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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 The provincial government introduced legislation Tuesday that will create three types of bed-based addictions services in Alberta. Bill 37: Mental Health Services Protection Amendment Act, 2025, has three components, including withdrawal management,intensive treatment and non-intensive recovery, with each type of service subject to robust licensing requirements. If passed, the amendments would come into effect this fall. The province says its recovery model has the [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge’s PUBlic Professor Series will host Emily Gale Thursday night for a presentation on “Sentimental songs for sentimental people.” Gale, who is an assistant professor of musicology and ethnomusicology in the department of music, says her talk will be based on her current book research. “I have been working on [...] Read More »

Alberta’s Minister of Infrastructure has unexpectedly stepped down from his position amid growing concerns about the UCP government’s procurement practices. Peter Guthrie, MLA for Airdrie-Cochrane, posted his resignation letter to social media Monday, mere hours before the Legislative Assembly began its spring session. He states that his attempts to “address inconsistencies and recommend improvements” across [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday unanimously supported an amended motion calling on the City of Lethbridge to reconfirm that it is opposed to any and all coal developments that risk damaging the Oldman watershed. The amended official business motion, presented by Councillor Belinda Crowson, also called upon council to have administration at the [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Bachman-Turner Overdrive started out as a family band and to Tal Bachman, it still is. BTO, which filled venues around the globe beginning in the early 1970s, originally started out with three members of the Bachman family and fellow Winnipegger Fred Turner. Randy, who had left the Guess Who in 1970, originally formed a [...] Read More »

Ontario’s political party leaders are making their final pitches to voters a day before the province heads to the polls, with Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford saying he wants to be premier “forever” and his rivals asking Ontarians to choose change. Ford is looking to secure a third consecutive majority government and he said Wednesday [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — First Nations chiefs in Ontario are voting today on whether to accept a child welfare reform deal with the federal government as an election approaches. A national $47.8 billion deal proposed by the federal government to reform the First Nations child welfare system was voted down on two occasions last year, when chiefs [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Francis Verreault-Paul has been elected the new regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations for Quebec and Labrador. Verreault-Paul takes over from Ghislain Picard, who decided not to run again after 33 years in the role. The 37-year-old beat out three other candidates in a vote held during a meeting in Lac-Beauport, [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A LGBTQ+ aid organization says there was a massive spike in the number of Americans looking to leave the country immediately after U.S. President Donald Trump was re-elected. Rainbow Railroad reports it received nearly 1,200 inquires from LGBTQ+ Americans on Nov. 6, 2024 alone, after getting about 700 U.S.-based inquiries up to that [...] Read More »

Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says he wants to be premier “forever” as he looks to secure a third consecutive majority government in Thursday’s election. Ford says his party is the only one that can stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump and his tariff threats. Ontario’s main political party leaders are making multiple [...] Read More »