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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 »

OTTAWA — Federal unions are accusing the federal government of setting a dangerous precedent and even “borderline theft” by funding an early retirement incentive for employees through the Public Service Pension Fund. The plan – announced in the budget in November – comes as government departments make job cuts to hit mandated budget reductions. Earlier [...] 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 »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is shuffling the senior ranks of the federal public service heading into the new year. In one notable move, Quebec Court of Appeal judge Marie-Josée Hogue becomes deputy minister of justice and deputy attorney general of Canada. Hogue led Ottawa’s commission into foreign interference in federal elections, which reported [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Quebec’s family doctor federation says its members have voted 97 per cent in favour of an agreement in principle with the provincial government. The deal removes certain measures of a controversial doctor-pay law the government passed in October. Removed are performance-related penalties and a plan that would have assigned all Quebecers to a [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — The Quebec Liberals have named Marc Tanguay as their interim leader following the resignation this week of Pablo Rodriguez. Tanguay had been named interim leader after former leader Dominique Anglade stepped down in November 2022, and had remained in the role until Rodriguez was elected in June. Party president Rafael P. Ferraro says [...] Read More »