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Scott Sakatch Herald Editor In Thursday’s Herald, the daily poll question asked readers if they thought Albertans should ignore the current recall effort against 14 (for now) UCP MLAs and just wait until the next provincial election to have their say. As you can see on Page A6 today, a slim majority of respondents (57 ... Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Maintaining cognitive health—the ability to think clearly, learn, and remember—is essential throughout life, but it becomes especially important in older adulthood, when the risk of cognitive decline and conditions such as dementia increases. When you think about your brain health, keep three things in mind: use it ... Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald University of Lethbridge nursing students organized a Wellness Fair Thursday at St. Patrick Fine Arts School to culminate their community health rotation after being at the school since September.  Kathy Jones-Husch, principal at St. Patrick Fine Arts School, said having the nursing students at the school for their rotation was a ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The  #3 provincially ranked Cardston Cougars varsity football team get their second crack in three years at #1 ranked Holy Rosary Raiders of Lloydminster in the School Sport Alberta 3A Alberta Bowl final tomorrow morning in Edmonton. Cardston lost 28-6  to the Raiders in the 2023 3A Alberta Bowl Championship. ... 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 »

Scott Sakatch Herald Editor In Thursday’s Herald, the daily poll question asked readers if they thought Albertans should ignore the current recall effort against 14 (for now) UCP MLAs and just wait until the next provincial election to have their say. As you can see on Page A6 today, a slim majority of respondents (57 ... Read More »

Michel Vallée Quoi Media While much of the recent focus on artificial intelligence (AI) has been on its potential to jumpstart the Canadian economy, this transformative technology also offers ground-breaking opportunities in healthcare. Besides its potential to improve diagnostic accuracy, accelerate new drug discoveries and personalize treatment plans, AI can bolster preventive care and save ... 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 »

Editor, A recent letter published in the Herald claimed the UCP government was “destroying our public health car system”, that medical professionals were being lured to “unneeded” and “unwanted” private health care facilities, and that perhaps a solution is to “lay down in front of bulldozers trying to build more private health care facilities at ... 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 »