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Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The groundwork is being laid to create a municipally-controlled non-profit corporation to consolidate event management in Lethbridge. The Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee of city council today will be given updates on the third phase of the third-party review of the Lethbridge and District Exhibition. Presentations will be made to the ... Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Most people associate a “tour” with personal travel, famous bands, or even Broadway musicals and not seven Buddhist monks and nuns touring Canada, promoting mindfulness and self-care.  As part of the 2025 Monastic Tour of Western Canada, the Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta (BTSA) and Spirit Yoga ... Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services and Lethbridge Police Service are joining forces to improve safety, ease traffic congestion, and support efficient emergency response, by reminding residents what to do following a minor motor vehicle collision. During a press conference Wednesday, LFES Platoon Chief of Platoon A, Shawn Folk, said that many ... Read More »

Graham Kelly INSIDE THE CFL “Everything will be different this year, every aspect of the team will change. New coaches, new players, a new fresh approach. The team will have a different personality. “ So said Calgary Stampeder Coach and GM Dave Dickenson while  preparing for the 2025 CFL campaign. No wonder a major overhaul ... Read More »

By Justin Seward While the Lethbridge Hurricanes weren’t picking in the first round of the WHL draft on Wednesday, the club was busy on another front. Lethbridge participated in the Expansion Draft for the Penticton Vees who are set to kick off their inaugural season this fall. Forward Cameron Norrie was selected by the Vees ... Read More »

A couple of strong Lethbridge American Legion baseball teams of the 1980s are entering the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame on Friday night. The 1986 Lethbridge Miners and the 1987 Lethbridge Elks baseball teams will be enshrined into the LSHOF after capping those seasons  respectively with Montana State championships. The Miners finished that regular season ... Read More »

Doug Firby Troy Media Disappointment and frustration can lead people to do foolish things. Conservatives in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, in particular, are profoundly disappointed that Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party of Canada was defeated by a coalition of progressive voters in the federal election. In their anger, many have lashed out and called for regional ... Read More »

Maureen McCall Troy Media A surprising twist in Canada’s pipeline debate emerged on Jan. 21, when Alberta Premier Danielle Smith called for a revival of the Northern Gateway pipeline. Unexpectedly, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, voiced support, warning that if Canada doesn’t act, Donald Trump will. Yet just ... Read More »

Rachael Thomas Lethbridge Member of Parliament To the people of Lethbridge— thank you. Whether you voted for me or not, I’m honoured to represent you in our nation’s capital and my door is always open to you. I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to serve this community—a place I love, and people I am ... Read More »

Editor, Along with many others, I remember the Convoy shutdowns when trucks with giant Canadian flags sticking out the backs of their boxes roared en masse up and down University Drive and Scenic Drive, shutting down various streets and roads. They were protesting vaccine requirements.  Meanwhile, every year millions of people in third world countries die ... Read More »

Editor, Premier Danielle Smith says that the federal net zero regulations on electricity production set a carbon emissions limit that is completely unattainable, and would make Alberta’s electricity system more expensive and “more than 100 times less reliable.” (Lethbridge Herald, May 3) Nothing could be further from the truth. The Pembina Institute, a respected environmental ... Read More »

Editor, Re “One moment captured Poilievre’s fatal weakness” (May 1, 2020): I agree with Dan O’Donnell’s assessment that Poilievre’s apple-munching interview in which he behaved rudely and dismissively toward a reporter was a defining moment. When I saw the news report I immediately thought if Poilievre sticks with that behaviour and approach, it wouldn’t bode ... Read More »