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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald After dealing with the first significant snow event over the weekend, the City of Lethbridge has shared an update on how the first snow route activation went.  Juliane Ruck, transportation operations manager said Tuesday that the recent snow event brought 17.5 centimeters in a 24-hour spam over the weekend, which was ... Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Country singer Corb Lund has taken Premier Danielle Smith up on the challenge she gave at the Coal Town Hall in Fort Macleod last summer to hold a public initiative to prove the majority of Albertans are against coal mining of the Eastern Slopes. Lund consulted with ... Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With the holiday season around the corner, the Interfaith Food Bank is getting in the spirit and bringing opportunities to raise funds for the holiday season with a Christmas Market and treat boxes that will be ready for pick up at that time.  Danielle McIntyre, executive director of Interfaith Food Bank, ... Read More »

By Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald- Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Lethbridge Hurricanes are hoping for a little bit of home cooking. Lethbridge is preparing for three games in four nights this week, all taking place at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. The Hurricanes  welcome the Red Deer Rebels (9-12-1-2) on Wednesday night. The Wenatchee Wild (8-13-1-1) make ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks men’s basketball team  picked up a pair of home wins over the weekend to finish first semester with a 7-3 record and a tie  for second in the ACAC’s South division. Lethbridge Polytechnic (LP) began the weekend with an 87-76 win over the University of Alberta-Augustana ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns had encouraging results as hosts of the Canada West Swimming Championships over the weekend. Pronghorn women’s swimmer Ryenn  Katterhagen won bronze in the women’s 100m breaststroke with a time of 1:09.87, the Pronghorn 400m Women’s Freestyle Relay team won bronze with a time of 3:48.88 ... Read More »

Lennie Kaplan Troy Media Alberta is heading for a fiscal cliff, and no amount of oil revenue will save it this time. The province is facing ballooning deficits, rising debt and an addiction to resource revenues that rise and fall with global markets. As Budget 2026 consultations begin, the government is gambling on oil prices ... Read More »

Jody Jollimore For the Herald It’s been nearly a decade since Canada signed on to a bold strategy at the World Health Assembly to eliminate HIV/AIDS as a public health concern by 2030. Although an international commitment, this wasn’t just about helping others abroad; it was a coordinated strategy by each country to follow a ... Read More »

Rob Miyashiro Lethbridge West MLA Over the past month, I’ve spent many hours in the Alberta Legislature debating bills that will profoundly impact our province. You’ve likely seen headlines about the UCP government’s controversial legislation and use of the notwithstanding clause to strip many people of their Charter rights. Those bills passed because the government ... Read More »

Editor, Every Albertan in Alberta liked the Charter a lot,  But our Premier in Edmonton—well, she did NOT!  She HATED the Charter, all those freedoms and rights, Though no one knows why—maybe her shoes were too tight? Chances are (and this reason is most likely of all), Her problem was her own heart, which was ... Read More »

Editor, A recent letter published in the Herald claimed the UCP government was “destroying our public health car system”, that medical professionals were being lured to “unneeded” and “unwanted” private health care facilities, and that perhaps a solution is to “lay down in front of bulldozers trying to build more private health care facilities at ... Read More »

Editor: As the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission consulted on the design of new ridings for the next provincial election, they clearly heard a diversity of views about Lethbridge ridings.  At one end of this range of perspectives are those who feel strongly that the existing boundaries should be preserved.  That’s fair; what isn’t legitimate, though, ... Read More »