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Morning Joe- Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Every March 17, a strange transformation happens across Canada. Otherwise sensible adults put on novelty shamrock glasses, beer turns suspiciously green, and people with names like “Dave from Red Deer” suddenly insist they are one-sixteenth Irish on their mother’s cousin’s side. Welcome to St. Patrick’s Day — the one ... Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Polytechnic will be offering a new Pre-Veterinary Medicine diploma beginning in the fall and will allow graduates to transfer to the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Kevin Smith, dean for the Centre for Business Arts and Sciences, says the Polytechnic is delighted to offer ... Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge born author Ryan Uytdewilligen has written a book inspired by his early farm life in the Coaldale area and the pigs he took care of for his 4H club.  “I grew up as an only child and it seemed evident that farming would be my future. My dad grew ... Read More »

Fakiha Baig THE CANADIAN PRESS A hockey-loving town in southern Alberta that lost its only two ice rinks in a Zamboni explosion says it will cost millions to rebuild. Derrin Thibault, Taber’s chief administrative officer, says council recently agreed to spend about $6 million to rebuild its large ice rink after the December blast shattered ... Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks men’s basketball team has never won a CCAA national championship, something they are looking to change this week. The Kodiaks are in Nanaimo this week after qualifying for the CCAA nationals with a second place finish at the ACAC championships in Lloydminster earlier this month. Nathaniel Hosannah, ... Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald The Catholic Central Cougars got off to a torrid start, but couldn’t hang on in the 4A Girls South Zone gold medal game, falling in a close 57-55 game to the Medicine Hat Hawks. Catholic Central started the game out on a 10-2 run, putting Medicine Hat on their heels early. ... Read More »

Morning Joe- Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Every March 17, a strange transformation happens across Canada. Otherwise sensible adults put on novelty shamrock glasses, beer turns suspiciously green, and people with names like “Dave from Red Deer” suddenly insist they are one-sixteenth Irish on their mother’s cousin’s side. Welcome to St. Patrick’s Day — the one ... Read More »

MORNING JOE- Joe Manio, Lethbridge Herald In case you weren’t paying attention, yesterday was Friday the 13th. And if you didn’t cancel any plans, avoid ladders or spend the day hoping not to encounter any black cats… congratulations. For generations, this date has carried a reputation somewhere between “mildly unlucky” and “absolutely cursed.” Some people ... Read More »

AT THE LEGISLATURE- Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf  Budget 2026, Focused on What Matters, delivers several important commitments for Lethbridge and the South Zone, particularly in health care, education, and the infrastructure that supports our region’s growth. At a time when costs are rising and global economic pressures are affecting every province, our government has ... Read More »

All Albertans are subject to the legal treaty agreements made between Alberta’s original peoples and Canadian settlers, who were then subjects of the British Crown. These treaties are not simply historical agreements; under Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, the treaty rights of Indigenous peoples are recognized and affirmed as part of the supreme ... Read More »

Editor,  Mr. Ken Moore comments regarding the current Government in the March 4th edition of the Herald were spot on, and I totally agreed with his column until I got to the end of his column when he stated that Albertans are smarter than this. To that I would say “are they really?”. Lets just ... Read More »

Editor, Dear Premier,   This is an open letter requesting clock sanity!  British Columbia is adopting a permanent and constant clock time.  Saskatchewan has long been on a single permanent time.  In 2021, Albertans were given the chance to vote on two options, when we should have had a third choice.  The result was a ... Read More »