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 Lethbridge HeraldA 21-year-old man who has already admitted his role in a vicious attack on an elderly man last fall failed to show up for his sentencing Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court.Nicolas Gallant was scheduled to be sentenced on one count of assault causing bodily harm, but when he didn’t... Read More »

Lethbridge Herald It has a been a busy summer for border officers at southern Alberta border crossings. The Canada Border Services Agency Criminal Investigations Unit reported Tuesday it laid a total of eight charges in the last week against three individuals in three separate gun seizures at the... Read More »

SUBMITTED BY UNITED WAY OF LETHBRIDGE AND SOUTH WESTERN ALBERTA Got milk? The Alberta Human Service office at the Lethbridge provincial building has the cereal to go with it. On June 27, Alberta Human Services offices across Alberta competed against each other in a cereal box build. Staff... Read More »

Dale WoodardLethbridge Heraldsports@lethbridgeherald.comAnother slow start and a loss of contact handed the Lethbridge Giants their second loss at the Junior Little League Nationals.The Giants were held to two hits as they faced the Alberta representative Medicine Hat Mavericks Wednesday night at Spitz Stadium in a 5-... Read More »

Dale Woodard Lethbridge Hearld sports@lethbridgeherald.com The Fort Macleod Royals have bid farewell to the up-and-down baseball that at times plaqued the team over the course of the American Legion season. As the Royals get set to host the Montana American Legion Northern Districts starting today until Sunday, they... Read More »

 Dale WoodardLethbridge Heraldsports@lethbridgeherald.comThe Lethbridge Y’s Men Miners never had a portion of the American Legion baseball season where the team went on a winning tear.On the flipside of that, the Miners never had any extended losing skids, either.The Miners now look to take that tendancy for solid play that earned... Read More »

Verlyn Olson Minister, Agriculture and Rural Development Government of Alberta There is no shortage of opportunities for Alberta’s agriculture sector on the world stage, especially in Asia. China and Japan are our second and third largest agricultural export markets, worth a combined $2.8 billion annually, and there is plenty of room for growth to meet ... Read More »

Canada’s 2015 federal election is shaping up to be an interesting race. The Harper-versus-Trudeau dynamic is already playing strongly into the discussion, and there is much interest in Thomas Mulcair’s push to build on the momentum Jack Layton created for the NDP. Locally, however, a different story is unfolding. Federal elections in much of Western ... Read More »

Everyone loves a nice, green, lush lawn. There are some who go to great lengths to make this happen. Fertilizers, aeration and of course, liberal amounts of water are often just a few techniques those with a green thumb use to have the best-looking lawn in the neighbourhood. Make no mistake – taking pride in ... Read More »

Re: “$20,000 per person: Activists push for guaranteed minimum income for Canadians,” Benjamin Shingler, Canadian Press, June 30. (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/20-000-per-person-activists-push-guaranteed-minimum-173717556.html) A guaranteed income would give people funds for additional consumption without increasing the economy’s productive capacity which in the long run could be inflationary. It might also result in the divisive perception of two classes of ... Read More »

The July 13th. Herald edition, carried a letter with a lot of rancor, from a regular Herald scribe, who has seriously insulted a very astute professor and an acknowledged leader in public policy and indepth economic and political awareness. I am certain of the line up of offended readers, in the ready, to refute your ... Read More »

Canada has long been a safe haven for those seeking protection from violence and persecution in troubled parts of the world, but our reputation for compassion has been called into question by the Conservative government’s decision to deny refugee claimants health care. Since 1957, the federal government has provided health coverage to refugees arriving in ... Read More »