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LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Paradise Canyon Country Club will play host two a pair of major amateur golf events in late June including the Alberta Mens Amateur Championship which returns to the course for the first time since 1993. That tournament, featuring Alberta’s top amateur men, runs four days from June 25-27. And some of those golfers ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge and District Music & Speech Arts Festival is celebrating its 95th anniversary this year with the most participants the festival has seen in a while. With the festival starting on Monday, General Manager Jaimee Jarvie says they are excited to be able to celebrate such milestone with the community this year, ... Read More »

Dr. Esther Tailfeathers has been on the front lines of the opioid crisis for the Kainai Nation since it began in 2014. Her daughter, Elle-Maija Tailfeathers, created the National Film Board documentary “Kiiapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy” which not only showcases Esther’s work, but also follows many people from the nation who are in the ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes took a 2-0 series lead after edging the Brandon Wheat Kings 4-3 in Game 2 of their first round series on Saturday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena. “It was a hard fought game right until the bitter end,” said Bill Peters, Canes head coach. “Both teams had a ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Heradld The Hockey Alberta Senior AA Provincial Championship, which was supposed to be hosted by the Lethbridge Lightning early next month, has been cancelled. Hockey Alberta put out a social media post out earlier this week with the announcement. “A difficult decision has been made to cancel the 2024-25 Hockey Alberta ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes opened up the 2025 WHL playoffs with a 6-3 statement win over the Brandon Wheat Kings at VisitLethbridge.com Arena on Friday night. “A lot of emotion in the building early and then it settled in,” said Bill Peters, Canes head coach. “I thought we were better once ... Read More »

By Doug Firby Troy Media The poor Alberta government. At times, they come across as a hapless bunch of hayseeds—easy prey for any P.T. Barnum-style huckster who shows up on our doorstep. In recent years, Alberta’s highest-profile and most cringeworthy blunders have piled up like bad investments: • In 2022, the United Conservative Party (UCP) ... Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER – Al Beeber How can a person maintain a healthy weight and a healthy heart at any age? As a guy who spent many years and hours in the gym hitting the weights hard before surgery in 2002 at Foothills Hospital in Calgary to remove four herniated discs in my neck, ... Read More »

POINT OF VIEW – Editor Scott Sakatch I have to admit, when I read that Prime Minister Mark Carney was going to call an election this past Sunday, I didn’t imagine it would have much of an impact here. After all, conservative-leaning candidates have held the Lethbridge riding through every election since 1930. That’s almost ... Read More »

Editor, With regard to Scott Sakatch’s recent opinion in respect of Lethbridge drivers. You might want to focus on the real muppets on our roads. The ones who drive with no lights on; don’t know how to turn left from a single into a two lane road.  Don’t indicate properly. Stop in the middle of a junction. There ... Read More »

Editor, In a recent letter I received in the mail from Rachael Thomas, MP Lethbridge, she claims that Canada is broken under the leadership of the Liberal government. While I would agree that our current government has not been living up to its commitments to its citizens and the world to the best of their ... Read More »

Editor, For the past two months all President Trump ever talked about is punishing Canada, Mexico and China over the 25 per cent tariffs. I am sure many people have prayed that this will never happen over 30 days. Lydia and I pray to God daily that Trump will change his mind, and not impose ... Read More »