May 22nd, 2025

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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Collegiate Institute students will be crossing the stage this weekend to receive their high school diplomas, and one student will be receiving something extra.  Nycea Hazelwood will be a busy girl during graduation, as she is not only this year’s valedictorian and has to provide a speech, but she will

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  • LCI valedictorian Nycea took the fast track to graduation

    Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Collegiate Institute students will be crossing the stage this weekend to receive their high school diplomas, and one student will be receiving something extra.  Nycea Hazelwood will be a busy girl during graduation, as she is not only this year’s valedictorian and has to provide a speech, but she will ... Read More »

    16 hours ago
  • Lights on at Raymond intersection

    Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Traffic flow through the town of Raymond has changed with the stop signs removed from Highway 52, which crosses east/west through the community south of Lethbridge. Now traffic heading north and south on Broadway – the town’s main street – will be stopping at the major intersection in the community. Four ... Read More »

    16 hours ago
  • Self-advocacy program rises from the ashes

    Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter After Southern Alberta Individual Planning Association (SAIPA) was forced to close its doors and discontinue its advocacy programs due to funding cuts from the Alberta government, Inclusion Lethbridge is helping one of the programs rise from the ashes like a phoenix to help those with diverse needs ... Read More »

    16 hours ago

Local Sports

  • LFC women aim for provincial berth

    By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald   The Lethbridge Football Club (LFC) women’s Alberta Major Soccer League team get a new season underway this  weekend under the guidance of new head coach Mark Meerkerk. Meerkerk is  the  current LFC men’s head coach and had taken over the coaching duties with the women’s team this year. “I ... Read More »

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  • LFC men look for continued success

    By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Football Club (LFC)men’s team are kicking into a new Alberta Major Soccer League season  this weekend feeling confident that they can continue on with the success they had last season, which included a South Division crown. “We should have just as much success as we had  last year,” ... Read More »

    56 minutes ago
  • Baseball teams hosting fundraiser

    By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Chinook Coyotes and Catholic Central Cougar high school baseball teams have teamed up to raise funds for the local Boys and Girls Club at their game this afternoon. “It’s a great non-for-profit that helps support the kids in our community and thought that could be a good fit as ... Read More »

    59 minutes ago


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  • Housing is more unaffordable than ever

    Lee Harding Troy Media If it feels like housing is getting more unaffordable, it’s because it is. The Frontier Centre for Public Policy and Chapman University’s Center for Demographics and Policy have released the 2025 edition of the Demographia International Housing Affordability report, authored by Wendell Cox. It confirms what many homebuyers already suspect: affordability ... Read More »

    16 hours ago
  • Energy regulator has done the bare minimum

    Lorne Fitch For the Herald The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has rendered its decision allowing Northback to proceed with more coal exploration on Grassy Mountain. You might remember Grassy Mountain, the zombie-like coal mine proposal that will not die and is kept on life support by the Alberta government. To get the good news out ... Read More »

    3 days ago
  • Transparency on LDE is a key issue for council

    Blaine Hyggen For the Herald We have reached the Victoria Day May Long Weekend! That of course means the unofficial start to summer – and rain in the forecast. The first items I want to delve into this month are a couple of important updates to the community regarding the Lethbridge and District Exhibition (LDE). ... Read More »

    6 days ago

Letters to The Editor

  • Carney doesn’t walk the walk as a ‘devout’ Catholic

    Editor, Re: “Carney travelling to Rome today, will be among world leaders at Pope’s inaugural mass,” May 16. The article states: “Carney is a devout Catholic…”  This is a false statement.   Marc Carney  supports and advocates for abortion, euthanasia and same-sex marriage.   The Catholic Church teaches, as everybody knows, against all of these.  ... Read More »

    2 days ago
  • NDP supporters get all the airtime in the Herald

    Editor, First of all, I find it strange that this submission by Mr. Phil Burpee got the time of day from the Lethbridge Herald. It would appear the Herald has no issue with publishing a misogynist maligning rant as long as its directed at the UCP. The rant even violates their own stated rules of ... Read More »

    2 days ago
  • Recruiting difficulties to blame for slow CRH emergency room

    Editor, We are the Emergency Medicine physician group at Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge. We want to update the community about the ongoing shortage of doctors in our emergency department. In the summer of 2024, Alberta Health Services (AHS) announced that some days we would have fewer doctors available in the department. Unfortunately, this shortage ... Read More »

    2 days ago