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Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald When the Victoria Day weekend rolled around a couple of weeks ago, I  spent a lot of time reminiscing about the early days of the 1980s when I learned that the opening of the Ontario walleye season coincided with those three days off. Being an Albertan, I wasn’t familiar with the significance ... Read More »

Heather Cameron Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative This year’s Kidney Walk is stepping up to help meet increased need within southern Alberta. “With increased requests for our short-term financial assistance in southern Alberta, our kidney patients need your support more than ever,” says Mike Brodie, manager community programs, southern Alberta branch of the Kidney ... Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Lethbridge woman has launched a non-profit that has a different approach to recovery, one that includes community and shows those who have graduated rehab programs that it’s possible to have fun without substances. Rebecca Barley created Sobriety and Healing Activity-based Recovery Program Society (SHARP) after noticing ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Badminton Club was established in 2022 and aims to grow the sport through its grassroots. “Once more people  are playing then we can work on improving the overall standard ,which is improving steadily over the last three years, ” said  Martin Lawrence, LBC head coach. “More people were ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Lakers were a happy baseball team  on Wednesday evening after getting their first two American Legion ‘A’ baseball wins of conference play  over the Vauxhall Spurs on home field at Lloyd Nolan Yard. The Lakers doubled up the Spurs 4-2 in the first game before coming back from ... Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald   The Lethbridge Roller Derby Guild (LRDG) is celebrating their 15 anniversary this year and will be hosting a roller disco and home games over the next two weekends to celebrate. The LRDG was founded in 2010 as an all women team-the Lethbridge Derby Dames, which ... Read More »

Michael Taube Troy Media Rules are rules. That, in a nutshell, is why the NDP wasn’t granted official party status in the House of Commons on Monday. Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberals, to their credit, made the right decision. Let’s examine why. The 1963 Senate and House of Commons Act passed an amendment ... Read More »

Faith Wood Troy Media We didn’t lose trust in each other overnight. It happened slowly, over decades, as we shifted from a culture of responsibility to one of blame. Now, in a world drowning in outrage, mistrust has become the default setting. Everywhere you look, on social media, in politics, in the news, the tone ... Read More »

Trevor Harrison For the Herald Since becoming UCP leader and, later, Alberta premier, Danielle Smith has subtly and not so subtly pushed for independence. Her stated patriotism for Canada has been late in coming and mostly lukewarm. More telling are her recent moves making it easier for a small but vocal group within Alberta to ... Read More »

Editor, As a proud Canadian, I truly believe that our identity is all about coming together as a nation, prioritizing Canada over any provincial loyalties.  I cannot, nor will I ever, support a small group that pushes for division and conflict, trying to deliberately create divides within our province based on misguided principles and selfish ... Read More »

Editor, An open letter to Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides: Stop the starvation of public education, censorship of books and curriculum circumcision, Minister Nicolaides:  Unless you write it yourself, there will be no history book proudly recording your term as Minister of Education for the Alberta UCP.  You have not stood up for equal-access education for ... Read More »

Editor, In the Herald’s guest column of May 15, 2025, Bill Whitelaw laments that Canada’s current energy policy signals a clear intention to phase out the traditional oil and gas industry in favour of what he calls “an ideological climate agenda”.  He ignores the elephant in the room: the existential threat of climate change currently ... Read More »