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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative The fifth annual Upside-Downtown summer concert series is just past its halfway-point, but is far from slowing down; and on Thursday evening a crowd of 500-600 live music fans packed Rotary Square at Casa to hear award-winning Canadian folk musician John Wort Hannam perform. “Lethbridge has a unique ... Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Local agencies involved in the City Wide Water Drive that began in June, are asking for help from the community to obtain enough water bottles to last until the end of August.  Danielle McIntyre, executive director of the Interfaith Food Bank says she is very impressed with the outreach teams that ... Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Ten dragonboat racing athletes from the Dragonboat Association of Southern Alberta (DASA) left Canada for Germany last month, hoping to make waves for Team Canada at the 17th IDBF World Dragonboat Championships at Brandenburg an der Havel. Team Canada returned triumphantly with DASA team members leaving their ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Sylvan Lake Gulls got revenge on the Lethbridge Bulls a night later after losing to them by blanking them 7-0 on Friday night during Western Canadian Baseball League action in Sylvan Lake. The scoring did not begin until the third inning when the Gulls scored four runs to take ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Local racquetball phenom Coby Iwaasa is preparing to represent Canada at a new event for himself in the World Games later this month in China. The World Games is a competition that includes  multiple sports and disciplines that do not fall under an Olympic  Games programme. “I feel really happy ... Read More »

By Graham Kelly INSIDE THE CFL Arriba, Arriba!” cried speedy Gonzalez, the fastest mouse in all Mexico. “Let’s go!” That pretty much describes defences in the 2025 CFL. A big change in football the last few years is how much faster the game has become. You might expect that with receivers and running backs but ... Read More »

Rachael Thomas Lethbridge MP “If you want to commit a crime, come to Canada.” These were the harrowing words spoken by the mother of Laura Furlan after her daughter was brutally murdered in a Calgary park by Christopher Ward Dunlop. Fifteen years later, on February 16, 2025, Dunlop claimed another life—that of Judy Maerz—in the ... Read More »

Rachel Savage, Albana Isai  & Paula Rochon Quoi Media Your neighbour can be a lifesaver, in good times and in bad. Whether shoveling your sidewalk, lending a missing ingredient for that favourite recipe, recommending a new local restaurant or offering a friendly wave to start your day, these small gestures often offer much-needed support. Research ... Read More »

Rob Miyashiro Lethbridge West MLA Summertime is here in all its glorious sunshine and outdoor fun. I hope you are enjoying some of the wonderful events across southern Alberta.  But along with all those long days of water sports, golf, camping, hiking, and all things outdoors comes something not so fun: more visits to the ... Read More »

Editor, Re: “Canada has no plan to stand up against Trump” — Letter published Friday, July 18. Dennis Bremmer’s concern about Canada’s response to Donald Trump’s provocations is understandable. But claiming our nation has no plan overlooks crucial facts. Canada is not passive — it’s mobilizing with clear intent. The federal government has introduced a ... Read More »

Editor, I see that our anti-vaccine premier, Danielle Smith, is actually in favour of vaccines…but for B.C. ostriches.  Reading in the Lethbridge Herald (July 23, page A5), Danielle Smith comments that there must be a better way than a mass cull to deal with an outbreak of avian flu at an ostrich farm in B.C. ... Read More »

Editor, The controversy around so-called “sexually explicit” 2SLGBTQ+ books in Alberta’s school libraries is back.   Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides claimed that he couldn’t ban books from school libraries, but the other day he signed a ministerial order doing just that.   After tallying the results from his ministry’s comical online survey (did you notice ... Read More »