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LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com l Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Since it was first introduced, the Subaru Crosstrek has been one of my favourite small crossovers. And for 2021, this popular choice among buyers and reviewers is even better. The Crosstrek, in Subaru-speak, has been “re-engineered” for the 2021 model year and the improvements make an already great [...] Read More »

These days we regularly see TV footage of health care professionals in hospitals. Yet barely visible is a vital group who provide care for the soul. They are the Spiritual Care Team. At the Chinook Regional Hospital, I met Roman Catholic Spiritual Care Coordinator Annella Wehlage, who introduced me to Spiritual Health Practitioner John Moerman, [...] Read More »

It was a chilly February morning in 2001 when my father left the mall after his routine walk to drive to the curling rink to meet the rest of his retired buddies. With known heart problems, he must have sensed something amiss, and quickly and haphazardly pulled into the first pull-out he came upon. Immediately [...] Read More »

Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald Small businesses in Alberta are being offered a helping hand. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hinder small businesses, the province is offering supports to help owners through a tough time with additional pandemic support through a new financial relief program, the Enhanced COVID-19 Business Benefit, beginning in April. The Enhanced COVID-19 Business Benefit provides [...] Read More »

Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Blood Tribe members are calling for the reform of the current electoral system after about 300 people were not allowed to vote in the municipal election at the Lethbridge polling station back in November. A separate problem happened in Calgary when the location of the vote was changed the day [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The groundwork is being laid to create a municipally-controlled non-profit corporation to consolidate event management in Lethbridge. The Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee of city council today will be given updates on the third phase of the third-party review of the Lethbridge and District Exhibition. Presentations will be made to the [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Most people associate a “tour” with personal travel, famous bands, or even Broadway musicals and not seven Buddhist monks and nuns touring Canada, promoting mindfulness and self-care.  As part of the 2025 Monastic Tour of Western Canada, the Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta (BTSA) and Spirit Yoga [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services and Lethbridge Police Service are joining forces to improve safety, ease traffic congestion, and support efficient emergency response, by reminding residents what to do following a minor motor vehicle collision. During a press conference Wednesday, LFES Platoon Chief of Platoon A, Shawn Folk, said that many [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Police Service traffic enforcement project is back for its fourth year, to target high-risk driving, vehicle noise and other illegal behaviours. Sergeant Tony Ramotowski told media Wednesday that the project has already yielded some results and will continue until September. During the first day of the initiative for 2025, [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Alberta NDP have amended Bill 50, Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, to allow Indigenous citizens living on reserve to vote in local elections. On-reserve Indigenous people are still unable to vote in municipal elections in Alberta. Meanwhile provinces such as British Columbia have extended the [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Court of Appeal says an Indigenous mother who had her four kids temporarily removed from her care by a child welfare agency was discriminated against because the agency’s view of the woman was “tainted by stereotype.” The Appeals Court ruled Thursday that a $150,000 human-rights award should be restored after the [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia researcher in South Asian affairs says concerns about the current India and Pakistan tensions are justified, given that the region has not seen a conflict this intense in more than 25 years. M.V. Ramana, professor at the University of B.C.’s school of public policy and global affairs, says the last [...] Read More »

TORONTO — A senior medical advisor with the Public Health Agency of Canada says the country could lose its measles elimination status if the highly contagious disease continues to spread into the fall. Dr. Marina Salvadori warned of the possibility Thursday as cases in Ontario grew by nearly 200 infections, adding that would only occur [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Despite a downward trend, Quebec still reported nearly record-high population growth last year due to immigration, even as the province’s fertility rate reached its lowest level on record. Non-permanent residents – including temporary foreign workers, international students and asylum seekers – were responsible for much of the province’s population growth in 2024, according [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Veterans, diplomats, members of the Armed Forces and political leaders gathered Thursday at events across Canada commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. “Nearly every family knows somebody who suffered from the effect of war,” said Fraser McKee, a 100-year-old veteran who helped to lay a [...] Read More »