Ranchland Hockey League senior AA Hockey playoffs are underway and the Lethbridge Lightning are right in the middle of it. The Lightning split the opening weekend of the best-of-five series against the Siksika Buffaloes with one win each. Both wins came at home for the two teams. The Lightning took a 1-0 series lead with…
Local powerlifter inspires others while battling Cerebral Palsy
Joel Setoguchi warms up his deadlift during a training session at Impact Nutrition in Lethbridge on Saturday morning. A Lethbridge man who battles Cerebral Palsy isn’t letting his physical disability stop him from competing in the sport of powerlifting. Joel Setoguchi is a 26-year old Lethbridge native that has been dealing with the neurological disorder…
Goaltending stability has Jets over Flames in Western Conference arms race
Talk about a 10-year challenge. A decade ago, the Winnipeg Jets were nothing but a bitter memory for the fans of a former NHL franchise that moved south in 1996. The city’s best hockey team, the Manitoba Moose, were on their way to a fourth-place finish in the AHL’s North Division. Fast forward to today.…
Dotts, Kodiaks basketball fight cancer with three-pointers
Deanna Dotts instructs the Lethbridge College Kodiaks women’s basketball team before tipping off practice on Tuesday night. Dotts will be donating $5 for every three-point shot the Kodiaks basketball teams make in the month of February. A Lethbridge College Kodiaks coach is using her players to help her in the fight against cancer. Deanna Dotts…
Renovated Canada Food Guide introduces radical changes
The Government of Canada updated Canada’s food guide this week, bringing with it some radical changes. Among some of the biggest changes was suggesting that Canadians get their protein from plant-based sources rather than meat. Chef Doug Overes of the School of Culinary Arts at Lethbridge College says those changes are necessary. Overes added the…
Spearman, Davis introduce newest batch of police recruits
Lethbridge Police Service Chief Robert Davis offers some advice to his newest recruits during their orientation event on Monday. Thirty-four police recruits from five police agencies were officially introduced to the public at Lethbridge Police Service headquarters on Monday. The recruits represent the newest faces of their respective services and the ceremony marks the beginning…
Grocery consumers have plenty of options to reduce waste
Logan Shearer, owner of The Local Grocer, stocks a display of oranges at her store on Monday morning. Among other creative ideas, her store makes an effort to compost expiring products to help cut down on waste. Over half of the food brought to grocery stores in Canada is wasted, but Lethbridge consumers have multiple…
Increased opioids leave street drugs even more dangerous
Street drugs in the Lethbridge area have been found with increased doses of lethal opiates over the past two weeks, compounding an issue that has already become a city-wide epidemic. Drugs such as methamphetamine and heroin have become even more dangerous than they were previously, due to the amounts of substances such as fentanyl becoming…
Tyson Verhelst turns junior hockey career into coaching opportunity
Tyson Verhelst had his budding junior hockey career cut short due to concussions. Now, he’s using his experience to coach the next generation of up and coming goaltenders in Hockey Alberta.
Undefeated Kodiaks head in to winter break with confidence
The Lethbridge College Kodiaks men’s volleyball team finished off the first half of its regular season with a perfect 12-0 record. The Kodiaks took care of the Olds College Broncos in both matches they played over the weekend, winning each by a decisive 3-0 score. “We were able to get a lot of our young…
