursday afternoon. Capt. Antoine Forest’s body was then flown from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another PlayStation price hike means the gaming console will cost 30% more than it did last year
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
The price of a PlayStation is going up by another $100, the second time in less than a year that Sony has upped the price tag on its popular gaming console. Citing “continued pressures in the global economic landscape,” the Japanese company said that as of next Thursday, the PS5 will cost $649.99 in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Search resumes for man who fell through the ice on Montreal river
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
MONTREAL — Police are searching for a man who fell through the ice on Thursday in the Prairies River in Montreal. They say two young men were walking on the frozen surface of the river in Montreal’s Île-Bizard—Sainte-Geneviève borough when the ice gave way. One man was pulled from the water and taken to hospital ... Read More »
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