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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter As Lethbridge residents prepare to deck the halls this holiday season, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES) reminds people to decorate and cook safely as some of the things that bring comfort and joy to the season can also become fire hazards under the right conditions. Winter ... Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The citizen’s petition to stop any new coal mines from opening on the Eastern Slopes, organized by country singer Corb Lund, has been cancelled due to the implementation of Bill 14. Lund says he was informed of the cancellation of his petition on Friday morning, just five ... Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge & District Agricultural Society in partnership with Excite Lethbridge will be bringing Aggie Days back to Lethbridge on March 25 and 26, 2026 at the Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre.  Cody McIntosh, newly appointed LDAS director said it is exciting to be bringing Aggie Days back as the first ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes ended the first half of their season on a high note as they came back to beat the Edmonton Oil Kings 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena. “I liked our game from the start,”  said Ryan Aasman, Hurricanes assistant coach to Dustin Forbes of ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Ringette Association is hosting their sixth annual Battle of the Sticks game next week  in partnership with a U18 Lethbridge Hurricanes hockey team to support the local chapter of  The Veterans Association Food Bank (VAFB). LRA’s U19A teams host the annual Battle of the Sticks game and  this ... Read More »

 By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Hurricane players Luke Cozens, Kayden Longley and Owen Berge dropped by Chinook Regional Hospital’s (CRH) Pediatric Unit to deliver stuffed toys from their Toque and Teddy Toss Game on Dec. 5 and talked to two young kid patients on Monday afternoon. Longley scored the Toque and Teddy Toss goal ... Read More »

Conrad Eder Troy Media The odds of winning Lotto Max are about 1 in 33 million. You’re statistically more likely to be struck by lightning than to win it. But your government is betting that statistics won’t hold you back; they’re counting on it. Across Canada, provincial governments not only regulate gambling, they also maintain ... Read More »

Jason Sutherland Quoi Media The federal government’s pledge of $5 billion over three years in this year’s budget for a dedicated Health Infrastructure Fund is a much-needed investment that will aid provinces and territories in building and upgrading hospitals, medical schools and other healthcare facilities. While the funding addresses health infrastructure needs, it still leaves ... Read More »

Lorne Fitch For the Herald When Albertans have said: • we don’t want to lose the Canadian Pension Plan • don’t want a provincial police force • don’t want to harm gender diverse kids • don’t want to see books banned • don’t want to separate from Canada • don’t want private health care • ... Read More »

Editor, Seeing the raft of challenges Danielle Smith has dumped on people with disabilities, I can’€™t help but wonder why? Why in God’s name would she and her colleagues do these things? Don’t they believe in their hearts and minds that they ought to do good for their fellow Albertans?  But just look at what ... Read More »

Editor, Danielle Smith is a populist; that isn’t news. Trump, Poilievre and even to an extent,Doug Ford, practice populism, but none practices populism as vigorously as Danielle Smith.  Smith’s ferocity towards populism would make most dedicated, high libido 19-year-olds blush. It’s just unfortunate that Smith’s only influence comes from backseat bobbleheads, Rob Anderson or Jeff ... Read More »

Editor, A couple of Provincial Cabinet Ministers, the Minister of Education Demetrios Nicoliades and Infrastructure Minister Martin Long, broke cover this last week or so, and admitted that their government nullified the Charter of Rights because they “could not risk allowing the labour dispute to go to arbitration and put the province at risk of ... Read More »