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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 HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Students and employees from the Lethbridge Polytechnic Massage Therapy Clinic have pledged to help the Lethbridge Polytechnic Students’ Association to feed students in need this holiday season. The Lethbridge Polytechnic Student Massage Therapy Clinic is open to the public and provides students in the massage therapy program an opportunity to practice their skills, [...] Read More »

The Downtown Lawlessness Reduction Task Force was approved by city council in November of 2023, and established a month later. A sub-committee to the Safety and Social Standing Policy Committee, the task force was set up to aid in keeping the City of Lethbridge true to the vision of improving residents’ quality of life, meeting [...] Read More »

James Moore “What are the Dangers of Slogans and Populism” in a presentation to the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs at the Lethbridge Seniors Center on Thursday. The speaker spoke on topics such as society, how it functions and how it doesn’t. He touched on social debt and the social obligations of humanity. The [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi expects premier Danielle Smith will call a byelection for Lethbridge West next week. And the date will be when post-secondary education students have the left the city after exams. Nenshi made that prediction on Friday as he talked at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon along with the NDP’s [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Family Services kicked off their 32nd annual Angel Tree Christmas Campaign Friday alongside with their presenting sponsor Avonlea Homes which presented them with a significant contribution this year. Ron Tyslau from Avonlea Homes opened presented Michelle Gallucci, director advancement & communications with LFS with a cheque for just over $30,000 during the [...] Read More »

OTTAWA – The House of Commons has condemned an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler. MPs in the House unanimously supported a Bloc Québécois motion saluting Cotler’s human rights work and recognizing his political contributions, and condemning what it termed death threats orchestrated by agents of a foreign regime. The [...] Read More »

VICTORIA – A bus carrying members of Premier David Eby’s new cabinet has arrived at Government House in Victoria, with passengers including both new and familiar faces. Among newly elected members of the NDP caucus on the bus were former broadcaster Randene Neill and Vancouver Police Department veteran Terry Yung, while cabinet veterans including Mike [...] Read More »

MONTREAL – Quebec wants to improve access to abortion services as part of a new plan to counter what the government describes as an erosion of women’s rights around the world. Martine Biron, Quebec’s minister for the status of women, described the government’s $7.5-million plan, published Monday morning, as a bulwark against threats to reproductive [...] Read More »

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – Jury selection got underway Monday in the trial of two men accused of smuggling migrants across the Canada-U.S. border. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand are accused of being part of an operation that brought people from India to Canada then across the border from Manitoba to Minnesota. One of the [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER – An Environment Canada meteorologist says a so-called “bomb cyclone” is expected to bring powerful winds to Vancouver Island and the British Columbia coast this week. Brian Proctor says these systems are caused by a rapid drop in atmospheric pressure at the centre of a storm. Environment Canada posted a special weather statement saying [...] Read More »