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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 »

A local children’s author hopes young readers will find a sense of adventure, fun and family bonding in her newest book, Summer of Rocks. Jenna Greene says she has been writing professionally since she was about 17 years old. She currently lives in the Lethbridge area and teaches in the small community of Lomond. Her [...] Read More »

Lethbridge’s Recovery Alberta team is feeling right at home after moving its operations to the downtown train station. Mental health and addiction programs previously offered through Alberta Health Services (AHS) moved out of the long-term location at the Provincial Building along 5 Ave South back in October. Recovery Alberta was established in July as part [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Loathe it or like it, photo radar is well known to Albertans. And as of today, the province officially restricts its use to only school, playground and construction zones, prohibiting it from catching speeding drivers on numbered provincial highways and connectors. Intersection safety devices will be limited to red light enforcement, ending ticketing for drivers who speed through them on green lights. The provincial [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Police Service have taken a woman into custody after responding to a high-risk incident along 5 Avenue North Monday afternoon.  Police asked members of the public to stay away from the area, but multiple people showed up to witness the incident while parked across the street in the McDonald’s [...] 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 »

OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Mark Carney is pausing his federal election campaign and returning to Ottawa for meetings ahead of Wednesday’s announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump on tariffs. Trump is expected to hit multiple countries with “reciprocal” tariffs. Carney’s campaign says no details about the meetings are available. Carney has said Canadians are facing [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Mark Carney is pausing his campaign and returning to Ottawa for meetings ahead of Wednesday’s announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump on tariffs. Trump is expected to hit multiple countries with “reciprocal” tariffs. More coming. Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press[...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Controversial statements from the past came back to haunt two major parties on the federal election trail this week with the Liberals losing one candidate and Conservatives saying goodbye to two. Liberal incumbent Paul Chiang bowed out of the campaign late Monday after suggesting that another candidate could be turned over to Chinese [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Pressure is starting to mount on Quebec to reconsider its cap-and-trade emissions pricing system after the federal consumer price ended Tuesday. There has long been a broad consensus in Quebec on the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the province’s cap-and-trade system, launched in 2013, has never been especially controversial. But some [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Controversial statements from the past came back to haunt two major parties on the federal election trail this week, costing each a candidate. A Liberal incumbent bowed out of the campaign late Monday after suggesting that another candidate be turned over to Chinese officials, while the Conservatives dropped a nominee who joked that [...] Read More »