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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 »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Paradise Canyon Country Club will play host two a pair of major amateur golf events in late June including the Alberta Mens Amateur Championship which returns to the course for the first time since 1993. That tournament, featuring Alberta’s top amateur men, runs four days from June 25-27. And some of those golfers [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge and District Music & Speech Arts Festival is celebrating its 95th anniversary this year with the most participants the festival has seen in a while. With the festival starting on Monday, General Manager Jaimee Jarvie says they are excited to be able to celebrate such milestone with the community this year, [...] Read More »

Dr. Esther Tailfeathers has been on the front lines of the opioid crisis for the Kainai Nation since it began in 2014. Her daughter, Elle-Maija Tailfeathers, created the National Film Board documentary “Kiiapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy” which not only showcases Esther’s work, but also follows many people from the nation who are in the [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Police Service announced Friday that in 2024 they responded to nearly 32,000 calls for service and 99.4 per cent were resolved without any use of force. A use of force report must be completed when any force other than cooperative handcuffing or escort techniques are used, there’s an injury [...] Read More »

The family of a Lethbridge man is running out of options to lay him to rest more than two years after his death. Peter Teny Both left his family in Ethiopia about a decade ago to follow a job opportunity here in Lethbridge. Both’s daughter, Elizabeth Wal, told the Herald that Both would send money [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Eyes warily turn to next round of U.S. tariffs during second week of federal election The second week of the federal election campaign is underway, with a fresh round of U.S. tariffs expected to soon reverberate on the [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The second week of the federal election campaign is underway, with a fresh round of U.S. tariffs expected to soon reverberate on the hustings. Eyes are turning to Wednesday when U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to slap “reciprocal tariffs” on countries including Canada over various alleged trade practices. Liberal Leader Mark Carney [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre brushed off reports of campaign turmoil Sunday as he pitched his party as the best choice to stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump. With the second week of the federal election campaign underway, another round of U.S. tariffs is expected to land on Wednesday — tariffs that threaten [...] Read More »

A representative for the Canadian Red Cross says the situation on the ground in Myanmar is “still very dire and tragic” days after a massive earthquake that has killed at least 1,600 people. Canadian Red Cross senior operations manager Chiran Livera says teams of staff and volunteers made up of both international and local Red [...] Read More »

HANOVER — Quebec Premier François Legault believes Europe’s rearmament presents an “extraordinary opportunity” for his province as it tries to diversify trade away from the United States. Legault told a gathering in Hanover, Germany, that Europe plans to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on defence in the coming years, as U.S. President Donald Trump [...] Read More »