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LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Service welcomed 13 new officers Friday during the Lethbridge police cadet graduation at Lethbridge Polytechnic. Blood Tribe Police also welcomed three new officers and the Canadian National Railway Police Service welcomed two new officers. “We are so proud of this program and these cadets that graduated today,” says Trudi Mason, ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com With Christmas just a day away, the City of Lethbridge is reminding residents to properly dispose of their holiday waste by making sure items are thrown away in the proper bins. Meghan Grills with the City of Lethbridge’s Waste and Environment department says many folks get confused around this time of the year ... Read More »

Alexandra Noad – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The holiday season may involve lots of hustle and bustle, but with kids being out of school they may start to get stir crazy once they open all their gifts from Santa. There are many activities going on throughout the next couple of weeks for community members ... Read More »

Justin Seward – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – sports@lethbridgeherald.com Local sports enthusiast, Knud Petersen’s, generosity has shown through once again for the University of Lethbridge Athletics department. Petersen founded the Knud Petersen Family Men’s Soccer Award for the U of L’s men’s soccer program through an endowment donation. U of L will match the funds to help Pronghorns achieve ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Hurricanes defenceman Tristen Doyle is taking advantage of opportunities in his third WHL season after coming back from an early season injury. “The injury set me … back but I mean (I) got back, started working hard and putting in the work and feel like I’m back to where ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald A new Blackfoot mark project for the University of Lethbridge  and its athletics that relates to  strength, resiliency and unity is calling out for Blackfoot artists to submit their designs for it by the end of next month. Blackfoot heritage and university community values are to be reflected in the ... Read More »

FROM THE HALL Blaine Hyggen – Mayor of Lethbridge I want to begin this month with a sincere Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all our Lethbridge residents!  Thank you to our community for continuing to be a source of optimism. I’m always so proud of how we show up for each other. Family and ... Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber – managing editor Nearly 45 years ago, my newspaper career officially started after a telephone interview with Jim Cumming, whose family owned the Fort Frances Times and Daily Bulletin in a small northwestern Ontario town I’d heard of only because a journalism school classmate at the Southern Alberta Institute ... Read More »

DAN O’DONNELL  My column last week was about the new movie, “The Conclave,” starring Ralph Fiennes. And about how humans can use writing to transcend time by leaving notes to the future. And about how it is often the things that are not meant for posterity, like receipts and business documents, that are nevertheless the ... Read More »

Editor: How long ago was it that our premier was reporting that the U.S. airlines were releasing chem trails in the skies over Alberta?  Then came the claim that the federal government was proposing a cap on oil production when in fact it is to be directed at emissions as part our due diligent to ... Read More »

Editor:  I’m hoping to reach all the large water users and citizens of southern Alberta who read this paper.  Are you watching or listening to what’s happening in regards to water and water allocation in the province? I attended the Alberta  government open house in Fort Macleod on Dec. 9 and I was very disappointed ... Read More »

Editor: Mr. Trump don’t count your chickens before they hatch by threatening Canada and Mexico over the 25 percent tariff on goods from these countries. This is like a slap on the face that could backfire on you too, and the former NAFTA agreement that Trump revised and called USMCA according to his liking. These ... Read More »