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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 »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On May 7th, 1945, Nazi Germany officially signed the articles of unconditional surrender, with hostilities officially ceasing at 11:01 p.m. Central European Time on May 8, 1945. VE day, or Victory in Europe Day, marks the formal end of the Second World War in Europe, and on [...] Read More »

Sam Leishman Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter   A Lethbridge real estate agent is turning a life-changing cardiac arrest into a fundraising event for the Chinook Regional Hospital (CRH). It was April 15, 2020 when Amin Iqbal suddenly collapsed outside of one of his downtown properties. The building had been broken into a weekprior [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald For five decades, Glenn Coulter has strived to make Lethbridge a better, more vibrant community through his involvement with the Rotary Club of Lethbridge East. And he’s not finished yet. Coulter was surprised on Tuesday night by club members when they honoured him for his long-time service to the club and community during their meeting at [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Mother’s Day is upon us on Sunday, which means florists will be busy today and tomorrow making special bouquets and other stores will be selling gift cards by the dozens. Ah, gift cards, the present that says so much, specifically a lack of creativity and effort. But some really love them – [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Some of the heaviest hitters in health care advocacy joint forces Thursday to attack Bill 55: the Health Status Amendment Act, saying it will have detrimental impacts on all Albertans seeking care in hospitals. Bill 55 will allow private hospitals to charge patient fees as well as [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — The political organization that represents Inuit in Quebec says policing in the Far North is “broken” after an officer shot and killed an Inuk man on Tuesday. The shooting by the Nunavik Police Service is the second officer-involved death in the northern region since November. Makivvik, a group that represents the Inuit of [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A Liberal candidate who lost to his Conservative rival by just 77 votes in the federal election says his request for a judicial recount has been granted. Irek Kusmierczyk, the Liberal incumbent in Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore, argues in a social media post today that several ballots were “wrongly rejected.” He says that the Ontario Superior [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON — The White House is downplaying the North American automobile industry’s claim that U.S. President Donald Trump’s new trade deal with the United Kingdom could make the sector less competitive. The preliminary deal announced Thursday would drop tariffs on U.K. automobiles to 10 per cent for a quota of 100,000 vehicles. The American Automotive [...] Read More »

A First Nation in northwestern Ontario is seeking $200 million in emergency relief from the federal government to address the “critical” state of its water and sewage system as part of legal action launched in Federal Court, lawyers for the community said Friday. Pikangikum First Nation submitted a motion Thursday asking the court to compel [...] Read More »

LAVAL — A court hearing will take place in September into whether a man who killed two children by driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare should be declared a high-risk offender. Superior Court Justice Éric Downs today set aside one week beginning Sept. 15 to hear arguments from prosecutors and the defence team [...] Read More »