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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Members of the Water Rescue team with Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services, took part In a dive training exercise this week to improve their skills and learn new ones, and on Thursday they shared some tips on to stay safe while spending time on or near the Oldman River. Charles Schoening, ... Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Canada Day is Tuesday and, unlike last year, sunny skies and lots of heat are in the forecast which should put people in a much more celebratory spirit. I covered the Canada Day events here last year because I wanted to give my reporters a chance to enjoy July 1 with ... Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A new study at the University of Lethbridge will look to help find warning signs of memory loss. The study, titled “Real-life recall: an fMRI exploration of episodic memory in the real-world,” is led by Chelsea Ekstrand and explores how people remember events from their day-to-day life.  ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge football playing sisters are set to suit up for Football Alberta provincial female teams next month. Alaxis Pierson made the Football Alberta U18 provincial female team that will compete at a national championship tournament in Calgary later in July, while sister Taya made the inaugural U16 Team Alberta female ... Read More »

  Graham Kelly  Inside the CFL Aaron Crawford is determined, courageous and resilient. Now in his 12th CFL season, the six-foot-4, 264 lb Stampeder long-snapper from Crescent Heights High School in Medicine Hat and St. Mary’s university in Halifax, was cut by four teams in two years before finding a home in Hamilton and becoming ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Okotoks Dawgs annihilated the Lethbridge Bulls 24-2 during Western Canadian Baseball League action on Thursday night at Spitz Stadium. The Dawgs got 24 runs on 21 hits, while the Bulls mustered two runs six hits. Chase Logan opened the scoring with a two-run home run in the second inning ... Read More »

Blaine Hyggen Lethbridge Mayor Next week is Canada Day and plans are all set for a big July 1 party! The City of Lethbridge and Lethbridge & District Exhibition (LDE) have partnered to host the community celebration of Canada’s 158th birthday. There also events at Galt Gardens. The main entertainment stage and food truck alley (with more ... Read More »

Blaine Hyggen Lethbridge Mayor For decades now, Alberta’s economic development has been focused on the north, with the Fort McMurray and Cold Lake oilsands and the Duvernay and Montney formations driving public and private investment.  It worked out very well for our province. But as the global economic and political order shifts, it is time ... Read More »

Andrea Nemtin Quoi Media Canadians have recently elected a Prime Minister known for being ‘nice’ — not as a weakness, but as a reflection of a deeper national strength. At a time when global politics is increasingly marked by division, short-term thinking and zero-sum narratives, Canada has a different path available to us — one ... Read More »

Editor, I don’t think I am alone in saying that I am tired of reading about the separation of our province from Canada.  The people who are pushing this venture, along with our esteemed premier who is out of touch with reality and the people of Alberta certainly haven’t considered or reported the downside.  One ... Read More »

Editor, So, a guy says to the building superintendent: “Hey, Super, I notice you’ve allowed some termites to set up shop down in the basement. Isn’t there some risk here to the integrity of the structure?” Super says: “It’s outta my hands. Wudderya gonna do? There’s rats in the dumpster and bats in the freaking ... Read More »

Editor, Congratulations and apologies are due to the ministers and premier who participated in the coal town hall meeting held in Fort Macleod. Congratulations because they had the courage to speak clearly and expressed determination to modernize the Provincial Coal Policy Apologies because of the rude nature of the opponents of mining who demonstrated that ... Read More »