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The Miss Universe Canada pageant is much more than skin deep for Riana Maerz. The 23-year old from the Crowsnest Pass has been selected to represent Alberta in the competition this coming August in Windsor, Ontario. Contestants are not only judged on their personal fashion, including an evening gown and a swimsuit, but also upon ... Read More »

A researcher from York University who published a paper about neurological disorders and mental illnesses among people experiencing homelessness shared his findings to a group of U of L students on Thursday afternoon, after performing extensive research in Thunder Bay. Frederic Fu, a postdoctoral fellow at York University’s School of Health Policy and Management, said ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Albertans recycle more containers than residents of any other province. Last year, residents of this province returned more than two billion containers including cans and bottles for recycling. That amounts to 85 per cent of all non-refillable beverage containers, higher than the national average of 76 per cent. After losing its recycling king crown to Prince Edward Island, Alberta reigned supreme again ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald You may not hear often about a young club volleyball team being the No. 1 ranked team in a province, however, for one Lethbridge team, they have achieved that status. The Lethbridge Volleyball Club U14 Blue girls’ team have vaulted up the charts to the No. 1 team in the ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Alberta’s top female varsity high school basketball players competed in the recent Alberta Shooting Stars Showcase and some athletes were awarded for their efforts during their season. Shooting Stars promotes girls basketball and celebrates female school athletes in Alberta. LCI’s Mishynn Miller won the Miss Basketball Award for a second ... 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 »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER – Al Beeber When Tuesday dawned on us, I’m sure many woke up hoping that the world that we’ve come to know was just a brief and bad April Fools joke. But with political strife and rising costs, there’s nothing funny about the world these days. When I’m out and about, ... 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 »

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 »