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zmason@medicinehatnews.com Another legal challenge has been launched against the proposed separation referendum by an Alberta First Nation while the Forever Canadian policy proposal continues to stall in the house. The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation appeared before the Court of King’s Bench in Edmonton on Tuesday to seek an injunction against the separation referendum petition drive. [...] Read More »

Cypress county councillor Robin Kurpjuweit will make his bid to be on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities board, as to better represent the region at the federal level. The agenda item came in as a notice of motion at the previous regular council meeting, with intent to be discussed on Tuesday. The motion asked for [...] Read More »

The Art Room on 2nd is preparing for its first feature show, highlighting Alberta artist Megan Weir. Weir has been capturing the beauty of everyday life out on the prairies since 2017, exploring themes of heritage, resilience and authenticity along the way. This show, “Intentions,” builds on these ideas, exploring the beauty and meaning that [...] Read More »

Edmonton-based Métis artist Kaeley Jade will help the Medicine Hat Public Library end its Home Routes Concert Series on a high note. The concert, set for Apr. 12 at 7 p.m. in the library theatre, will take place only two days after the release of her new album, “The Great Unknown.” “I’m very much looking [...] Read More »

Alberta RCMP’s Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Unit has arrested 47-year-old Leslie Bill Smolley on five outstanding warrants, and laid 13 additional charges. The investigation began in March, as RCMP’s CRU looked into a series of thefts, mostly occurring at recreation centres in Calgary and the surrounding area. Arrest warrants were obtained as a result of [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Advocates are calling for long-term, stable federal funding to safeguard Indigenous women and girls and warning the federal government’s major projects push could place them at higher risk. Hilda Anderson-Pyrz, president of the National Family and Survivors Circle, said groups like hers still don’t know if they’ll receive continued funding from Ottawa. She [...] Read More »

KINGSVILLE, TEXAS, UNITED STATES — The Canadian woman who spent three weeks detained by immigration officers in the United States along with her seven-year-old daughter says it was “the most stressful, traumatizing ordeal” she has ever been through. Tania Warner won’t elaborate on the details of her detainment starting March 14, but describes the treatment [...] Read More »

On Monday, Artemis II astronauts Canadian Jeremy Hansen and his three American crewmates — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch — looped the moon in a six-hour lunar flyby, going farther into space than any humans before, breaking a distance record set by Apollo 13. The four-person crew were tasked with capturing images and [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu says she has left the Conservative caucus to join Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals. In a statement posted on social media, Gladu says she believes this choice is the best thing for her community’s priorities and for the country. Gladu has been elected as a Conservative four times in [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and nine European leaders issued a joint statement Wednesday saying they welcome the reported two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran. The deal was announced Tuesday evening after President Donald Trump threatened that “a whole civilization” would “die” if a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz — [...] Read More »

Over 200 Blood Tribe members took part in The Blood Tribe Resource Fair Thursday in Standoff. The event was the first of its kind, says Levi Little Moustache, Director of Blood Tribe Employment and Skills Training (BTEST). “The event today was a collaboration of all the HR departments (including) all the departments under Blood Tribe, [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Misconduct allegations from more than five years ago finally culminated in a disciplinary hearing for Lethbridge Police Service Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh this week. The Lethbridge Police Commission held the hearing Thursday at City Hall to address misconduct allegations against Mehdizadeh regarding an incident that took place in March 2021. The allegations were made [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDjmanio@lethbridgeherald.com A perpetual challenge for not-for-profit organizations is funding for their charitable work. In support of its continuing mission, Lethbridge Family Services (LFS) is hosting an inaugural gala called “Spring to Light” on April 25 at the Agri-Food Hub and Trade Center, featuring Canadian comedian, television personality, political satirist, and author Rick Mercer. “This [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A new temporary exhibit has opened at the Galt Museum and Archives that highlights different ways community members and organizations have taken action to create social change in southern Alberta. “Taking Action: People Making a Difference” is now on display until Oct. 5, 2025, and Camina Weasel Moccasin, indigenous curator at the Galt [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDjmanio@lethbridgeherald.com After a long and storied career as a familiar face reporting the weather on CTV Lethbridge, Dory Rossiter retired on April 1st and it was no April Fool’s joke. Retirement, however, merely means clearing her schedule to make room for her passions: the military, music and community service. Rossiter has been an honorary [...] Read More »