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Brendan Miller Southern Alberta Newspapers A $5-million donation that will improve cardiac health care in southeastern Alberta is the largest monetary gift the Medicine Hat Health Foundation has received, and was presented by the Yuill Family Foundation on Monday during a short presentation at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. The donation by Bill and Elizabeth ... Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge city  council on Tuesday voted 7-2 to approve an official business motion calling on it to give the Citizens of Lethbridge Urban Chicken Club a chance to speak at a future meeting of the Safety and  Social Standing Policy committee. The motion was made by councillor Mark Campbell. An amended motion called for the invitation of health ... Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Farmers’ market season has officially kicked-off with the opening of the 2025 Lethbridge Farmers’ Market at the Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre last weekend.  The opening marks its 63rd year as a community event offering local products made, baked or grown right here in Alberta. The Downtown ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes did not have to look too far down the line to replace Bill Peters as head coach. Long-time assistant coach Matt Anholt was hired as head coach, and it was officially announced in the Canes dressing room in front of a crowd on Wednesday morning at VisitLethbridge.com ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Bulls showed they could produce runs in droves as they swept Tuesday’s doubleheader with a 13-2 win in the second game against the Energy City Cactus Rats at Spitz Stadium. Bernie Socarras had three hits in four plate appearances as well as three runs and an RBI (runs ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald For the first time since 1993, Paradise Canyon Golf Resort  will host the province’s best men’s amateur golfers during the 113th Alberta Men’s Amateur Championship, which begins today and runs through Friday. “We’re really looking forward to getting back there,” said Taylor Tracey, Alberta Golf’s manager of competition, content and ... Read More »

Blaine Hyggen Lethbridge Mayor For decades now, Alberta’s economic development has been focused on the north, with the Fort McMurray and Cold Lake oilsands and the Duvernay and Montney formations driving public and private investment.  It worked out very well for our province. But as the global economic and political order shifts, it is time ... Read More »

Andrea Nemtin Quoi Media Canadians have recently elected a Prime Minister known for being ‘nice’ — not as a weakness, but as a reflection of a deeper national strength. At a time when global politics is increasingly marked by division, short-term thinking and zero-sum narratives, Canada has a different path available to us — one ... Read More »

Nick Kossovan For the Herald I write a Substack newsletter called The Art of Finding Work, offering pragmatic job search advice which currently has over 23,500 subscribers; therefore, I have a vested interest in the monetization of content provided via a subscription-based model and why Substack’s current street-level ads announcing “Media isn’t dead. It’s on Substack.” ... Read More »

Editor, Congratulations and apologies are due to the ministers and premier who participated in the coal town hall meeting held in Fort Macleod. Congratulations because they had the courage to speak clearly and expressed determination to modernize the Provincial Coal Policy Apologies because of the rude nature of the opponents of mining who demonstrated that ... Read More »

Editor, As a Lethbridge resident who follows our city’s finances, I read the June 14 article, “Council to vote on borrowing bylaws,” with growing concern. The proposed cost increases for the essential upgrades to our water treatment plant are staggering. While the need for a modern and resilient water system is clear, I believe an ... Read More »

Editor, Here we go again, anti-vaxxer Premier Smith has decided that Alberta residents will have to pay for the COVID vaccine come fall.  No surprise here, coming from a confirmed anti-vaxxer and member of the anti-vax conspiracy theory gang. The Government has ordered approximately 500.000 vaccines and if you want one, you need to book ahead and they ... Read More »