By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald From the heartbeat of a newborn to the rhythm of a festival drum circle, drumming has been a part of human life for millennia. In Lethbridge, community drum circles are bringing people together again, offering a space for connection, expression and shared rhythm—no musical experience
Read More »By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge city council voted unanimously to send a letter to Sean Fraser, minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada to support Bill C-14, the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act, introduced by the Alberta government late last year. This letter is a response to an incident last ... Read More »
1 hour agoBy Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald From the heartbeat of a newborn to the rhythm of a festival drum circle, drumming has been a part of human life for millennia. In Lethbridge, community drum circles are bringing people together again, offering a space for connection, expression and shared rhythm—no musical experience ... Read More »
1 hour agoBY Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Founded in June 1976, McNally began with portable asphalt operations out of Fort Macleod before following work across Western Canada. In 2004, the company established permanent operations in Lethbridge. McNally has been part of the Volker Stevin family of companies since 2011, and in recent years, closer alignment across the ... Read More »
1 hour agoLethbridge Herald Staff The Lethbridge Hurricanes failed to record a point over the weekend. Lethbridge fell 3-1 to the East Division leading Prince Albert Raiders on home ice on Friday. The Raiders led early with a pair of goals in the first period from Jonah Sivertson and Alisher Sarkenov. Lethbridge would play a strong middle ... Read More »
2 days agoNathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Despite their best effort, the Lethbridge Hurricanes couldn’t find a way to knock off the Prince Albert Raiders falling 3-1 at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena on Friday night. Hurricane head coach Matt Anholt says he saw some positives despite the final result on the scoreboard. “I think you’ve got to kind of ... Read More »
5 days agoNathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Oli Chenier won’t have to wait long to face his former team for the first time. The Lethbridge Hurricanes acquired Chenier back on Jan. 5 ahead of the WHL trade deadline from the Prince Albert Raiders in exchange for a fourth round pick in the upcoming 2026 WHL Prospects Draft. Lethbridge ... Read More »
6 days agoLennie Kaplan TROY MEDIA New federal emissions projections show Alberta’s oil sands are on track to hit or exceed the province’s legislated 100-megatonne emissions cap within the next decade, forcing the Alberta government to choose between enforcing the cap or following through on its plan to sharply expand oil production. Environment and Climate Change Canada ... Read More »
1 day agoGage Haubrich TROY MEDIA There comes a point in almost every Canadian’s life where someone sits you down and tells you that no matter how hard you try, it’s very unlikely that you are going to make it to the NHL. That same type of tough love needs to be shown to Prime Minister Mark ... Read More »
5 days agoFor years, Lethbridge residents have been met with a recurring refrain: that ballooning municipal budgets, climbing property taxes, and the erosion of public services are the unfortunate but unavoidable byproduct of “economic realities.” A close look at our finances reveals that our city’s economic strain is not an act of nature; it is the calculated ... Read More »
1 week agoEditor: When reading posts on social media these days concerning our province of Alberta, the separatist’s movement continues to reference change. The “take back our province from Ottawa and bring about change” narrative is so out to lunch because their agenda is to join the US. We have been voting for the same political party ... Read More »
1 day agoEditor: On January 3, 2026 I emailed the following to Mr. Neudorf, MLA for Lethbridge East. Mr. Neudorf, as you know a bunch of separatists have been given the go ahead to collect enough signatures for a referendum for the Province of Alberta to quit Canada and become an independent state.Obviously your Government made it much easier for ... Read More »
6 days agoEditor: In the last seven days, the United States kidnapped a criminal foreign leader (the ends justifying the means), threatened Greenland and Venezuelan sovereignty, and ordered the Ice “Agent” into Minneapolis who then executed someone for trying to leave. 20 to 25% of Albertans support Trump to some extent. Are you ready to get off ... Read More »
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