Joe Manio – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – jmanio@lethbridgeherald.com Deciding what you want to do when you grow up, or at least after graduating from high school, can be daunting. Events like Career Transition’s EPIC (Exploring Possible Industries and Careers) Day 2025 wants to help, by giving high school students options. Six-hundred Grade 9 and 10 students from around
Read More »Over 200 Blood Tribe members took part in The Blood Tribe Resource Fair Thursday in Standoff. The event was the first of its kind, says Levi Little Moustache, Director of Blood Tribe Employment and Skills Training (BTEST). “The event today was a collaboration of all the HR departments (including) all the departments under Blood Tribe, ... Read More »
2 hours agoLETHBRIDGE HERALDjmanio@lethbridgeherald.com A perpetual challenge for not-for-profit organizations is funding for their charitable work. In support of its continuing mission, Lethbridge Family Services (LFS) is hosting an inaugural gala called “Spring to Light” on April 25 at the Agri-Food Hub and Trade Center, featuring Canadian comedian, television personality, political satirist, and author Rick Mercer. “This ... Read More »
2 hours agoLETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Misconduct allegations from more than five years ago finally culminated in a disciplinary hearing for Lethbridge Police Service Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh this week. The Lethbridge Police Commission held the hearing Thursday at City Hall to address misconduct allegations against Mehdizadeh regarding an incident that took place in March 2021. The allegations were made ... Read More »
2 hours agoBy Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Calgary Hitmen scored four answered goals to beat the Lethbridge Hurricanes 6-5 in overtime in Game 5 and take a 3-2 series lead on Friday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome. “We just completely got away from our game,” said Matt Anholt, Canes associate head coach. “Lots of really bad ... Read More »
7 hours agoBy Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Calgary Hitmen scored four answered goals to beat the Lethbridge Hurricanes 6-5 in overtime in Game 5 and take a 3-2 series lead on Friday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome. “We just completely got away from our game,” said Matt Anholt, Canes associate head coach. “Lots of really ... Read More »
8 hours agoBy Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Ben Kindel scored the overtime winner 6:08 into the first overtime to lift the Calgary Hitmen to a 3-2 Game 4 victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Wednesday night at VisitLethbridge.Com Arena. The Hitmen evened the series at two with the win. “I thought we chased it a little bit ... Read More »
2 days agoLEAVE IT TO BEEBER – Al Beeber This weekend marks one of the most – if not the most – holy events in the year for Christians. Easter. Calling it a holiday is not exactly the right word because that connotates a celebration and dying a slow, horrible death on a crucifix is nothing to ... Read More »
5 hours agoPOINT OF VIEW – Editor Scott Sakatch Well, it’s been another hectic week, which has left me with another batch of thoughts running through my head, so buckle up as I pass them along! A LAUGH AND A HALF: I’d like to give a huge shout out to Brian Dawydiuk (whose name I’ve apparently been ... Read More »
4 days agoBy Jonathan Harline and Austin Mardon There isn’t a corner of the world that hasn’t been affected by Trump 2.0, and the tariffs levied against allies and antagonists alike have made for a wild and unpredictable economic situation. While Canada has every right to defend itself using every tool in its toolkit, reciprocal tariffs included, ... Read More »
5 days agoEditor, O Canada, what have we done to thee? At the all-candidates last evening, it dawned on me that something was missing; the evening began with the obligatory aboriginal land acknowledgement then proceeded directly into the meeting. We are not simply wandering strangers meeting on someone else’s land; we are Canadians – meeting in Canada ... Read More »
1 week agoEditor, The Lethbridge Herald must be called to account for a recent poll that misleads the voting public, specifically the daily poll published in the online newspaper on April 9th. This poll read “Should federal candidates address coal mining even though it’s a provincial issue?” As anyone who has lived in Alberta for a while ... Read More »
1 week agoEditor, As we grow ever closer to our federal election, the Liberals and Conservatives are feverishly making promises that may or may not be doable. We will never know until they try but these promises are made for all Canadians. And that is the point isn’t it “for all Canadians.” The Alberta and Saskatchewan governments ... Read More »
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