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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 »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com With the byelection for Lethbridge West set to take place on Dec. 18, candidates for the NDP and UCP formally kicked off their campaigns to win their seat at the Alberta legislature as the representative for Lethbridge West. Lethbridge-West NDP candidate Rob Miyashiro and UCP candidate John Middleton-Hope held press [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com With temperatures quickly falling many find themselves in need of warm socks and to be able to help those in need the Sock It To ‘Em campaign is once again collecting socks across the city and beyond. Campaign founder Gail Petrie told the Herald Tuesday that even though the campaign started 23 years [...] Read More »

The potential resurrection of Crowsnest Pass coal mining should never pit the environment against the economy, said a community member and retired professor in the lead-up to a Nov. 25 vote of electors. Herald Kane said he too often sees economic advantages like corporate investment, high-paying jobs and diversification of the municipal taxbase lined up [...] Read More »

With the snowfall early Tuesday morning, the Downtown Business Revitalization Zone got into the holiday spirit by setting up their 18-foot Christmas tree. The BRZ will be hosting its third annual Christmas tree lighting on Thursday evening at 5 p.m. Along with the tree lighting, there will be cookie decorating for the first 200 kids, [...] Read More »

Boxes upon boxes of books were on display at the Lethbridge Public Library’s downtown branch for people to fill their bags with at the pre-holiday bag sale that was hosted by the Friends of the Lethbridge Public Library on Saturday. “With the pre-holiday sale, I think a lot of it is getting books for that [...] Read More »

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce on Thursday a temporary GST break for certain essential items to help ease affordability pressures. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says in a statement that the announcement is in response to his party’s demands to permanently lift the goods and services tax on a range of [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON – U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has picked a former Michigan congressman as his upcoming administration’s ambassador to Canada. Trump said in a statement that Pete Hoekstra would help him “once again put America first.” Hoekstra thanked Trump on social media platform X, saying he was honoured for the opportunity. He must still be confirmed [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER – Geoff Johnson and fellow storm watchers in Ucluelet, B.C., were concerned on Tuesday about the so-called “bomb cyclone” taking shape off Vancouver Island – not for safety reasons, but because they wondered if it would be “disappointing.” Winds had been light throughout the day. But they need not have worried about any lack [...] Read More »

The Parole Board of Canada says it is now working to allow victims’ families to attend Paul Bernardo’s parole hearing and deliver their victim impact statements in person. A lawyer representing the families of two teenage girls murdered by notorious killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo said they had been denied the right to deliver [...] Read More »

SURREY – Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say a year-long investigation has led to one of the largest drug seizures in the detachment’s history and will “disrupt” the drug trade in the city. RCMP say they launched an investigation in June 2023 into a criminal group alleged to be involved in trafficking “high-potency” drugs and illicit [...] Read More »