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Scott Sakatch Lethbridge Herald Editor For me, there’s one big question that takes precedence over all others when it comes to modern society. No, I don’t mean “Why did people with functioning brains vote for Donald Trump?” or “What more evidence do people need to finally get that climate change is an existential threat?” or ... Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In 2024 nearly 250,000 Canadians were diagnosed with cancer, nearly 24,000 of them in Alberta. Funding for continuous research for a cure, and for continual treatment programs province-wide, is vital, and the Alberta Cancer Foundation Lottery provides just that.. With its largest prize ever, the 2025 Foundation ... Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The new children’s picture book by local author Jean McCarthy, “Where Did All the Grandmas Go?” has hit the shelves of Analog Books. McCarthy says her book is inspired by the strong, active women chasing joy on the slopes of Castle Mountain. The story follows a group of children who can’t ... Read More »

Nathan Reiter Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Carter Claerhout isn’t quite ready for the sun to set on his college baseball career. After completing his NCAA eligibility with the University of Southern Arkansas in the spring, the Lethbridge Bulls first baseman will be transferring to Bellevue University as a graduate transfer this fall. Bellevue University is ... Read More »

Nathan Reiter Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Lethbridge Bulls 2025 WCBL season has come to a close, but there’s plenty of optimism for 2026 and beyond at Spitz Stadium. Lethbridge was eliminated in two games in the first round of the playoffs by the Sylvan Lake Gulls.  The Bulls finished in third place in the ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Two local hockey sisters, Dara and Kyra Greig , are giving back to  the  local young female hockey community next week through their inaugural DKG Hockey Development Camp. “It’s been a goal and a dream of me and my sister’s for a long time to grow women’s hockey in Lethbridge ... Read More »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Editor, Re:  Herald Friday Aug 8 front page article, “ Province Ignoring Science on Mining, says MLA”: Thanks to MLA Rob Miyashiro for pointing out how our energy industry “Self-Regulators” are selling out the public, in exchange for six figure salaries at the top. Salaries funded by the persons they pretend to “regulate”.  What could ... Read More »

Editor, Re: School library book ban an effective distraction, August 6, 2025. Trevor W. Harrison, a  retired political sociologist at the University of Lethbridge, has a problem with Alberta schools protecting children from viewing explicit sexual material, i.e. pornography.  Why? It is self evident why this would be a good thing, but obviously it is ... Read More »

Editor, I want to begin by thanking Deputy Mayor Rajko Dodic for his objection to the province over downloading the expense of equipping Lethbridge city police with body cameras. I also agree with Mr. Dodic that municipal councils are being treated like children. We now have a new minister of municipal affairs, Mr. Dan Williams, ... Read More »