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Lethbridge Herald Staff Lead medical officer for the South Zone and local physician Vivien Suttorp has been selected as Alberta’s permanent chief medical officer of health. The announcement comes after an extensive eight-month search, following the ending of previous chief medical officer Mark Joffe back in April. Suttorp has over 25 years of experience in [...] Read More »

Scott Sakatch Herald Editor This past Wednesday marked three weeks since the recall petition for Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf was approved by Elections Alberta, and nine days since I wrote a column specifically calling out petition “organizer” Ryan Tanner to come forward and own up to the fact that he’d been actively ignoring dozens [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Lethbridge city council may be dissolving its Standing Policy Committee (SPC) governance model and switching to a Community Issues Committee (CIC), after the motion was passed 7-2 at Tuesday’s council meeting. The motion was co-sponsored by Mayor Blaine Hyggen and Councillors Al Beeber, Rajko Dodic and Ryan [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization (LSCO) and Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre are two distinct complementary senior hubs in Lethbridge with key differences in their history, focus, and operations. But in essence they aren’t competing organizations but offer different approaches and services both aiming to effectively serve Lethbridge seniors.  [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Helen Schuler Nature Centre’s Best Front Forward program was a successful 2025 community initiative encouraging Lethbridge residents to enhance their front yards for biodiversity and neighbourhood connection.  Offering a checklist of 30+ actions (like planting natives, adding seating) to earn a gold star for 15+ actions, [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Canada to begin formal talks with U.S. in January on review of free trade deal Prime Minister Mark Carney said late Thursday that Canada will enter into formal discussions with the United States in January to review [...] Read More »

Many parts of the Prairies, along with other parts of Canada, might have to dig themselves out ahead of this coming weekend as a wintry wallop continues. Environment and Climate Change Canada says another Alberta Clipper is expected to dump upwards of 15 centimetres of snow across the southern parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — A planned high-speed rail project between Toronto and Quebec City could dramatically increase the number of trains that travel along the corridor each day, according to internal documents. The Crown corporation responsible for the project has estimated that 72 passenger trains per day could travel through Canada’s most densely populated region if the [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — As the NDP looks to rebuild with a new leader in 2026, interim leader Don Davies says job one is to get the party out of the Ottawa “bubble” and listening to Canadians. In a wide-ranging interview with The Canadian Press, Davies said that before the party’s near-death experience in the spring election [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will enter into formal discussions with the United States in January to review their free trade agreement. A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office says Internal Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc will meet with U.S. counterparts to discuss the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade deal. It comes after Carney met Thursday [...] Read More »