Southern Alberta News
Buffalo harvest experience of a lifetime
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 27th, 2025
For time immemorial Blackfoot people relied on buffalo (bison) for all of their basic needs and to this day the buffalo continue to be a centre piece in Blackfoot culture. Tim Bruised Head, from the Kainai Nation, hosts buffalo harvests for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to better understand Blackfoot culture. He hosted his 38th ... Read More »
1 responseProvince seeks feedback on food safety
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 27th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta government is seeking public feedback on efforts to shape the future of food safety in the province. After a 2003 E. coli outbreak at Calgary child care facilities, the government established an external review panel to identifying ways of strengthening food safety legislation and inspection process in kitchens that service licenced child-care ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Report highlights loss of health care workers
By Sam Leishman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 27th, 2025
The provincial government is not incompetent; it is making clear choices to prioritize private health care to the detriment of Albertans, according to a new report released by Friends of Medicare this week. Access Denied: How the Changing Accessibility of Health Care Services in Alberta Impacts Equity takes a closer look at how dwindling capacity ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New exhibit highlights the origins of racism and bias
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 27th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A travelling exhibit that examines racism and discrimination in Canada has arrived at the Galt Museum and Archives, to challenge visitors to examine their own way of thinking. Tyler Stewart, curator for the Galt Museum and Archives, says even though the exhibit examines a serious topic, it’s done in a way that is ... Read More »
1 responseThomas kicks off Conservative campaign
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 26th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Three-time Lethbridge MP Rachael Thomas launched her campaign for re-election with a rousing speech to a large, impassioned crowd on Tuesday night. Thomas, who was first elected to the House of Commons in 2015, stood in front of a podium and emphatically said “Campaign ’25, here we go” before launching into her Conservative ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province says family doctors signing up for new pay model
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 26th, 2025
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 Â doctors to enroll. As of Monday, 789 family physicians had signed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council reverses course on LDE reporting
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 26th, 2025
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 »
Be the first to comment!U of L lays out new strategic plan for future
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 26th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge unveiled its new strategic plan, a shared vision that addresses the changing landscape of post-secondary education provincially, nationally and globally. Digvir Jayas, president and vice-chancellor of the university, says the strategic plan is the reflection of the university’s community coming together to provide input that will set the course ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council again proclaims Green Shirt Day
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 26th, 2025
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 »
Be the first to comment!Green candidate spurred to action by coal issue
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 26th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Green Party of Canada has entered the electoral race locally through Lethbridge’s candidate Amber Murray, who is looking to make federal water protection a priority. “I feel like I was literally pulled off the couch to do this. I am very interested in politics, but I was not interested in running until ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former mayor Chris Spearman running for Liberals in Lethbridge
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 25th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Former Lethbridge mayor Chris Spearman will be representing the  Liberal Party of Canada in the Lethbridge riding when voters go to the polls April 28 to elect a new federal government. Spearman, who now lives in the Pincher Creek area, didn’t run for re-election in the 2021 municipal election and has since become a ... Read More »
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