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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter With the 2025 Lethbridge municipal election just over a month away, residents will start noticing more signs as candidates look to advertise their campaign. The 2025 election comes with new rules for where candidates are allowed to display their campaign signs. Candidates are permitted to display signs ... Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It was a great weekend for charity on wheels.  The Lethbridge Street Wheelers held the inaugural Jace’s Donut Cruise and the Southern Alberta Bikers (SAB) had their 44th annual Toy Ride. The car and motorcycle enthusiast communities here take care of their own, but also endeavour to ... Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The Alberta Ombudsman’s office had a record number of complaints in the 2024-25 year. The annual report released Tuesday by Ombudsman Kevin Brezinski shows his office received 5,647 cases during that time period, including 2,215 written complaints – a number which is 26 per cent higher than the previous year. The total ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns Women’s Rugby 15s team have started a new Canada West season and are looking to different on and off the field approaches to help with their success. “We’re looking at connection and care and the girls have come up with certain standards and behaviours that ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes reduced their preseason roster to 25 players after reassigning two players and releasing another on Wednesday. Goalie Brody Rotar  and forward Tyler Deakos were reassigned, while 20-year-old forward Trae Johnson was placed on Western Hockey League waivers and cleared them. Johnson was picked up in a trade ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald 18-year-old defenceman Nathan Maloney is an older guy vying for a spot on a younger Lethbridge Hurricanes backend and is enjoying how camp and preseason is panning out for him and feels  he is bringing his experience to the blueline. “A lot of guys are looking for opportunity and big ... Read More »

Dennis MacNeil Public School Boards Association As Alberta students return to classrooms this school year, parents and communities celebrate the excitement of learning. At the same time, schools face mounting pressures. Enrolment is rising rapidly, classroom complexity is increasing, student mental health needs are growing, and costs—from staff salaries and transportation to infrastructure maintenance—continue to ... Read More »

Rachael Harder Lethbridge Member of Parliament After a summer of pancake breakfasts, festivals, and kitchen-table conversations, one message stood out: Canadians are worried. Families are anxious about how Alberta is treated, the rising cost of living, and surging crime. As Parliament resumes, my priorities are clear: be Alberta’s voice, fight for affordability, and tackle crime. ... Read More »

Vincent Custode Quoi Media Canada is in the midst of a potentially transformative period that could reshape both its national identity and economy. Recent threats by President Donald Trump transformed the political landscape, prompting a surge in patriotism and a growing desire for Canada to reduce its reliance on the United States, particularly with respect ... Read More »

Editor, I want to address Scott Sakatch’s Aug. 27 opinion piece, “Nuclear power in the wrong hands isn’t an option” where he incorrectly says that Alberta faces regular rolling brownouts on an “aging grid” and wrongly suggested the Nuclear Energy Development Survey is for those who can’t speak to the advisory panel. Alberta has one ... Read More »

Editor, In “Nuclear power vital to future of clean energy” (Lethbridge Herald, August 28), authors Kishawy and Ali argue that climate change is an urgent problem that Canada needs to address. They advocate for more nuclear energy, particularly Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). Addressing climate change is urgent, but any consideration of future energy technology depends ... Read More »

Editor, What can we learn from Pierre Poilievre’s win in the Battle River-Crowfoot by-election? Not too much, despite all the speculation and verbiage by numerous media talking heads. Party members and all the major media have told us this is one of the safest seats in Canada. Voters would have voted the same for anyone ... Read More »