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LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday reversed course on a recommendation made by the Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee on financial reporting of the Lethbridge and District Exhibition. The SPC, which consists of mayor and all members council, voted 7-2 on March 13 to that monthly reporting of the Lethbridge and District Exhibition ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta government says hundreds of family doctors have signed up for its new pay model which launches on April 1. The program, announced in December and developed in partnership with the Alberta Medical Association, has met the required threshold of 500 doctors to enroll. As of Monday, 789 family physicians had signed ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday unanimously declared April 7 Green Shirt Day in Lethbridge. Council supported an official business motion made by Mayor Blaine Hyggen to make the declaration in honour of Logan Boulet, who died from injuries sustained in the crash of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team’s bus with a semi-trailer unit ... Read More »

Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes handed out their player awards on Sunday during the team’s inaugural Awards Breakfast and Hot Stove at the Coast Hotel Conference Centre. MVP: Logan Wormald and Brayden Edwards Scholastic Player of the Year: Kash Andresen Three Stars: Logan Wormald Fan Favourite: Miguel Marques Hardwest Working: Logan McCutcheon Community Relations Award: ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Prairie Baseball Academy varsity Dawgs opened up their regular season out on Vancouver Island against the VIU Mariners and took a split in what turned out to be four games on Saturday. The Dawgs opened a busy Saturday with a 10-3 where they got 10 runs on 13 hits. ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Immanuel Christian Eagles varsity girls basketball team conquered the three-peat as Alberta Schools’  Athletic Association 2A provincial champions this past weekend at Rundle College in Calgary. The No.2 ranked Eagles cruised to victory in the provincial final after knocking off the No.1 seeded Calgary Christian 59-29. Immanuel Christian also ... Read More »

POINT OF VIEW – Editor Scott Sakatch I have to admit, when I read that Prime Minister Mark Carney was going to call an election this past Sunday, I didn’t imagine it would have much of an impact here. After all, conservative-leaning candidates have held the Lethbridge riding through every election since 1930. That’s almost ... Read More »

By Roslyn Kunin For Troy Media Canada isn’t just facing bad news from the ever-changing chaos south of the border; we’re generating our own with damaging policies right here at home. Nowhere is this more evident than in the higher education sector, which is grappling with budget shortfalls, layoffs, hiring freezes, program reductions and cuts ... Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER – Al Beeber Herald readers will occasionally see on our pages the byline of a writer named George Lee, who is doing a Local Journalism Initiative contract for the Fort Macleod Gazette. George, I and Gazette owner Frank McTighe have a long history together, meeting for the first time way back ... Read More »

Editor, With regard to Scott Sakatch’s recent opinion in respect of Lethbridge drivers. You might want to focus on the real muppets on our roads. The ones who drive with no lights on; don’t know how to turn left from a single into a two lane road.  Don’t indicate properly. Stop in the middle of a junction. There ... Read More »

Editor, In a recent letter I received in the mail from Rachael Thomas, MP Lethbridge, she claims that Canada is broken under the leadership of the Liberal government. While I would agree that our current government has not been living up to its commitments to its citizens and the world to the best of their ... Read More »

Editor, For the past two months all President Trump ever talked about is punishing Canada, Mexico and China over the 25 per cent tariffs. I am sure many people have prayed that this will never happen over 30 days. Lydia and I pray to God daily that Trump will change his mind, and not impose ... Read More »