Southern Alberta News
‘Brainstorm’ documentary celebrates university neuroscientists on screen
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 13th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge and area residents are invited to learn about brain health and to ask the experts some questions tonight at the University of Lethbridge during a special free screening of “Brainstorm.” Brainstorm is a documentary produced by Bailey and Soda Films that highlights and celebrates the way University of Lethbridge neuroscientists transformed the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Campaign is about standing up for Canada: Freeland
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 13th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Liberal Party leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland reached out the Herald Wednesday while campaigning in Calgary, to talk about what she intends to do as the next party leader and her hopes of becoming the next Prime Minister of Canada. When talking about her campaign, Freeland said she is loving it. She said it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province starts up tax for EV owners
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 13th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Starting today, owners of electric vehicles in Alberta will be paying an annual $200 tax when they register them. The province says the $200 is in line with the amount owners of internal combustion engine vehicles pay annually in fuel taxes. The tax comes just several weeks after the federal government put a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New West taking ‘A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline’
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 13th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com New West Theatre is bringing Patsy Cline back to life 60 years after her passing thanks to Erica Hunt’s performance in “A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline,” starting today at the Yates Memorial Theatre. Kelly Reay, artistic director for New West Theatre told reporters Wednesdays that it was thanks to Hunt’s talent they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L hosts week of activities to help students flourish
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 13th, 2025
The University of Lethbridge held a play and carnival activity in their Science Atrium as part of their first ever Flourishing Week. Shaylona Raju-Bunnage, student wellness outreach coordinator for the university, says Flourishing Week accompanied the relaunch of the on-campus rec-rooms. “These places are for students to come hangout, connect (and) take a break from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City seeking volunteers for Emergency Social Services team
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 12th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge is inviting residents to join the Emergency Social Services (ESS) team to support their community during large-scale emergencies and disasters. Jamie Anderson, Emergency Planning Administrator with the City of Lethbridge told reporters Tuesday morning that the City takes emergency planning and preparedness seriously and has a number of plans ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province wants Ottawa to get tough on drug crime
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 12th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta government wants Ottawa to get tougher on drug crime. Premier Danielle Smith and Mickey Amery, the Alberta Minister of Justice and Attorney General, want the federal government to completely scrap Bill C-5 and reintroduce minimum jail sentences for offences under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. The purpose of the bill, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Integrity commissioner motion ruled out of order
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 12th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Mayor Blaine Hyggen on Tuesday ruled an official business motion regarding a proposed integrity commissioner be included in a council code of conduct bylaw was out of order because the matter had been dealt with previously. A challenge by Acting Mayor Jeff Carlson failed by one vote to get the mayor’s ruling overturned. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Twine recycling collection pays big for local 4-H club
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 12th, 2025
A local 4-H club won $3,000 for collecting twine from local farms to be recycled. Northern Lethbridge 4-H Beef Club won the first of four cash prizes of equal amount as part of the Alberta Ag-Plastic Recycle it! Program which is in partnership between Alberta Plastics Recycling Group (APRG) and Cleanfarms. Treena Van Hierden, leader ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province funding efforts to prevent gender-based violence
By Sam Leishman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 12th, 2025
The Alberta government is investing $15.7-million to support its on-going efforts to prevent gender-based violence. This money is part of a four-year $54-million bilateral agreement that Alberta signed with the federal government back in 2023 aimed at developing a provincial strategy that will address critical gaps in gender-based violence supports. Tanya Fir, Minister of Arts, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blood Tribe opposed to new coal mines in Crowsnest Pass
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 12th, 2025
Alexandra Noad LETHBRIDGE HERALD Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Blood Tribe Chief and Council have announced they have taken a stance against any new coal mines in the Crowsnest Pass region. In a community update letter Chief and Council say both the ending of the 1976 Coal Policy and the Dec. 20 announcement of the Alberta ... Read More »
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