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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Salvation Army’s 127th Christmas Kettle campaign has kicked off and members of the Lethbridge Masons are ready to continue their longstanding tradition of manning the kettle located at Park Place Mall. Lt. Zach Marshall, community ministries officer with Salvation Army told the Herald Wednesday that their Christmas Kettle Campaign is ... Read More »

Zoe Mason Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The UCP government is proposing a set of changes to the Alberta health card under Bill 11, sweeping health-care legislation tabled Monday. Amendments to the Health Insurance Premiums Act will add a new requirement for Alberta residents to regularly renew their health card in order to ... Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald A 12-year-old boy charged with the attempted murder of his seven-year-old brother will remain in custody after his matters were adjourned Wednesday.  The accused, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has been in custody since his arrest in August. His charges stem from an incident that took ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Sport Council were one of 55 recipients of a Spotlight Grant from Canadian Women & Sport this week. The Spotlight Grant is meant to fund initiatives that help in finding opportunities for girls to experience sport and physical activity benefits. LSC received $5,000 of the $425,000 doled out by ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes host the Moose Jaw Warriors tomorrow night in their first home game  in three weeks after a seven-game road trip and Lethbridge will have to deal with one of the top offensive juggernauts in the league. “They wanna play run and gun,” said Ryan Aasman, Hurricanes assistant ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes have returned from a respectable two-week,seven-game road trip, six of which were in the B.C. Division, with a 3-4 record in what was considered a team building trek. “Yeah, gotta be happy with the results for sure,” said Ryan Aasman, Hurricanes assistant coach. “I thought all-in-all the ... Read More »

Tadashi (Tad) Mitsui For the Herald Fall 2025 has been stressful.  Two friends passed away.  Ray Whitehead was a close friend. His last job was Director of Doctoral Program of the Toronto School of Theology at the University of Toronto. He persuaded me to come back to Canada when I was working in Switzerland in 1978. He ... Read More »

Blaine Hyggen Lethbridge Mayor I am so very pleased to be back writing my monthly column. And that is thanks to the wonderful residents of Lethbridge who, through the 2025 Municipal Election in October, gave me the opportunity to serve for another four years as your mayor. I truly believe in this city and possess the deepest gratitude for your continued trust. I look forward to working for you and I’m humbled ... Read More »

Editor, “In the National Interest.” Those words now remove environmental regulations in Canada when referring to “fast tracking major projects” like pipelines, mines, transmission lines and LNG. Does that sound like a good idea? No one likes bureaucracy, but regulations, good regulations are absolutely necessary for a myriad of reasons. Flint Michigan for example. The ... Read More »

Editor: As the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission consulted on the design of new ridings for the next provincial election, they clearly heard a diversity of views about Lethbridge ridings.  At one end of this range of perspectives are those who feel strongly that the existing boundaries should be preserved.  That’s fair; what isn’t legitimate, though, ... Read More »

Editor, So Smith has already broken her pledge to hire 3,000 more teachers and 1,500 EAs. Here is a statement from the government’s own press release: ”Over the next three years, school boards will be provided with funding to hire 3,000 teachers and 1,500 new education assistants to support students with complex needs. These funds ... Read More »

Editor, The Alberta teacher strike spiraled into a disaster for all parties concerned, except for the provincial UCP government. As expected, their irresponsibility only exacerbated the mess. They are deliberately obtuse. Prior to the strike, teachers and their students had to bear the brunt of the classroom situation by working under horrible conditions. The teachers ... Read More »