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By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald  If you needed a reminder that spring is inching back into southern Alberta, you could do worse than listening for a low, familiar buzz. Bumblebees are among the first pollinators to emerge after winter, often appearing before the landscape has fully shaken off the cold. Fuzzy, loud and a little ... Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Polytechnic held its annual Stone Pipe Days Powwow yesterday to commemorate the stone pipe gift it was given over nine years ago. This Powwow is a celebration of the institution receiving the Blackfoot name Ohkotoki’aahkkoiyiiniimaan (Stone Pipe) and being gifted a stone pipe from Peter ... Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald   Pull up a chair and pour yourself a pint of history—A Smile in Every Bottle is brewing something special at the Galt Museum & Archives Akaisamitohkanao’pa. The new temporary exhibition, A Smile in Every Bottle: Sicks’ Breweries Ltd., runs from March 21 to September 6, 2026, in the Special ... Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald A group of firefighters from Lethbridge Local 237 is participating in the Moonlight 10K run in firefighter gear to raise money and awareness for A New Dawn, a charity that helps people rebuild their lives after crisis, violence, and trauma. Primary Care Paramedic firefighter Kevin Berteron and Advance Care Paramedic ... Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald  At Paradise Canyon Golf Resort, the grass is still winter-yellow, the snow chased off by warmer days and the ever-present wind. But under a bright first-day-of-spring sun on Friday, that’s more than enough for golfers eager to get back on the course—including some who’ve made the trip south from Calgary, ... Read More »

Nathan Reiter  Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks women’s basketball program will have a new head coach next season. In a press release on Tuesday, the Kodiaks announced that Ken McMurray has retired from his duties as head coach. McMurray initially got involved with the Kodiaks program as an assistant coach under Deanna Simpson and ... Read More »

Morning Joe- Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Once upon a time…when I was a child growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area during the 70s, “streaming options” meant adjusting the rabbit-ear antenna and hoping for the best. We had three main channels—ABC, CBS and NBC; plus a local station, KTVU, and my favourite…public television station ... Read More »

From the Hall- Mayor Blaine Hyggen   As typical of March, we have seen the return of winter, the start of spring, and a whole host of events going on in Lethbridge.  Following the recent announcement of the proposed 2026 Alberta Provincial Budget, our residents may be wondering what changes within it may impact their ... 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 »

Dear editor,  In regards to MAiD.This is not about what is morally right or wrong. I lost someone very dear to me through MAiD. I think before we go putting restrictions on MAiD we need to fix the health care system. This person that was so dear to me  and still young at heart and ... Read More »

Dear editor, I have been reading updates about the province’s ADAP program and the disabled community’s reaction to it. I think about my son. It would be wonderful to believe in the province’s fantasy of training disabled people to work fulfilling jobs. However, training has already been available for the disabled for decades now. Also ... Read More »

Dear editor, For over a century, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES)has set the global standard for integrated emergency care. Today, that legacy is under direct and unacceptable threat. The Province, through EHS-Alberta, has issued the City a deadline of May 30, 2026: accept a cut-rate contract or be forced into a competitive bidding process. ... Read More »