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A recent business graduate from the White Bear First Nation in Prince Edward Island is honouring missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across North America, traditionally known as Turtle Island, through a cape with cones of names from those who have lost loved ones. Lox MacMillan-Metatawabin, lead of the project, which she named The ... Read More »

Easter is a bad time for pet rabbits bought as Easter gifts, especially during the months following Easter Sunday. After the novelty has worn off, many are surrendered to animal shelters, or worse, set free to fend for themselves. “Rabbit dumping” is usually a death sentence for domesticated rabbits. That’s why Archie’s Exotic Pet Rescue, ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com This week marks National Public Safety Telecommunications week, celebrated across Canada and United States to celebrate all the individuals involved in public safety telecommunications. Joel McDonald, deputy chief of Public Safety Communications Centre operations, says it celebrates everyone involved in the process, not only 9-1-1 call takers and dispatchers, but also those who ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes are up 2-0 in their second round playoff series with the Calgary Hitmen after a pair of road wins and are dialled in as they prepare to weather the storm from a hungry Calgary team with  the series shifting to Lethbridge beginning tonight. “I think just live ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The  Lethbridge Hurricanes have taken a 2-0 series lead over the Calgary Hitmen after a 2-1 win on Saturday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome. “I think lots of just good little performances,” said Matt Anholt, Canes associate head coach. “I think top to bottom lots of guys on our team ... Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald The Catholic Central Cougars girls rugby team will be focusing on the basics with many new players this season. Dez Prete, head coach of the girls says the first game of the season went really well and is impressed by the leadership from the more experienced players. ... Read More »

POINT OF VIEW – Editor Scott Sakatch Well, it’s been another hectic week, which has left me with another batch of thoughts running through my head, so buckle up as I pass them along! A LAUGH AND A HALF: I’d like to give a huge shout out to Brian Dawydiuk (whose name I’ve apparently been ... Read More »

By Jonathan Harline and Austin Mardon There isn’t a corner of the world that hasn’t been affected by Trump 2.0, and the tariffs levied against allies and antagonists alike have made for a wild and unpredictable economic situation. While Canada has every right to defend itself using every tool in its toolkit, reciprocal tariffs included, ... Read More »

By Nathan Neudorf As Alberta grows, so does the need to make sure every Albertan has access to the affordable, reliable utilities. From heating and cooling our homes, keeping businesses’ lights on, to providing new opportunities for entrepreneurs, utilities play a vital role in our province’s prosperity. Albertans and their families need to know that ... Read More »

Editor, O Canada, what have we done to thee? At the all-candidates last evening, it dawned on me that something was missing; the evening began with the obligatory aboriginal land acknowledgement then proceeded directly into the meeting.  We are not simply wandering strangers meeting on someone else’s land; we are Canadians – meeting in Canada ... Read More »

Editor, The Lethbridge Herald must be called to account for a recent poll that misleads the voting public, specifically the daily poll published in the online newspaper on April 9th. This poll read “Should federal candidates address coal mining even though it’s a provincial issue?” As anyone who has lived in Alberta for a while ... Read More »

Editor, As we grow ever closer to our federal election, the Liberals and Conservatives are feverishly making promises that may or may not be doable. We will never know until they try but these promises are made for all Canadians. And that is the point isn’t it “for all Canadians.” The Alberta and Saskatchewan governments ... Read More »