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By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald   It was a packed house at the Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens on Friday evening as people gathered to sign the Water not Coal petition, which was recently re-approved. Singer, songwriter Corb Lund submitted the initial application for the petition late last year, which was approved, ... Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Police Service recently released its Provincial Policing Standards Audit report, where they were fully compliant with all 159 standards.  Inspector Robin Klassen said all police services across Alberta must go through these audits every 4 years. The audit was completed in 2025.  Klassen explained that the 159 standards ... Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald With pounding drums, swirling dragons and flashes of red and gold, the Southern Alberta Chinese Association (SACA) welcomed the Year of the Fire Horse — a rare zodiac year that last occurred in 1966 — on Saturday evening at the Coast Lethbridge Hotel & Conference Centre.  The sold-out Lunar New ... Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald For more than a month, the Lethbridge Hurricanes were without the services of overage defenceman Matteo Fabrizi. Following the Christmas break, Fabrizi took a personal leave from the team for mental health reasons. He returned to the lineup for Lethbridge on Jan. 21. In an interview with the Herald, Fabrizi says ... Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Try as he might, Koen Cleaver couldn’t quite steal Friday night’s game for the Lethbridge Hurricanes. The 18-year-old goaltender earned first star honours with 49 saves as Lethbridge fell 3-0 to the Medicine Hat Tigers at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. “I thought he was great.” Hurricane head coach Matt Anholt told the ... Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Polytechnic and local businessman, Bruce McKillop will welcome Ryan Straschnitzki, former Humboldt Bronco and Paralympic wheelchair basketball hopeful to headline the 2026 speaker series. Since being paralyzed from the chest down in 2018 in the tragic Humboldt bus crash, Straschnitzki has become a powerful advocate for ... Read More »

FROM THE HALL- Mayor Blaine Hyggen   A belated Happy Family Day to everyone – a day all about stepping back from the busy pace of life and spending quality time with your family and loved ones. Whether it’s sharing a meal, getting outside together, visiting relatives, or simply enjoying a quiet moment at home, ... Read More »

MORNING JOE-Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald I’m typing at my computer, arguing with an algorithm that insists it never drew the three-armed, university-aged version of me, and thinking that the HAL-9000 would be proud. “HAL” for anyone unfamiliar, is the eerily calm, hyper-intelligent computer from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey — who refuses to follow ... Read More »

AT THE LEGISLATURE- LETHBRIDGE EAST MLA NATHAN NEUDORF Conversations about immigration in Canada have become increasingly loud, and often polarized. While opinions vary widely, there is broad agreement that this is not a simple issue with an easy or singular solution. As the MLA for LethbridgeEast, my role is not to set federal immigration policy, ... Read More »

Editor, After reading the Lethbridge Herald article on the joint venture between Taurus Canada Renewable Natural Gas Corporation and KCL Cattle Companies, I have a few questions that I think need to be answered: 1 – What was being done with the 130,000 tonnes of manure generated by cows on the four feed lots involved? ... Read More »

It’s overwhelming. Politicians on the far right have many names for it, “flooding the zone” or “manufactured crisis”  but it is really about creating so much chaos that media and especially the electorate can’t keep up. Sound familiar? Countless subjects requiring our undivided attention. Alberta’s healthcare system devolving into a private/public quagmire, separation talk, Trump’s ... Read More »

Editor,  The Belly River is one of 11 major rivers flowing east from the Rockies.  It is the only one not impacted by a dam.  But one is being planned. There are those who want more water, regardless of the cost or consequences. Beyond its natural beauty, the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies represents the ... Read More »