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Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Newly elected to the Alberta legislature as the MLA for Edmonton Strathcona, NDP leader Naheed Nenshi is now fighting for his constituents and party members from his own seat. But with the legislature out of session for the summer, the party leader will be waging his battle against UCP policies across [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Two young boys are learning the meaning of philanthropy by donating their allowance to the Bringing Hearts Home campaign. The nephews of Sayeh Zielke, cardiologist and chair of the Cardiac Sciences Advisory Cabinet, Samuel and Matthias saved up $30 each for a total of $60. The donation was presented [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The Alberta Medical Association on Friday released its inaugural report card on the state of health care in the province and it suggests that access is a serious concern. AMA president Dr. Shelley Duggan said the report provides an overview of what patients are experiencing across the health care system. Data [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Nearly eight months after the Alberta government predicted a budget surplus of $4.6 billion at the end of the 2024-25 fiscal year, that figure has risen substantially. The province now says the budget surplus was $8.3 billion due largely to higher than anticipated resource revenue as well as corporate and personal [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald As the appointment of a new chief for the Independent Agency Police Service marked the next step in giving municipalities a new option for local policing, local officials and the National Police Federation weighed in on the matter Thursday.  Mayor Blaine Hyggen says that as public safety in our city is [...] Read More »

MONTRÉAL — Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon was asked to explain his public comments from 2011 about a sexual assault as he pursued his testimony in a high-profile civil trial in Montreal. The comments were raised by lawyer Bruce Johnston, who represents nine women suing the disgraced former comedy mogul for nearly $14 million [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is headed off to Japan and Malaysia as the Carney government shapes its diplomatic and trade approach to the Indo-Pacific region. Anand will meet with her Japanese counterpart in Tokyo this week as the two finalize an agreement on sharing defence information and boosting trade. On Thursday and [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — The chief justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court says all criminal trials that were to take place in Vancouver, Abbotsford, Chilliwack and New Westminster during the FIFA World Cup next year will have to be rescheduled. Chief Justice Ron Skolrood says in a notice posted Monday that the tournament is expected to [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump started sending out letters to governments around the world Monday threatening high tariffs in the absence of trade deals — even as he gave himself more time to make those deals. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump will sign an executive order Monday to delay the threatened [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A Chinese maker of surveillance camera systems is appealing a federal government directive ordering it to shutter its Canadian operations due to national security concerns. Hikvision says it is asking for a judicial review of a June 27 federal government order stating that the company must close down its Canadian operations. The federal [...] Read More »