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Lethbridge Herald Staff Lead medical officer for the South Zone and local physician Vivien Suttorp has been selected as Alberta’s permanent chief medical officer of health. The announcement comes after an extensive eight-month search, following the ending of previous chief medical officer Mark Joffe back in April. Suttorp has over 25 years of experience in ... Read More »

Scott Sakatch Herald Editor This past Wednesday marked three weeks since the recall petition for Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf was approved by Elections Alberta, and nine days since I wrote a column specifically calling out petition “organizer” Ryan Tanner to come forward and own up to the fact that he’d been actively ignoring dozens ... Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Lethbridge city council may be dissolving its Standing Policy Committee (SPC) governance model and switching to a Community Issues Committee (CIC), after the motion was passed 7-2 at Tuesday’s council meeting. The motion was co-sponsored by Mayor Blaine Hyggen and Councillors Al Beeber, Rajko Dodic and Ryan ... Read More »

The Lethbridge Hurricanes completed the first half of their WHL season with many learning curves to build from. “Challenging,” said Ryan Aasman, Hurricanes assistant coach, on the first half. “Obviously lots of ups and downs. I think when you look at the way the  (first half) went, (we) wish we probably started off a little ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Hurricanes  forward Easton Daneault is finding his stride this season with the WHL club as a 17-year-old rookie. His focus over the summer was to work towards being in the top six of the forward group. “I worked hard all summer and that was my goal,” said Daneault. Head ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes ended the first half of their season on a high note as they came back to beat the Edmonton Oil Kings 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena. “I liked our game from the start,”  said Ryan Aasman, Hurricanes assistant coach to Dustin Forbes of ... Read More »

Scott Sakatch Herald Editor This past Wednesday marked three weeks since the recall petition for Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf was approved by Elections Alberta, and nine days since I wrote a column specifically calling out petition “organizer” Ryan Tanner to come forward and own up to the fact that he’d been actively ignoring dozens ... Read More »

Lubomyr Luciuk For the Herald Every year, I celebrate Christmas twice: once on 25 December, when I go to church, sing carols, and share a good meal with my Canadian friends; and again on 6 January, when I mark the ancient Holy Supper of my ancestors. On the 25th, the greeting is the familiar “Merry ... Read More »

Conrad Eder Troy Media The odds of winning Lotto Max are about 1 in 33 million. You’re statistically more likely to be struck by lightning than to win it. But your government is betting that statistics won’t hold you back; they’re counting on it. Across Canada, provincial governments not only regulate gambling, they also maintain ... Read More »

Editor, The recall for MLA Nathan Neudorf is looking suspiciously like bad-faith initiative. The organizer has refused to make a statement, and there are credible reports that it was undertaken by UCP insiders with possible links to Neudorf\’s office itself. Are the reports true?  I don’t know, but the MLA needs to make a substantive ... Read More »

Editor, MLA Nathan Neudorf’s “At the Legislature” column (Lethbridge Herald, Dec. 12, 2025) purports to be a Christmas greeting, but it raises a number of questions for me. Ironically, the column sandwiched between an editorial cartoon depicting Danielle Smith riding roughshod over democracy and a Lorne Fitch letter listing UCP actions that are the opposite ... Read More »

Editor, In a big marble room with cameras and hats, Sat rows of MPs behind polished chats. Among them, a seat marked Lethbridge in name, Present in number, but absent in aim. Not front of the room where the questions are tough, Not speaking for workers when answers are rough, But placed just behind where ... Read More »