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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Lethbridge’s own Jaime VandenBerg was crowned Miss Universe Canada on Saturday, August 9, in Windsor Ontario, after besting four other finalists. Vandenburg moves on to represent Canada in November at the Miss Universe Pageant in Thailand VandenBerg’s win came after over a  week of intense competition that ... Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The Alberta Medical Association is expressing concerns about the provincial government’s new pre-order system for COVID-19 and influenza vaccines. Pre-ordering started on Aug. 11 for COVID and influenza vaccines at government website https://bookvaccine.alberta.ca/s/booking The province says COVID vaccines will only be available through public health clinics for eligible Albertans and a fee ... Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The set up for Whoop-Up Days has begun and a piece of local history was the first structure to be placed in the midway: the last remaining streetcar from The Lethbridge Municipal Railway Streetcars system, which connected the city from 1912 to 1947. With the parade just a few days away ... Read More »

Nathan Reiter Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The countdown is officially on for the Canada West women’s soccer season. The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns are looking to take a step and get back into the Canada West playoff picture in 2025. Last season, the Pronghorns finished in seventh place in the Prairie Division with a 2-11-1 ... Read More »

Nathan Reiter Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Carter Claerhout isn’t quite ready for the sun to set on his college baseball career. After completing his NCAA eligibility with the University of Southern Arkansas in the spring, the Lethbridge Bulls first baseman will be transferring to Bellevue University as a graduate transfer this fall. Bellevue University is ... Read More »

Nathan Reiter Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Lethbridge Bulls 2025 WCBL season has come to a close, but there’s plenty of optimism for 2026 and beyond at Spitz Stadium. Lethbridge was eliminated in two games in the first round of the playoffs by the Sylvan Lake Gulls.  The Bulls finished in third place in the ... Read More »

Blaine Hyggen Lethbridge Mayor I want to begin this month by addressing the many, many calls, texts and emails I have received since the Whoop-Up Drive incident on August 6. As our experts continue to analyze, monitor and plan next steps, on behalf of Lethbridge City Council, I want to thank our residents for their ... Read More »

Perry Kincaide Troy Media Canada’s productivity is declining—but not only for the reasons economists usually cite. The real drag on our economy isn’t just tax policy, innovation gaps or labour shortages.  It’s something far more ordinary yet universally experienced: the staggering amount of time Canadians waste every day just waiting. Every year, the average Canadian ... Read More »

Lorne Fitch For the Herald A friend of mine had failing grades in university. He said it wasn’t that his grades were poor, it was the impossibly high standards he was expected to meet. It would seem coal mining companies feel similarly aggrieved over water quality standards for selenium released by ripping mountains apart. Selenium ... Read More »

Editor, I disagree with Scott Sakatch’s assertion in his Aug. 13 column that people are “more angry.” In the past, many people became annoyed or frustrated, but either kept it to themselves, or expressed their discontent in honest and polite ways.  Now, people are encouraged to express their slightest annoyance in the form of personal ... Read More »

Editor, Re:  Herald Friday Aug 8 front page article, “ Province Ignoring Science on Mining, says MLA”: Thanks to MLA Rob Miyashiro for pointing out how our energy industry “Self-Regulators” are selling out the public, in exchange for six figure salaries at the top. Salaries funded by the persons they pretend to “regulate”.  What could ... Read More »

Editor, Re: School library book ban an effective distraction, August 6, 2025. Trevor W. Harrison, a  retired political sociologist at the University of Lethbridge, has a problem with Alberta schools protecting children from viewing explicit sexual material, i.e. pornography.  Why? It is self evident why this would be a good thing, but obviously it is ... Read More »