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Let’s align on health care, not just trade

By Lethbridge Herald on August 22nd, 2025

Kathleen Barnard and Louise Binder Quoi Media We can borrow a line from Charles Dickens to describe our current sate of politics in this country: ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.’ The ‘worst of times’ describes well the international trade turmoil caused by U.S. President Trump’s fluctuating tariffs and ... Read More »

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What’s really behind Alberta ‘independence?’

By Lethbridge Herald on August 21st, 2025

Catherine Mardon For the Herald I was born in the United States, but I realized recently that I rarely think like an American anymore. I certainly don’t think like a MAGA American. My two decades as a Canadian have changed my thoughts on many issues. I never thought I’d live without a firearm in my ... Read More »

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Time to check measles vaccination status

By Lethbridge Herald on August 20th, 2025

Dr. Sunil Sookram For the Herald Measles remains one of the most contagious illnesses in the world, spreading through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes. In recent months, measles has been spreading in Alberta, across Canada and around the world. While measles can be serious for anyone, it’s especially dangerous during ... Read More »

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Safe driving will help everyone on Whoop-Up

By Lethbridge Herald on August 16th, 2025

Blaine Hyggen Lethbridge Mayor I want to begin this month by addressing the many, many calls, texts and emails I have received since the Whoop-Up Drive incident on August 6. As our experts continue to analyze, monitor and plan next steps, on behalf of Lethbridge City Council, I want to thank our residents for their ... Read More »

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Everyday delays are quietly killing productivity

By Lethbridge Herald on August 15th, 2025

Perry Kincaide Troy Media Canada’s productivity is declining—but not only for the reasons economists usually cite. The real drag on our economy isn’t just tax policy, innovation gaps or labour shortages. It’s something far more ordinary yet universally experienced: the staggering amount of time Canadians waste every day just waiting. Every year, the average Canadian ... Read More »

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Lowering selenium standards is denying science

By Lethbridge Herald on August 14th, 2025

Lorne Fitch For the Herald A friend of mine had failing grades in university. He said it wasn’t that his grades were poor, it was the impossibly high standards he was expected to meet. It would seem coal mining companies feel similarly aggrieved over water quality standards for selenium released by ripping mountains apart. Selenium ... Read More »

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‘Build, baby, build’? Not without workers

By Lethbridge Herald on August 13th, 2025

Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood Troy Media Mark Carney’s “build, baby, build” agenda is facing early headwinds. Indigenous groups are bringing legal challenges against efforts to sidestep their rights. Environmentalists are sounding alarms over new fossil fuel infrastructure amid ever-worsening, climate-induced wildfires and floods. And, all the while, Trump’s tariff tantrums south of the border are shaking and ... Read More »

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‘Drill, baby, drill’ is an outdated idea these days

By Lethbridge Herald on August 12th, 2025

Jory Cohen Quoi Media “Drill, baby, drill!” is a quote most of us attribute to President Donald Trump during his inaugural address in January of this year, but it first made headlines in 2008 as a Republican campaign slogan. While the environmental benefits of renewable energy production relative to fossil fuel energy generation are hard ... Read More »

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A shared commitment to our classrooms

By Lethbridge Herald on August 9th, 2025

Nathan Neudorf MLA Lethbridge East As families across Lethbridge prepare for the return to school, it’s a good time to reflect on the vital role education plays in shaping our communities — and the people who make it all possible: our teachers. Over the past decade, the role of the teacher has changed dramatically. Today’s ... Read More »

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Building Canada Act creates legal black holes

By Lethbridge Herald on August 8th, 2025

Jocelyn Stacey Quoi Media Newly elected Prime Minister Carney, along with several provincial premiers, have made the claim that conditions of “urgency,” “necessity” and “unprecedented crisis” justify initiating legislative grants of sweeping discretionary powers to the government to act in times of emergency. U.S. threats to Canadian sovereignty and chaotic tariffs have been layered onto ... Read More »

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Federal benefit could have helped people on AISH, but it doesn’t

By Lethbridge Herald on August 6th, 2025

Rene Plaizier and Bruce McKay Inclusion Lethbridge The Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) is a new monthly federal payment of $200 that is a small but much needed boost for most Canadian adults with disabilities. But not for Albertans. Why? The government of Alberta claims that Alberta’s Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) provides the highest ... Read More »

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