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Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald A new development, expansion and retention incentive program will provide tax breaks for some local businesses that spend more than $2 million in the community.  City council gave the program the thumbs-up at its meeting Tuesday. The pilot program, which will be reviewed in 18 months, will provide  grants tied to ... Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald When looking for things to do, places to visit and adventures to embark upon this summer, many folks find themselves wondering if those opportunities exist in the city or if they have to travel elsewhere. What many may not know is that Lethbridge has a lot to offer, from fun activities ... Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Long-time Lethbridge residents Bruce and Edna Moffat have left a very generous legacy gift behind to help people attending the Jack Ady Cancer Centre for treatment, particularly in radiation therapy.  With a $2.9-million legacy gift left behind specifically to enhance cancer care for patients and families across southern Alberta, the Moffats ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Badminton Club was established in 2022 and aims to grow the sport through its grassroots. “Once more people  are playing then we can work on improving the overall standard ,which is improving steadily over the last three years, ” said  Martin Lawrence, LBC head coach. “More people were ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Lakers were a happy baseball team  on Wednesday evening after getting their first two American Legion ‘A’ baseball wins of conference play  over the Vauxhall Spurs on home field at Lloyd Nolan Yard. The Lakers doubled up the Spurs 4-2 in the first game before coming back from ... Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald   The Lethbridge Roller Derby Guild (LRDG) is celebrating their 15 anniversary this year and will be hosting a roller disco and home games over the next two weekends to celebrate. The LRDG was founded in 2010 as an all women team-the Lethbridge Derby Dames, which ... Read More »

Faith Wood Troy Media We didn’t lose trust in each other overnight. It happened slowly, over decades, as we shifted from a culture of responsibility to one of blame. Now, in a world drowning in outrage, mistrust has become the default setting. Everywhere you look, on social media, in politics, in the news, the tone ... Read More »

Trevor Harrison For the Herald Since becoming UCP leader and, later, Alberta premier, Danielle Smith has subtly and not so subtly pushed for independence. Her stated patriotism for Canada has been late in coming and mostly lukewarm. More telling are her recent moves making it easier for a small but vocal group within Alberta to ... Read More »

Rob Miyashiro Lethbridge West MLA After some very long nights in the Legislature in May when the government kept invoking closure of debate and pushing bills through to Third Reading, we came to the end of the Spring Session of the Alberta Legislature on May 14.  This session was my first since being elected at ... Read More »

Editor, An open letter to Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides: Stop the starvation of public education, censorship of books and curriculum circumcision, Minister Nicolaides:  Unless you write it yourself, there will be no history book proudly recording your term as Minister of Education for the Alberta UCP.  You have not stood up for equal-access education for ... Read More »

Editor, In the Herald’s guest column of May 15, 2025, Bill Whitelaw laments that Canada’s current energy policy signals a clear intention to phase out the traditional oil and gas industry in favour of what he calls “an ideological climate agenda”.  He ignores the elephant in the room: the existential threat of climate change currently ... Read More »

Editor, The glorious leader of the United States, Donald Trump, has invited Canada and the officials to join in on the GoldenDome missile defense system. This system would protect North American from our Feared Enemy, Russia. Should we join in on thiventure? In 1958, the Diefenbaker Conservative government cancelled the best military aircraft that was ... Read More »