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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald For the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division 2025 was a year of growth, and that brought boundary changes and the beginning of construction of a new elementary school in West Lethbridge.  Board Chair Linda Ellefson shared some of the highlights and challenges the division experienced throughout the year, and said the ... Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter With 2025 nearly in the rear view mirror, Lethbridge County is looking to grow on the positives in 2026. In an interview with the Herald, Reeve Tory Campbell says he was pleased with the progress made throughout the year. “I think we saw a year of just ... Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With 2025 coming to an end, Mayor Blaine Hyggen recounts some highlights and lessons learned throughout the year, not only as a mayor but also as part of council.  “It’s been a very busy year, and different than most years as we had an election in the middle of it,” said ... Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative While Christmas may be about gifts, Boxing Day in Canada is about deals, downtime…deciding whether to stay home scrolling through online sales; or choosing to venture forth and brave the weather and crowds to find deals or to return or exchange Christmas gifts.  In the United States, Dec. ... Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes couldn’t start the second half of the WHL season on the right foot, falling 5-1 to the Medicine Hat Tigers at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena on Saturday night. Hurricane head coach Matt Anholt says he was disappointed by the team’s effort. “It’s disappointing. That team over there is a ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The holiday break could not have come at a better time for the Coaldale Copperheads Heritage Junior Hockey League  team, as they limped into it with an 0-5 record in December and a large part of that had to do with many key injuries sustained in last number of weeks. ... Read More »

Apoorv Sinha Quoi Media Do you know where the copper in your microwave came from? Or the rare earth elements that make your TV or laptop screen capable of high definition? Chances are, they traveled thousands of kilometers, extracted from remote mines in countries with fragile supply chains. Meanwhile, millions of tonnes of critical minerals ... Read More »

Rob Miyashiro Lethbridge West MLA With the return of the sun after Winter Solstice, I am reminded of the hope of this holiday season. Hope was tough to hold onto through the recent fall session in the Alberta Legislature, a session that was marked by troubling decisions from the government.  The UCP repeatedly closed debate ... Read More »

Ken Moore For The Herald In Alberta, Premier Danielle Smith and her followers always talk about independence, community spirit, and straight talk. Personal liberty seems particularly important to those who are the most vocal. But liberty has always had limits, especially when one person’s choice endangers the safety of everyone else. As measles, pertussis and other ... Read More »

Editor, I will start this letter off by stating that the following is my own personal beliefs based on my observations of nearly eight decades of living on this planet. We have all read about rising violence against Jewish peoples and discrimination against other ethnic groups. Why is this happening?  My belief is a great ... Read More »

Editor, I am writing to express my strong concern regarding the recent recall efforts targeting five UPC caucus members, which I believe are entirely justifiable. My own experience with our MLA, Nathan Neudorf, mirrors the frustrations voiced by the petitioners.  I recently contacted Mr. Neudorf’s office regarding an important community issue and, disappointingly, received no ... Read More »

Editor,  I am writing to express my strong dissatisfaction with the decision of Michael Ma, the Member of Parliament for Markham-Unionville, to cross the floor and join the Liberal Party, having been elected under the Conservative Party banner.  Mr. Ma was elected as a Conservative by the constituents of Markham-Unionville to fight against Liberal inflationary ... Read More »