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LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Medical Program has named Lethbridge physician Dr. Richard Buck as their regional lead as it prepares for its first cohort of undergraduate medical students. The SAM program will see an increase in the training of rural physicians immediately with undergraduate medical students beginning at the University of Lethbridge in 18 ... Read More »

An Indigenous Lethbridge man has created a documentary on the Indigenous perspective on the music scene. Jerry Morrison is the lead creative on the documentary Kitsi’nooki, which translates from Blackfoot to you see me. The documentary was funded by Telus Storyhive Indigenous storytellers 2.0. Music has been part of Morrison’s live for a long time. ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com After her first month on the job as Superintendent of Schools within the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division, Chantel Axani met with reporters Wednesday to share about her experience. “It’s been a blessing, a whirlwind, it’s been so fun. My first 30 days feel like they’ve been 30 minutes. It’s gone by so ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Val Matteotti Golden Hawks split their home-and-home series with the South East Tigers after a 4-3 loss on Wednesday night at Nicholas Sheran Arena. Briggs Fabro had a shorthanded and a powerplay goal, while Delphin De Boer scored a goal in the loss for Lethbridge. Trevin Ibach, Nelson ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes edged the Saskatoon Blades 2-1 on Wednesday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena. “I thought we had the puck lots,” said Bill Peters, Canes head coach. “We didn’t finish as well as we would (have) liked but I thought we generated a lot of good looks throughout the line-up.” ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes head into a busy schedule this week as they will play four games in five nights before the Christmas break beginning tonight against the Saskatoon Blades at home. “Guys were real good this week in preparation,” said Bill Peters, Canes head coach. “Things change a little bit ... Read More »

FROM THE HILL Rachael Thomas – Conservative MP for Lethbridge If government officials funneled $400 million of your tax dollars into their own pockets, you would have heard about it, right?  Not quite.  With conflicts of interest, shady transactions, and secret memos, the Green Slush Fund fiasco has all the makings of a news-worthy story. ... Read More »

Dan O’Donnell One of the greatest stories in the University of Lethbridge’s 57-year history is how it rose to become a strong research university. When the U of L was founded in 1967, it was to stop the “brain drain” that saw talented young people leave for university elsewhere.  Established initially at Lethbridge Community College ... Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber – Managing Editor City council on Tuesday in what is its final meeting of 2024 unless an emergency arises will be faced with making some hard and potentially expensive choices about the Lethbridge & District Exhibition. And thanks to the financial situation of the LDE which was detailed in ... Read More »

Editor: This summer I wrote a personal letter to our MLA Mr. Neudorf, suggesting that maybe he is in the wrong side of the legislature and that a short walk across the floor, would greatly enhance his image for the next election. I suggested he take a few of his colleagues with him to maybe ... Read More »

Editor:  It appears City administration and city councillors are failing taxpayers. Their job, and only job, is to ensure responsible oversight when investing in projects and services for the benefit of  citizens. The population is growing slowly, however management positions have doubled in the last few years. Now you want four more managers in Fire/EMS. ... Read More »

Editor: Re: Dale E. Finlay’s letter of Nov. 29: First, let me say I have friends and relatives who have or have had barn cats, and several friends and my own family have adopted feral cats, so much of what follows is based on personal experience.  Do the duties of free-ranging cats include the yearly ... Read More »