March 18th, 2024

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  • Subaru Crosstrek a fantastic crossover

    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 »

    3 years ago
  • Spiritual Care Team providing care for the soul

    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 »

    3 years ago
  • Modern-day example of the Good Samaritan

    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 »

    3 years ago
  • Small businesses getting help; Schweitzer

    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 »

    3 years ago
  • Blood Tribe members want election reform

    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 »

    3 years ago

Local News

  • Blood Reserve man sent to prison for violent home invasion and robbery

    LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com One of several masked and armed men who burst into a motel room in a home-invasion-style robbery late last year has been sent to a federal penitentiary. Charles William Good Striker, 37, was sentenced to four years in prison after he pleaded guilty Friday in Lethbridge court of justice to a single charge [...] Read More »

    3 days ago
  • Union caught off-guard by police plan

    LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The union representing Alberta Sheriffs was caught blind-sided by the announcement on Wednesday that the Alberta government was creating a new policing agency. Bobbi-Jo Borodey, vice president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, says the union doesn’t know what kind of impact it will have on the Sheriffs, including on their roles, [...] Read More »

    3 days ago
  • Man stabbed after allegedly propositioning woman

    LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A man who may have propositioned a woman downtown late last year, got more than he bargained for. Police received a report about 7 p.m. on Dec. 11 that two people with knives were chasing a man on 6 Street near 3 Avenue South. Police found the man suffering from a minor stab [...] Read More »

    3 days ago
  • Celebrity chef a fan of live events

    LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The southern Alberta Home, Garden and Leisure Show 2024 hosted celebrity chef and author Anna Olson to perform a few cooking demonstrations on the main stage and give those in attendance an opportunity to get their books signed as well. During a meet-and-greet prior to her first cooking demonstration on Thursday, Olson sat [...] Read More »

    3 days ago
  • RCMP union speaks out against new agency

    LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The National Police Federation has shared its concerns with the Herald about the Public Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 announced Wednesday by the Alberta government that calls for the creation of a new policing agency. The National Police Federation (NPF) is a police union that represents around 20,000 RCMP members serving across Canada [...] Read More »

    3 days ago

National News

Provincial News

  • ‘Motel medicine’: Alberta NDP urge apology after stroke patient sent to motel

    Alberta’s health minister says proper procedures were followed when a stroke patient who, for his long-term recovery, was shipped to a motel where his wheelchair didn’t fit and he was fed fast food. “I was very concerned when I heard about this situation and I did talk to Alberta Health Services,” Adriana LaGrange told the [...] Read More »

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  • Lehkonen scores last-second goal to lift Avalanche over Oilers 3-2 in OT

    EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) – Artturi Lehkonen scored with one second remaining in overtime and the Colorado Avalanche battled their way to their sixth straight win, 3-2 over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night. Nathan MacKinnon sent the puck across to a hard-charging Lehkonen, who scored his 12th of the season. With the assist, MacKinnon extended [...] Read More »

    2 days ago
  • Calgary standoff: Some residents allowed home, police say public safety threat over

    CALGARY – Some residents of an east Calgary neighbourhood who had to stay away for more than 24 hours because of an armed standoff have been allowed to return home. Police said late Friday that there was “no longer a threat to public safety” in Penbrooke Meadows, though officers would be remaining in the area [...] Read More »

    3 days ago
  • Field of six finalized in Alberta NDP leadership race

    EDMONTON – The field of candidates looking to replace Rachel Notley as leader of the Alberta NDP has been finalized. The deadline to register as a candidate has passed, and six people have met the nomination requirements. Legislature members Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, Kathleen Ganley, Sarah Hoffman and Rakhi Pancholi are in the running. Also in [...] Read More »

    3 days ago
  • ‘Actively shooting’: Residents told to seek shelter as Calgary standoff continues

    CALGARY – An armed standoff at a home in east Calgary passed the 24-hour mark Friday with the suspect inside continuing to fire rounds at police while more area residents were directed to leave for their safety. The standoff also continued to compromise commuter traffic, forcing the partial shutdown of a key cross-town thoroughfare for [...] Read More »

    3 days ago

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