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Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Lethbridge physician has joined forces with the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) to file a constitutional challenge to Alberta’s Bill 26, which directs physicians on how to deliver gender-affirming care to people under 18 in the province. Dr. Jillian Demontigny says she was relieved when the CMA ... Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge cardiologist Dr. Sayeh Zielke has been honoured with a King Charles III Coronation medal. The award was presented to Zielke “in recognition of significant contributions to enhancing assisted living services, improving the  quality of life for many individuals and fostering positive change in her community. In her care for patients, ... Read More »

Sam Leishman Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta’s housing critic says a new report card outlining the provincial government’s lack of effective action to improve the housing situation is alarming, but not surprising. A group of 15 housing policy experts came together back in 2023 to create the Task Force for Housing and Climate ... Read More »

Lethbridge Herald  Lethbridge high school  varsity Rugby 15s teams were crowned  Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association (ASAA) South Zone   champions on Monday night at Lethbridge Sports Park.  For 4A  girls, LCI defeated Raymond 22-10  to take home the South Zone banner and both teams advanced to provincials .  The 3A girls  banner went to Winston ... Read More »

The Alberta Premier Baseball League championship between Catholic Central and Monsignor McCoy was cancelled on Tuesday due to inclement weather and will be played on Thursday at 6 p.m. at Lloyd Nolan Yard... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Miners American Legion ‘A’  baseball team had a solid weekend as they took three-of-four games they played and put up some big numbers in their wins. “We swung the bat well, played defence well and our starters were able to go deep into games, which takes some of ... Read More »

Lorne Fitch For the Herald Another piece of research has just revealed the contamination of trout and mountain whitefish in Crowsnest Lake with selenium, derived from the legacy Tent Mountain coal strip mine (Fish remain high in selenium long after mountaintop coal mines close, GOA 2025).  Scientists from the government of Alberta have confirmed  that ... Read More »

Tadashi (Tad) Mitsui For the Herald We will all die.  I wonder how the garish narcissist of the South would cope with such idea as his own death. Last two years at the church, I was a part of the discussion group about “death and dying.”  We met once a month.  From the outset, we ... Read More »

Michael Taube Troy Media Rules are rules. That, in a nutshell, is why the NDP wasn’t granted official party status in the House of Commons on Monday. Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberals, to their credit, made the right decision. Let’s examine why. The 1963 Senate and House of Commons Act passed an amendment ... Read More »

Editor, Re: Housing is more unaffordable than ever, Herald, May 22. Around the world, urban populations have skyrocketed. In most European countries, strict land-use regulations are critical to limit urban sprawl and to protect land used for food production. Anyone driving from Lethbridge to both Coaldale and Calgary will see an explosion of acreages with huge single ... Read More »

Editor, Alberta’s Minister of Education, Demetrios Nicolaides, has heard from concerned parents about supposedly naughty books on school library shelves, and now he\’s determined to do something about it.  While he claims that this isn’t a book ban (he claims the ministry can’t ban books), he seems to be preparing the ground for just that. ... Read More »

Editor, As a proud Canadian, I truly believe that our identity is all about coming together as a nation, prioritizing Canada over any provincial loyalties.  I cannot, nor will I ever, support a small group that pushes for division and conflict, trying to deliberately create divides within our province based on misguided principles and selfish ... Read More »