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Al Beeber Leave It To Beeber Well, that’s a wrap. After a newspaper career that started on May 5, 1980 when I was 20 years old, I’m moving on to new challenges and adventures. After being elected to Lethbridge city council this week, I end my decades-long career in newspapers with this column. When I ... Read More »

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It was the best last-minute ticket purchase that Mitch Ankermann has ever made.  Ankermann, who lives in Lethbridge, was in attendance for decisive Game 7 of the American League Championship Series at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on Monday. Ankermann was in the Toronto area to visit ... Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Seven Lethbridge Police Service officers have been recognized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving for their efforts in detecting and removing impaired drivers from Southern Alberta roads. Anita Huchala, President of MADD Lethbridge and Area Chapter,  presented the officers with Cpl. Cumming’s Watch awards on Wednesday. Established in 2015, the Cpl. Cumming’s ... Read More »

Graham Kelly Inside the CFL He is the brightest star to come into the league since Doug Flutie. And, he’s a Canadian. Nicknamed “Kid Canada” at Ohio University, Nathan Rourke has become Captain Canada today with an excellent chance to lead his B.C. Lions to the Grey Cup and winning the CFL Most Outstanding Player ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Both Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks cross-country teams will look to crack the top three on their respective sides at the ACAC Championships in Grande Prairie today  in hopes of earning a second straight trip to nationals. There will be 13 other ACAC programs looking to do the same in the championships. ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s basketball team opened a new Canada West season with an 80-70 defeat at the hands of the University of Calgary Dinos on Friday night at Co-op Centre for Sport & Wellness. “Really good first effort,” said Dave Waknuk, Horns head coach. “That’s a tough ... Read More »

David Carpenter For the Herald In at least one significant aspect, it was similar to the Alberta Next propaganda meetings. You had to wade all the way through Premier Smith’s response, which she insists holds her and her government purer than the driven snow, before you get to the link to Justice Raymond Wyant’s actual ... Read More »

Scott Sakatch Herald Editor At the risk of sounding like an old codger (yeah, I know, that ship sailed a long time ago), I can’t help waxing nostalgic whenever election time comes around. Back in the late 1990s-early 2000s, during my first go-round in journalism, election night was always an exciting time. We’d all come ... Read More »

Doug Firby Troy Media David Eby’s record as premier is unravelling under the weight of his own decisions—from ferry contracts with China to a ballooning deficit and rising job losses. Voters are noticing. The British Columbia premier is now facing harsh political realities, many of them the result of his own decisions. Let’s start with ... Read More »

Editor, If buying Canadian results in continued high prices to pay CEOs of these companies tens of millions, it raises a concern: Are we buying Canadian so CEOs can keep their share price up and reward shareholders with dividends. or are we buying Canadian to ensure Canadian jobs? I find this a rather two-faced marketing ... Read More »

When Lydia and I arrived in Taber in 1982, we were delighted to join the St. Augustine’s choir when they asked us to do so.  Joe, the choir director, knew his music that made it easier for us to blend in.  After living in Taber for over a year, I was hired as a Power ... Read More »

Editor, To say I am infuriated is an understatement. The previous transit manager shifted resources from the Access-A-Ride service to “on-demand” buses, effectively taking away dedicated handicap buses. As a result, we are now left with only one bus operating at night. Even when there were three buses running in the evenings, it was often ... Read More »