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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 A criminal justice instructor at Lethbridge Polytechnic did his doctoral dissertation on the policing of Black youth in both Calgary and Lethbridge, and spoke about his findings at the Galt Museum on Thursday evening. Ibrahim Turay interviewed several Black youths about their encounters with police between 2019 [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has finally arrived in Lethbridge, and a local teacher is one of the co-chairs of the program that’s helping kids discover a love for reading at an early age.  Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Spring in Lethbridge sees many natural elements and animals returning, but one of them is feared and misunderstood above all the rest: the rattlesnake. Despite the notorious stories of rattlesnake bites, the number of bites a year is actually very low, and the truth is, no one [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Environment Lethbridge is embarking on a Living Cities project and in partnership with the City of Lethbridge, they installed a new drought-resilient garden on Friday in Tartan Park in West Highlands to kick off Environment Week.  Environment Week is a national event held during the first week of June that celebrates [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald When the Victoria Day weekend rolled around a couple of weeks ago, I  spent a lot of time reminiscing about the early days of the 1980s when I learned that the opening of the Ontario walleye season coincided with those three days off. Being an Albertan, I wasn’t familiar with the significance [...] Read More »

FLIN FLON — More people in northern Manitoba are leaving their homes as wildfires continue to threaten communities. The roughly 600 residents of Cranberry Portage have been placed under a mandatory evacuation order because fires have knocked out power to the community — a situation expected to last for days. An evacuation of Pimicikamak Cree [...] Read More »

Rallies in support of Canada Post workers are set to take place across the country today amid ongoing labour tensions between the employer and the union representing roughly 55,000 staff. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers announced the rallies on its website, saying supporters will gather in 13 cities including Halifax, Toronto and Vancouver. The [...] Read More »

FLIN FLON — The weather is not co-operating in parts of the Prairie provinces as wildfires continue to threaten communities. Officials in Flin Flon, Man., say there were no structure fires in the evacuated city as of this morning, but smoke from a fire very close to the community has made for poor visibility and [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Quebec will ask the Supreme Court of Canada for permission to appeal lower court rulings that found a provincial law abolishing school boards violates English-language minority education rights. A spokesperson for Quebec’s justice minister confirmed this week the province will appeal a ruling from the Quebec Court of Appeal rendered in April. That [...] Read More »

FLIN FLON — There’s no rain in the forecast for Flin Flon, Manitoba over the next week as crews there fight a wildfire that’s raging nearby. Temperatures throughout the weekend are expecting to range from the low to high 20s, before cooling off. Thousands have evacuated the northwestern Manitoba city, including municipal government officials and [...] Read More »