October 15th, 2024

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Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Two more doctors are leaving Lethbridge and that’s a concern for the provincial advocacy group Friends of Medicare. Chris Gallaway executive director of the advocacy group Friends of Medicare, spoke to the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs Thursday about whether the provincial healthcare system can be fixed without the UCP

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  • More local physician departures troubling to Friends of Medicare

    Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Two more doctors are leaving Lethbridge and that’s a concern for the provincial advocacy group Friends of Medicare. Chris Gallaway executive director of the advocacy group Friends of Medicare, spoke to the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs Thursday about whether the provincial healthcare system can be fixed without the UCP ... Read More »

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  • Work to start on temple site

    Lethbridge Herald Preliminary work will begin this week on the site for the future Lethbridge Alberta Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Crews will begin clearing the nine-acre property located at the corner of Whoop Up Drive West and Mauretania Road.  Approvals from the City allow the church to initiate some ... Read More »

    10 hours ago
  • YWCA kicks off Christmas campaign to help women and families in need

    Alejandra Pulido-Guzman LETHBRIDGE HERALD The YWCA Lethbridge & District has officially kicked off their Stockings of Hope Gifting Campaign, to help women and their families who are in need experience joy during the Christmas season.  The campaign kicked off Friday with their option to donate toward their incremental dollar value stockings, where people can select ... Read More »

    3 days ago

Local Sports

  • Canes earn three of four weekend points

    Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes earned three of a possible four points over the weekend after a 5-3 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings on Saturday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena. Logan Wormald led the way with two goals, while Cameron Norrie, Kooper Gizowski and Logan McCutcheon each tallied a goal apiece in the ... Read More »

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  • Giants edge Hurricanes in OT

    By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Cameron Schmidt scored 12 seconds into overtime to lift the Vancouver Giants to a 4-3 win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Friday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena. Mazden Leslie and Connor Levis drew the assists on the overtime winner. “I think to a man we just didn’t work hard enough (or) ... Read More »

    4 days ago
  • Horns ringette seeing many positive signs ahead of new season

    By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald   The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns ringette team has reasons to be optimistic with the positive signs they’re already seeing ahead of a new season. The Horns were encouraged by the turnout to tryouts, so much so that head coach Sue Stevenson had the tough task of picking this season’s ... Read More »

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Opinions

  • Fear monger stifling green energy movement

    KEVIN TIMONEY As our society struggles against time and disinformation to transition to a sustainable economy, we turn increasingly to solar and wind energy. Policies such as the moratorium on renewables and the prohibition of green energy projects on Alberta’s agricultural lands are little more than cynical ploys that have hampered the green transition and ... Read More »

    10 hours ago
  • Gratitude for Lethbridge and our community

    AT THE LEGISLATURE Nathan Neudorf – UCP MLA for Lethbridge East As Thanksgiving weekend approaches, I find myself reflecting on the many blessings we enjoy as residents of Lethbridge, Alberta, and the incredible privilege I have to serve as your MLA. This time of year offers an opportunity to pause and express gratitude—for the people ... Read More »

    3 days ago
  • Time to talk about some Thanksgiving turkey

    LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber – Managing editor While listening to the Bay City Rollers channel on the Sirius/XM app as I wrote this column – yes, I was sober – I started thinking about Thanksgivings past. When we were young Thanksgiving was always a true symbol of autumn. Leaves were on the ground, ... Read More »

    4 days ago

Letters to The Editor

  • Conservative leader Pierre Poilevre is another Donald Trump

    Editor: We agree with American late-night host Stephen Colbert that Poilievre is another Donald Trump. Oil executives point out that the Carbon Tax is the cheapest and most effective way to tackle Global Warming and 27 countries agree. Yet he is using it to fearmonger and wants the Rebates eliminated that are helping to put ... Read More »

    3 days ago
  • Albertans need to push back against a corrupt government

    Editor:  I was thrilled to hear that the United Kingdom has just become the first developed nation to be completely coal-free for energy production.  This is a country that used to be entirely coal dependent.  How ironic that while this happens there, here we are planning to approve a coal mine in the Crowsnest Pass. ... Read More »

    3 days ago
  • Climate action rebate an ill-considered idea by the federal Conservatives

    Editor: I received a flyer from our Lethbridge MP, Rachael Thomas, saying she intends to cancel the climate action rebate for our family. This is a reduction to our annual income of $1,350 per year. This money is an important contribution to our family budget and it’s ill-considered of the Conservative party to want to ... Read More »

    3 days ago