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By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald   A representative of Robin McIntyre, lawyer of Audrey Small Legs, who is charged with arson in connection with a grass fire that razed a southside coulee and an area of the Mountain View Cemetery, appeared in court Friday to ask for an adjournment.  The adjournment was set to provide Small ... Read More »

By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald   Most people don’t think much about soil unless it is clinging to their boots or smudged on their hands — something to be brushed off, swept away or worked through to get to what really matters. A new exhibition opening at the University of Lethbridge Art ... Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald It was no guarantee that Jake Evans would make the Lethbridge Hurricanes out of training camp. Evans was one of several 16-year-old hopefuls vying for a roster spot back in September when Lethbridge opened up training camp. After making the team, the 16-year-old Saskatoon product has been soaking it all in ... Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes closed out a four game homestand in style on Friday night, downing the Calgary Hitmen 4-1 at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. The win helps Lethbridge extend their winning streak to three games. The Hurricanes begin a three game road trip through Medicine Hat, Prince Albert and Saskatoon starting tomorrow ... Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald It was a long, convoluted path for Ryan Henderson to college hockey, but the Lethbridge product is making the most of his opportunity. Henderson is in his second season playing for the Bemidji State Beavers, an NCAA Division I program located in Bemidji, Minnesota. Bemidji is a city of approximately 15,000 ... Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes (14-33-0-1) are officially on a winning streak. The Hurricanes won their second consecutive contest on Wednesday night, a 5-2 win over the Saskatoon Blades at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.  Lethbridge last won back-to-back games during their road trip through the B.C. Division which started with wins against the Penticton ... Read More »

Ken Moore For the Herald The current UCP government is not one which could be headed by Peter Lougheed. Their policies are anything but progressive. To understand the depth of the current identity crisis in Alberta politics, one must look back at the “Progressive” half of the Progressive Conservative dynasty that Lougheed built. For Lougheed, ... Read More »

Sylvain Charlebois TROY MEDIA Food prices in Canada are rising faster than in any other G7 country, and the reason is no longer a mystery: domestic policy failure is driving food inflation, not global shocks or corporate greed. In December alone, food prices rose 6.2 per cent year-over-year, with grocery costs up five per cent ... Read More »

  From the Hall- Blaine Hyggen Let me welcome you to the first Mayor’s Column of 2026.  To those new to reading this: I write this monthly feature on behalf of Lethbridge City Council to keep people informed on matters of importance in the community, as well as to highlight achievements by members of our ... Read More »

Editor: First of all if you were successful in separating from Canada the most likely outcome is that the new Alberta state would be rather quickly annexed by the USA. Two facts to support that statement are:  The USA, particularly the Trump administration,  has a hearty appetite acquiring Alberta, especially for her oil and water. ... Read More »

Editor, There were two interesting developments lastw week which I hope will inspire many to reflect on their role in society. In Davos, Prime Minister Mark Carney invoked Vaclav Havel’s example of the greengrocer in Havel’s  essay “The Power of the Powerless” who dutifully displays a sign in his shop window stating “Workers of the ... Read More »

Editor: In the first week of January, the UCP’s battle with school libraries ended.  Following the ministerial order, schools in Alberta yanked all so-called “graphic” visual materials from their libraries. The results were varied.  While the Calgary Board of Education tossed 44 titles, the Edmonton Catholic School Division pulled only 6 from their collections.  Edmonton’s ... Read More »