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Residential Fall Leaf Collection Program underway

J.W. Schnarr Lethbridge Herald jwschnarr@lethbridgeherald.com The annual Residential Fall Leaf Collection Program is running through October and November with the city pitching in to lend a hand. Local residents can have their leaves collected from their homes over the next two months as a way to divert yard waste from the city’s landfill. Instead, the ... Read More »

Man killedin rollover

J.W. Schnarr Lethbridge Herald jwschnarr@lethbridgeherald.com A 64-year-old man is dead following a single-vehicle collision Thursday night. Picture Butte and Coaldale RCMP responded to the incident at 8:10 p.m. Thursday involving a loaded semi trailer travelling north on Highway 25. The fully loaded trailer failed to negotiate a turn and rolled into the northbound ditch. The ... Read More »

U of L hosting annual Open House today

Caroline Zentner University of Lethbridge Anyone who’s considering attending the University of Lethbridge can get a 360-degree view of campus during the annual Open House today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “If you apply to attend uLethbridge for fall 2017, either before or at Open House, and you attend Open House, you will receive ... Read More »

Misinformation fuels opposition to health-care reform in Canada

Bacchus Barua and Jason Clemens The Fraser Institute -VANCOUVER, B.C. For almost two decades, fear of a U.S.-style system has fuelled opposition to genuine reform of Canadian health care. Many of those same opposition voices are now protesting the constitutional challenge to Canada’s health regulations by the former head of the Canadian Medical Association, Dr. ... Read More »

High library fees for First Nations removed

Tijana Martin Lethbridge Herald -STANDOFF tmartin@lethbridgeherald.com First Nations people living in Standoff have had the Kainai Library for a few years, but not all First Nations and Metis people have had easy access to a public library in the past. “They’ve actually been a member of the Chinook Arch Library system for awhile now,” said ... Read More »

Regarding your editorial of Sept. 28. Your math was correct but you neglected to include some very important facts. You have not included the cost of driving a vehicle each day to the university. Factoring in those costs will change the math and could very easily tilt it in favour of transit. Very disappointed in your superficial analysis! Douglas MacLeod Lethbridge

Regarding your editorial of Sept. 28. Your math was correct but you neglected to include some very important facts. You have not included the cost of driving a vehicle each day to the university. Factoring in those costs will change the math and could very easily tilt it in favour of transit. Very disappointed in ... Read More »

Counterfeit suspect is headed to detox

Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A woman accused of making and spending counterfeit money in Lethbridge may have her case delayed several months while she receives treatment at a detox centre. During a brief hearing Friday in Lethbridge provincial court, lawyer Miranda Hlady explained her client, 25-year-old Renee Frances Holden, was preparing to enter a ... Read More »

Bail hearing adjourned in manslaughter case

Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A bail hearing for a man scheduled to stand trial next year for manslaughter has been adjourned until next week. James Gregory Gurney was set to have a bail hearing Friday in Lethbridge provincial court, but it was postponed until Thursday. A reason for the adjournment was not given. Gurney, ... Read More »

J.W. Schnarr Lethbridge Herald jwschnarr@lethbridgeherald.com On a night that saw the announcement of WWE legend Gangrel coming to Lethbridge next month, One World Empire left Alpha and Omega in a bloody heap and issued an ultimatum – now it’s all or nothing for Pure Power Wrestling. The tag-team grudge match that headlined lost Saturday’s Riot ... Read More »

Hurricanes edge the Ice

Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com What looked like a potentially convincing win for the Lethbridge Hurricanes early on turned out to be a close one. The Hurricanes edged the Kootenay Ice 5-4 during Western Hockey League action Friday night at the Enmax Centre. The Canes earned the two points to improve to 2-1 on the ... Read More »

Restroom a necessity

It cost nearly $200,000. And opinion may not be fully universal on its need. But access to a bathroom is a basic human need in our society, thus having a new facility in downtown Lethbridge should be seen as a positive move by the City of Lethbridge. The self-cleaning public restroom, which opened earlier this ... Read More »