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By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald  The Friends of Lethbridge Public Library will be hosting a book sale once again, but this time only of Fiction books.  With over 300 boxes of Fiction books, Barbara Gibson, director of the Friends of Lethbridge Public Library Booktique says there will be plenty to choose from.  “This sale will ... Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge’s growing multicultural restaurant scene. Downtown Lethbridge is getting a new taste of the Philippines with the opening of Hapag Ala Eh, a family-owned restaurant in a space with deep culinary history. “Hapag” refers to a dining table—specifically one where people gather to eat. “Ala Eh” is a well-known colloquial ... Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge city council will now be meeting as a full group for both city council meetings and what was the former special policy committees (SPC’s), now will become Community Issues Committee (CIC), after a 7-2 vote in favour of the motion in both the second and ... Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald The house that was once full of boisterous energy has now gone eerily silent. 18-year-old Cameron Casorso, 18-year-old JJ Wright and 17-year-old Caden Fine were the three players for the Southern Alberta Mustangs who lost their lives in a car accident near Stavely last week. Casorso and Wright are from Kamloops, ... Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald  Homegrown southern Albertan from the Seven Persons area, Kynan Vine is committed to ensuring Lethbridge remains a must-attend stop on the Canadian rodeo tour. Vine, who has produced many of Canada’s largest rodeo events, has led the Lethbridge & District Pro Rodeo every year since its return to the Canadian ... Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald It was a night charged with emotion at the Stavely Arena on Sunday night. The Southern Alberta Mustangs hosted a memorial game against the Stavely Spurs to honour the three players who passed away in a car accident last Monday while traveling to practice. Mustangs team owner Lisa May says the ... Read More »

From The Hill- MP Racheal Thomas   Half an hour.  That’s how long it took for Skye Atoa, a high-risk sex offender, to violate his release conditions after walking out of custody in Lethbridge. On January 13, Atoa was released on bail after being charged for human trafficking of minors and other sex-related offences. He ... Read More »

Next week marks four years since the University of Lethbridge began its Seinfeld job action. Seinfeld, as in the long-running television show that was famously about nothing. The job action was long-running as well: six weeks — among the longest work stoppages in Canadian post-secondary education. It was also extremely damaging. The U of L’s Canadian ... Read More »

Ken Moore For the Herald The current UCP government is not one which could be headed by Peter Lougheed. Their policies are anything but progressive. To understand the depth of the current identity crisis in Alberta politics, one must look back at the “Progressive” half of the Progressive Conservative dynasty that Lougheed built. For Lougheed, ... Read More »

Editor: Public Education has spent a lot of time in the spotlight here in Alberta over the past while.  All of us have memories of our own school years.  For some, these are pleasant memories; for others, they are times we would sooner forget.  My reality suggests that years of being a student is only ... Read More »

Editor, The University of Lethbridge had a controversial figure show up unannounced and uninvited on Wednesday with the express intent of causing a scene to post to her followers on social media. She spouted hateful, racist rhetoric under the guise of free speech. Students gathered in protest, utilizing their own free speech to drown out ... Read More »

Editor, Dear Alberta and America,  Another sleepless night, one more lonely adventure in contemplation. Searching for clarity through deep fog and challenging times. A couple of weeks ago Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a speech at Davos’ World Economic Forum. The speech has been heralded around the world as a chapter break in humanities anthology. ... Read More »