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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Hundreds of people gathered at Henderson lake Monday to take part in the Southern Alberta Ethnic Association’s (SAEA) annual signature Heritage Day event.  Alberta Heritage Day, celebrated on the first Monday of August, aims to recognize and celebrate the province’s diverse cultural heritage and the contributions of ... Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local journalism Initiative Reporter While the prices of groceries have gone up, the National Farmers Union (NFU)  is pointing the finger at corporations. James Hannay, a policy assistant with the NFU, says a lot of the rising price in food cost has been going back to corporations while farmers have not ... Read More »

Sam Leishman Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A high-energy celebration of music and memories will make for an electrifying start to New West Theatre’s 2025-2026 season. A small but mighty cast of eight performers will take audiences back through seven decades of rock and roll hits, from Chuck Berry to Chappell Roan, during the ... 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 »

Tadashi (Tad) Mitsui For the Herald Never look down on people who speak broken English.  They are learning.  Respect people who are learning a new language.  As they learn, they already know two languages albeit imperfectly.  Language learning is hard for adults.  Normally we learn to speak before we reach puberty.  It requires determination, energy, ... 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 »

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 »