October 3rd, 2023

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Steffanie Costigan – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Sik-Ooh-Kotoki Friendship Society held a pipe offering ceremony in honour of reconciliation at Saturday. Theron Black, president of the Honouring Traditions and Reconciliation Society, said the pipe offering was a good way to lead into reconciliation.  “We wanted to do a pipe offering to start our

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  • Pipe offering leads into reconciliation and healing

    Steffanie Costigan – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Sik-Ooh-Kotoki Friendship Society held a pipe offering ceremony in honour of reconciliation at Saturday. Theron Black, president of the Honouring Traditions and Reconciliation Society, said the pipe offering was a good way to lead into reconciliation.  “We wanted to do a pipe offering to start our ... Read More »

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  • Lawyer needs more disclosure on sex assault case

    LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The matter for a 19-year-old Lethbridge man accused of luring a 13-year-old girl, sexually assaulting her while she was unconscious and then sharing video of the attack on social media, was in Lethbridge court of justice Friday. Lethbridge lawyer Greg White, who spoke to the case in the absence of the accused, Sean ... Read More »

    3 days ago
  • Municipalities convention wraps up

    LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Newly elected president Alberta Municipalities Tyler Gandam spoke to media Friday afternoon as the organization’s annual convention ended in Edmonton. Gandam called the convention, which drew about 1,200 delegates a great time to reconnect, build some new relationships and continue that networking that they find so valuable.  “We also had some really good ... Read More »

    3 days ago

Local Sports

  • Kodiaks unveil new jerseys with Indigenous connection

    Justin Seward – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – sports@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge College Kodiaks unveiled their new Indigenous jerseys on Friday in conjunction with activities surrounding Truth and Reconciliation. “Obviously, we’ve been going through a lot of our Indigenous reconnection with athletics and the college,” said Todd Caughlin, Lethbridge College’s director of athletics and recreation services. “And been working closely ... Read More »

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  • Argos dominating CFL headlines, East division

    Graham Kelly INSIDE THE CFL Next week there will be plenty of football news from Toronto as the Argos celebrate their 150th anniversary. However in recent weeks, two significant announcements came out of Hogtown. The first was the Double Blue’s signing of their first-year starting quarterback Chad Kelly to a three-year contract worth $1.865 million. ... Read More »

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  • Kodiaks to host cross country Grand Prix

    By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald For the first time since 2018, the Lethbridge College Kodiaks cross country teams are hosting an Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Grand Prix tomorrow at Nicholas Sheran Park. There will be 10 ACAC teams coming to Lethbridge to compete for medals at the third Grand Prix of the season. “Preparations have ... Read More »

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  • Public schools have a duty to protect queer kids

    Erika Shaker and Jon Milton CANADIAN CENTRE FOR POLICY ALTERNATIVES On Sept. 20, crowds in cities and towns across the country gathered to protest against schools’ teaching children about the existence of 2SLGBTQ+ people. If you ask the organizers – many of whom are deeply connected to far-right and hate networks – they would say ... Read More »

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  • Masking the truth is not the media’s job

    AL BEEBER Leave it to Beeber With a week of autumn yard cleanup starting in coming days, this will be my final column until Oct. 12. While some make an annual pilgrimage to Las Vegas or Hawaii, mine is to the city yard waste centre on the westside to haul shrubs, fines, leaves, whatever organic ... Read More »

    4 days ago
  • UCP chasing billions of dollars away from Alberta

    AT THE LEGISLATURE Shannon Phillips – NDP MLA for Lethbridge West Every September feels like a new start, doesn’t it? While it has been a few years since I was getting excited about picking courses for the term, I still feel like September brings a renewed energy and focus to us all.  It is as ... Read More »

    1 week ago

Letters to The Editor

  • UCP shouldn’t be tampering with the great pension plan seniors depend upon

    Editor: I am very alarmed at the thought of the Alberta UCP government taking over our CPP. Alberta has a population of about four million which is not large enough to sustain a pension plan like CPP. Canada’s population is just over 40 million so has been able to sustain the CPP introduced in 1965.  ... Read More »

    6 days ago
  • Estonia’s capital shows what a Canadian city could be like

    Editor:   Recently I visited my son and his family in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, I visit once a year and this time I noticed a few things that I should have caught before. First, They have an abundance of parks along with state of the art playgrounds for  children and exercise areas for ... Read More »

    6 days ago
  • Canadians should not have the right to undermine another’s government

    Editor:  Should a Canadian citizen be permitted to promote the formation of a new country within the borders of a neighbouring country? Should he be allowed to join with others, and demonstrate using signs proclaiming the name of this new state? It should not be surprising that the leadership of this neighbouring country would view ... Read More »

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