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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com Mayor Blaine Hyggen spoke to media Wednesday to provide an update on the Ground Ambulance Service Agreement with Emergency Health Services – Alberta and said he was heading to Edmonton that afternoon, to speak with the provincial government and Mayors of other municipalities dealing with the same issue. ... Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald The Blood Tribe Emergency Services (BTES) has received zero overdose-related emergency calls since last December, marking a significant milestone for the Blood Tribe. This three-month period marks the longest stretch of zero-drug-related interventions in recent history, signalling a decline in opioid overdoses and toxicity deaths on the ... Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald   Aggie Days returned to Lethbridge after many years to host hundreds of students and offer them an opportunity to learn about agriculture.  Over 1,000 southern Alberta area students received immersive education in a variety of agriculture-based topics, from beef and chicken to potatoes and canola, to farm safety and ... 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 »

Editor: There are many reasons for Albertans to be unhappy with Ottawa. In fairness, I imagine there aren’t too many of our sister provinces and territories who are thrilled with Ottawa either. For over two years, Danielle Smith has thrown gasoline on the embers of separation. Encouraging Albertans to believe the Canadian dream is unsalvageable. ... Read More »

Editor, I am writing in my capacity as the President of the Lethbridge Centre of the Archaeological Society of Alberta, one of the six ASA centres in the province. The recent provincial budget brought with it devastating news for Alberta Heritage. Three of the Provincial Heritage Organizations, including my society, the Archaeological Society of Alberta, ... Read More »

Editor, In response to Mike Young’s recent plea for the development of Grassy Mountain, I would like to offer a perspective grounded in modern science and global economic shifts. The Evolution of Science We cannot argue with the prosperity coal brought to previous generations of immigrants seeking a better life. However, those generations lacked the ... Read More »