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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 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 »

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 »

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government announced Thursday that potential human remains have been found at a landfill north of Winnipeg, where search teams have been looking for two slain First Nations women. The women and two others were the victims of a serial killer in Winnipeg. Here is a timeline of the case: March 15, [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says he will investigate whether social media platform X is respecting the law on the use of Canadians’ personal information. In a letter to New Democrat MP Brian Masse, Dufresne says he will look at whether X complies with federal privacy law concerning the platform’s collection, use and disclosure [...] Read More »

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says potential human remains have been discovered at a landfill where search teams have been working to find two slain First Nations women. The province says steps are underway to identify the remains from the site, located north of Winnipeg. It’s believed the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — Quebec’s Court of Appeal has upheld a 2022 lower court ruling that found Canadian Pacific Railway did not have legal liability for the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster that killed 47 people. The province’s high court heard arguments from three joined appeals seeking that the railway company be required to pay into a compensation fund [...] Read More »

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says potential human remains have been discovered at a landfill north of Winnipeg where search teams have been working to find two slain First Nations women. More coming. The Canadian Press[...] Read More »