January 24th, 2026
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By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald   Mayor Blaine Hyggen used his State of the City address on Thursday to frame the year ahead as one of tough choices, cautious optimism and doing more with less, telling business leaders the city must decide between “needs” and wants. His address, delivered during a

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Local News

  • Local author publishes book on early history of Hurricanes

    Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald A new book published by a local author has helped shine a spotlight on the early years of the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Mark Weninger has published his second book chronicling junior hockey history, The Run to A Championship looks back on the first 10 years of the Lethbridge Hurricanes franchise, including a ... Read More »

    7 hours ago
  • Funding a main topic at the mayor’s annual State of the City

    By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald   Mayor Blaine Hyggen used his State of the City address on Thursday to frame the year ahead as one of tough choices, cautious optimism and doing more with less, telling business leaders the city must decide between “needs” and wants. His address, delivered during a ... Read More »

    19 hours ago
  • Five art galleries will have you hoping around downtown tonight

    By Alejandra Pulido- Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge is inviting the community to their second annual 5-Stop Gallery Hop tonight from 5 to 9 p.m. to enjoy a variety of work done by southern Alberta artists.  This year’s hop features the Trianon Gallery, L.A. Gallery, the Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Casa, ... Read More »

    19 hours ago

Local Sports

  • Hurricanes rookie Lafournaise experiencing more success

    Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald The 2025-26 WHL campaign has been one of learning and development for the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Lethbridge is currently sitting 10th in the Eastern Conference standings with a 12-33-0-1 record, but signs of a positive future for the Hurricanes are already starting to show. 16-year-old Tyden Lafournaise has been a bright spot ... Read More »

    7 hours ago
  • Hurricanes snap losing skid with win over Regina

    Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes are finally back in the win column. Lethbridge snapped an eight game losing streak with a 6-2 victory over the Regina Pats at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena on Friday night. Assistant coach Ryan Aasman says the Hurricanes were glad to break the skid in front of the home crowd. ... Read More »

    14 hours ago
  • Canes skate with School Safety Patrollers

    By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald Every school morning and afternoon, thousands of fifth and sixth graders across the province ensure the safety of their classmates as they participate in the AMA School Safety Patrollers program. Over 280 patrollers and supervisors from schools in Lethbridge and surrounding area, had the opportunity to ... Read More »

    2 days ago


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Opinions

  • Alberta’s hospitals and emergency rooms are in a crisis

    Rob Miyashiro- AT THE LEGISLATURE   Doctors, patients, and health-care advocates have been raising the alarm about our hospitals and emergency rooms for weeks, and still, this government is not acting with the urgency required. Last week, a report identified six deaths, and 30 “critical near misses”, in emergency waiting rooms in the first two ... Read More »

    1 day ago
  • Why Carney changed course on China

    Sylvain Charlebois TROY MEDIA   The trade feud between Canada and China is finally thawing—and it was long overdue. The rupture began in 2018 with the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, a senior executive of Huawei, in Vancouver. What followed was not merely a diplomatic dispute but a calculated economic response. China weaponized trade, and Canadian ... Read More »

    2 days ago
  • Is Alberta about to hit its oil sands emissions cap?

    Lennie Kaplan TROY MEDIA New federal emissions projections show Alberta’s oil sands are on track to hit or exceed the province’s legislated 100-megatonne emissions cap within the next decade, forcing the Alberta government to choose between enforcing the cap or following through on its plan to sharply expand oil production. Environment and Climate Change Canada ... Read More »

    4 days ago

Letters to The Editor

  • The public deserves results of local school divisions’ bookshelf clearing

    Editor: In the first week of January, the UCP’s battle with school libraries ended.  Following the ministerial order, schools in Alberta yanked all so-called “graphic” visual materials from their libraries. The results were varied.  While the Calgary Board of Education tossed 44 titles, the Edmonton Catholic School Division pulled only 6 from their collections.  Edmonton’s ... Read More »

    2 days ago
  • Alberta will not be made an island

    Editor: When reading posts on social media these days concerning our province of Alberta, the separatist’s movement continues to reference change. The “take back our province from Ottawa and bring about change” narrative is so out to lunch because their agenda is to join the US. We have been voting for the same political party ... Read More »

    4 days ago
  • Is Alberta’s separation really the UCP’s priority?

    Editor: On January 3, 2026 I emailed the following to Mr. Neudorf, MLA for Lethbridge East.  Mr. Neudorf, as you know a bunch of separatists have been given the go ahead to collect enough signatures for a referendum for the Province of Alberta to quit Canada and become an independent state.Obviously your Government made it much easier for ... Read More »

    1 week ago