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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 »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Oki is a word of welcome which has a long history in Sikoohkotok (Lethbridge) with the Blackfoot people who have lived here since time immemorial. Four new “Oki” signs will display the warm welcome, bringing the total of organizations displaying the warm welcome to 10. The new [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Since 2017, the Coulee Players have been taking their amateur community theatre show of short skits to dozens of senior communities all over Lethbridge.  The historical definition of the word “amateur” is “someone engaged in an activity out of passion or love and not for financial gain.” [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald On Tuesday, Her Honour, The Honourable Salma Lakhani, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, presented Deputy Chief Gerald Grobmeier, Sgt. Bill Basso, Catherine Pooley and Stephane Contre, with King Charles III Coronation Medals for their contributions to community safety, well-being and innovation. During the ceremony, Lakhani spoke about the importance of volunteering and [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation has received a substantial donation to go towards the proposed Cardiac Centre of Excellence.  An family from southern Alberta has anonymously donated $1 million to the proposed Cardiac Centre of Excellence, helping the CRH Foundation and the Cardiac Sciences Advisory Cabinet get closer to their $30 [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Confidential documents relating to the Lethbridge and District  Exhibition were released  by city council on Tuesday. A resolution to release the information, with the exception of one attachment, was made by council on April 29. The information consists of 566 pages of documents related to the  construction of the 268,000-square-foot Agri-Food [...] Read More »

Disability advocates say the lack of a minister tasked with representing their interests sidelines millions of Canadians during what Prime Minister Mark Carney promises will be a time of growth and rebuilding. Carney announced his smaller, “purpose-built” cabinet meant to deliver change on Tuesday, but the 38-member team doesn’t include anyone explicitly responsible for disability [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canada’s new housing minister says he didn’t have the tools he needed to address housing affordability issues when he was mayor of Vancouver — the country’s most expensive housing market. Gregor Robertson faced questions about his record on housing affordability from reporters ahead of his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, a day after [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the Liberal government will not table a budget when Parliament returns in the coming weeks but will instead put forward a fall economic statement. Champagne hasn’t offered a clearer timeline for the introduction of the government’s latest fiscal plans and has not explained the delay. The finance minister [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Jamil Jivani sent a letter to the federal government Wednesday raising concerns about the lack of a labour minister in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet at a time of economic friction with the United States. Jivani, who represents Bowmanville—Oshawa North, said his region is facing significant challenges due to layoffs at [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government will not table a budget when Parliament returns in the coming weeks but instead plans to put forward a fall economic statement, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says. Champagne did not provide a clear timeline for the introduction of the government’s latest fiscal plan. He says the government will [...] Read More »