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Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter An Indigenous Court officially opened in Lethbridge on Monday the will incorporate traditional Indigenous ways in the court system, focusing on restorative justice for both victims and offenders. This will be the fourth Indigenous Court in the province, with the first one opening in Calgary in 2019, ... Read More »

Anna Smith Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The provincial government is inviting residents to share thoughts on speed limit increases on select highways. Starting Friday, Albertans can take an online survey regarding speed limits on divided highways. The survey will run until Dec. 12 and asks how Albertans view raising the speed limit ... Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Help-Portrait Day is back for its 13th season to help families capture their holiday season memories when they would not be able to otherwise. On Dec. 6, a group of professional photographers will be offering free, high-quality family portraits to people in Lethbridge who, for a variety of reasons, might not ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes begin the B.C. Division leg of their seven-game road trip tomorrow and know they will have to stick to a simple game plan if they want to find the win column. “It’s playing a simple, organized game, … having good structure defensively, making sure that we’re managing ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald For the first time since 2018, the Catholic Central Cougars varsity football team captured the 4A South Zone banner after defeating the Chinook Coyotes 27-23 on Saturday afternoon at University of Lethbridge Community Sports Stadium. “It was a really big win because we haven’t played Chinook in a zone final,” ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes ended a four-game homestand on the right side of an 8-7 score against the Brandon Wheat Kings on Friday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena. “That team can score like crazy,” said Matt Anholt, Canes head coach. “They’re an extremely skilled group. We’re fortunate, obviously, to score more than ... Read More »

Nathan Neudorf Lethbridge East MLA Each November, as the leaves fall and the air turns crisp, the people of Lethbridge pause to remember. We gather in solemn reflection to honour the courage, sacrifice, and enduring legacy of those who served our country in times of war and peace. This year, a meaningful tribute is taking ... Read More »

Tad Mitsui For the Herald Remembrance Day is the day to remember the war dead on both sides of conflict and be grateful for their sacrifice. He must promise never to repeat the folly of war.  My father once spoke about navy Lieutenant Paul Hideo Katayama of the Japanese Imperial Navy in his sermon. He wanted ... Read More »

Scott Sakatch Lethbridge Herald Editor One of the guiding principles of journalism is that, when it comes to government, watch what they do, not what they say. That old aphorism has been on my mind quite a bit in the last 10 days or so since the UCP government passed Bill 2 to force striking ... Read More »

Editor, An open letter to Mr. Nathan Neudorf, MLA for Lethbridge East: As we here in Lethbridge and throughout our province of Alberta prepare to commemorate the sacrifices of our armed forces members, I am sure that you will be laying your wreath as a member of the United Conservative Party.  But we all must ... Read More »

Editor, Once again, we approach Nov. 11, and most of us, are still not able to imagine just how humble, thankful, and respectful we all should be, especially on that day.  This is a true shame. But the truer shame is that we only let the thoughts of the sacrifices that these veterans made into ... Read More »

Editor, I wrote months ago about how Carney’s efforts would result in no deal and of course others believed he would get a deal. He did exactly what I suspected, which was to remove the counter-tariffs under the guise it was hurting Canadians, which I find somewhat amusing because he continues to warn of pain ... Read More »