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LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi is hoping to soon have a riding to call his new political home. Nenshi, elected leader of the party last year, was named this week as the party’s candidate for when a byelection is called for the riding of Edmonton-Strathcona. The seat was held by former NDP leader ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta government has increased grant funding for the province’s artists. The funding was announced in Calgary Thursday at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium by Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women Tanya Fir. The government is increasing its funding to the Alberta Foundation for the Arts by $4.5 million annually for ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Council of Public Affairs featured Kirsten Fantazir, president’s applied research chair at Lethbridge Polytechnic in a talk on “how can we make a difference in our community with evidence based public safety projects?” During her presentation Thursday, Fantazir talked about the various research projects taking place at Lethbridge Polytechnic and ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiak women’s volleyball player and Coaldale product, Aideena Wickstrom, has not only grown as a player and a person but leads by example every time she steps out on the court for her fellow teammates. Wickstrom initially started playing collegiate volleyball right out of high school at Humber ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes U11AA team are flying high after winning a big tournament in Leduc over the weekend. The Canes went an undefeated 7-0 to capture the prestigious inaugural 48-team Hockey Alberta U11AA Showcase in Leduc. “We have a really nice team that is very tight knit,” said Riley Parker, ... Read More »

The Lethbridge Hurricanes extended their winning streak to eight games after defeating the Regina Pats 4-2 on Wednesday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena. The Hurricanes had to be persistent in Wednesday’s victory. “Great word for it,” said Ryan Aasman, Canes assistant coach, on  persistence. “We needed to find ways to like you said be more persistent ... Read More »

Al Beeber – LEAVE IT TO BEEBER – In December when I announced my final column of the year, I wrote to you readers that it would be appearing bi-weekly in the new year. With a couple weeks straight of Friday columns, you can see that’s sort of changed. During my break, I figured I ... Read More »

Chris Spearman – WATER FOR FOOD Good Day Minister Jean, Apparently, our Alberta government has little interest in the well-being of southwestern Alberta. As you stated in February 2021 in your advice to then Premier Jason Kenney, the Government’s inability to understand us is at the root of the problem. We are still deeply committed to ... Read More »

Austin Mardon, Peter Anto Johnson & John Christy Johnson – ANTARCTIC INSTITUTE OF CANADA Economic policies may seem like abstract numbers and percentages to most people, but their real-world impacts can hit devastatingly close to home. A proposed 25% tariff rate in Canada is not just an economic measure; it’s a potential public health catastrophe. Behind ... Read More »

Dear Editor, In response to Ms. Pulido-Guzman’s ”point of view” article of Jan 8, 2025 in which the title asks ”Is there a better way the City can help navigate Westsiders home?” I can unequivocally answer: yes there is! In her article, Ms. Pulido-Guzman expresses her stress and uncertainty when traffic on the two river-crossings ... Read More »

Dear Editor, Enough is enough. Over the last month we have been subject to taunts, threats, and attempts to belittle our Country by the “Mindless One.” Our leaders have been all over the spectrum on countering, or courting Trump. When neighbouring countries start being belligerent its not the time to rush and kiss the ring. ... Read More »

Dear Editor, Donald Trump, US President-elect, is a narcissistic person that insists that he will take any country that he pleases including Greenland. Olaf Scholz from Germany warned him to stop picking on Denmark to purchase this country since they are part of NATO. Other countries like France and even Putin warned Trump to stay ... Read More »