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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 Community members requiring services from the Chinook Sexual Assault Centre, especially within the Chinook Child and Youth Advocacy Centre, will now have some extra furry help from the newest member of the team.  Link II, a Labrador-Retriever mix, is the first Accredited Facility Dog to report for duty at the centre, [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald A long weekend is here – the one when gardeners in southern Alberta feel it’s safe to start planting. Heading to greenhouses or bringing the bedding plants outside is as much of a tradition this weekend as camping. From the weather of many previous years, we know that this may not [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge city council this week gave its unanimous support after a public hearing to a land use bylaw amendment that will increase the density on an undeveloped site in the Blackwolf subdivision to a maximum of 75 dwelling units per hectare from 37. Developer Avonlea Homes wants to build 25 suited [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Fort Whoop-Up officially opened for the season on a dreary Thursday, but both staff and community members didn’t let the moisture deter them from gathering to commemorate the beginning of the season. Visitors to the fort will be welcomed by an eight-by-16-foot mural created to mark the [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With the latest and more forecasted precipitation, the Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services has lifted the fire ban in the river valley. But for days when it’s not raining, the City of Lethbridge has installed four new public water faucets in the area, not only to keep the risk of fire [...] Read More »

Aidan McLaren-Caux is used to being stopped in grocery store aisles by people who want to discuss issues as a local politician, but a federal agency’s decision to cull a flock of 400 ostriches in Edgewood, B.C., has brought the region and local officials “an extraordinary amount of attention.” “A lot of the attention has [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is flying to Italy, where he is set to attend Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural mass on Sunday. The inaugural mass, which serves as a swearing-in of sorts for a new pope, is drawing many international leaders and Carney is expected to have bilateral meetings with several of them during [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is flying to Italy, where he is set to attend Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural mass on Sunday. The inaugural mass, which serves as a swearing-in of sorts for a new pope, is drawing many international leaders and Carney is expected to have bilateral meetings with several of them during [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is flying to Italy, where he will attend Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural mass on Sunday. The inaugural mass, which serves as a swearing-in of sorts for a new Pope, is drawing many international leaders and Carney is expected to have bilateral meetings with several of them during the trip. [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is evacuating patients from a health facility in the province’s Far North because of persistent water shortages in a community. The Health Department says two patients were flown 1,600 kilometres south to the Montreal area from the Inuit village of Puvirnituq late Thursday, with more expected to arrive. The Inuulitsivik [...] Read More »