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LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The UCP caucus is claiming that the support of federal Liberal candidate Chris Spearman by former Lethbridge West MLA for Shannon Phillips confirms what it calls a deep NDP-Liberal alliance. Spearman, who is campaigning to be elected as the next member of parliament for the Lethbridge riding, says that Phillips is a personal ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Polytechnic has received a large funding contribution from the Lethbridge Auto Dealers Association (LADA) that is being matched by the Board of Governors Matching Endowment initiative toward student awards. LADA’s donation of $113,600 is being matched to a total of $213,600, which will benefit an existing endowment created by the association in ... Read More »

ALEXANDRA NOAD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Lethbridge woman who moved from Northwest Territories after losing her sight hasn’t let her loss of vision affect her positive outlook on life. Emily Larson was born with a degenerative eye disease and was treated for many years through injections to her eyes. The treatments weren’t offered in her ... Read More »

The Brandon Wheat Kings staved off elimination with a 6-4 Game 4 victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series on Wednesday night in Virden. “Gutsy effort by us for the most part,” said Matt Anholt, Canes associate head coach. “Just some ugly mistakes that can’t happen in playoffs by some individuals ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald LCI’s varsity girls rugby team kicked off a new season this week with a primary focus of building off of last year’s provincial win. “It definitely changes the tone,” said Samantha Wiersma, LCI head coach. “I’d say they have a quiet confidence behind them, that they’ve done it before and ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes U11AA hockey team capped off a successful season by winning the inaugural Hockey Alberta U11AA Provincials Championships over the weekend in Strathmore. The Canes went undefeated in the provincial championship after doubling up the Wainwright Polar Kings 6-3 in Sunday’s final, edging rival Red Deer 6-3 earlier ... Read More »

By David Macdonald Troy Media Twice the proportion of Canadians today have little to no local news compared to 16 years ago—and as this loss accelerates, the threat of disinformation does too. Since 2008, Canada has lost 11 per cent of its newspaper and online media outlets. Over that same period, nine per cent of ... Read More »

POINT OF VIEW – Editor Scott Sakatch There’s a long list of reasons my wife and I decided to make the move back to Lethbridge a little over a year ago. Chief among them was the fact that much of our family is here. Another key factor was the real estate market in the city ... Read More »

By Doug Firby Troy Media The poor Alberta government. At times, they come across as a hapless bunch of hayseeds—easy prey for any P.T. Barnum-style huckster who shows up on our doorstep. In recent years, Alberta’s highest-profile and most cringeworthy blunders have piled up like bad investments: • In 2022, the United Conservative Party (UCP) ... Read More »

Editor, With regard to Scott Sakatch’s recent opinion in respect of Lethbridge drivers. You might want to focus on the real muppets on our roads. The ones who drive with no lights on; don’t know how to turn left from a single into a two lane road.  Don’t indicate properly. Stop in the middle of a junction. There ... Read More »

Editor, In a recent letter I received in the mail from Rachael Thomas, MP Lethbridge, she claims that Canada is broken under the leadership of the Liberal government. While I would agree that our current government has not been living up to its commitments to its citizens and the world to the best of their ... Read More »

Editor, For the past two months all President Trump ever talked about is punishing Canada, Mexico and China over the 25 per cent tariffs. I am sure many people have prayed that this will never happen over 30 days. Lydia and I pray to God daily that Trump will change his mind, and not impose ... Read More »