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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 »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The second annual Jam for Jax Tribute Concert and Skate Jam is coming back to Legacy Park on June 7, to raise funds to help youth pursue music through the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta’s Jax McKnight-Hogan Music Fund.  Jax McKnight-Hogan passed away suddenly on Oct. 1, 2023 at [...] Read More »

Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  Spider Entertainment is setting the stage for Cornstock ‘25 at the Legion Youth Centre July 24-26, and promoter Ken Holst is in ‘go big or go home’ mode. Last year’s event drew about 2,600 fans, and this year he’s bringing in a bigger stage, bigger names [...] Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Warriors are often thought to be the face of battles with a powerful force, but a Siksika man found the true role of the warrior is to be a protector, not an aggressor. Ben Gavel grew up not realizing he was Blackfoot until six years ago and [...] Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter They meet weekly near the eastern shore of Henderson Lake, dressed in shining armor and wielding a variety of authentic weapons including hand axes, falchions, arming swords, sabres, longswords, greatswords, polearms and a variety of two-handed axes.  The only things missing are armoured horses, damsels in distress [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Spring has sprung and with it the various allergens that make people’s eyes itchy, red and watery.  Eye allergies can impact daily life and overall eye health, according to the Canadian Association of Optometrists.  But they don’t have to. Naomi Barber, Clinical Services Director at Specsavers Canada, says allergens can be [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — While the recent federal election turned into a tight race between the Liberals and Conservatives that left other parties trailing far behind, a new poll suggests most Canadians don’t want the country end up with a two-party system. The poll of over 1,600 Canadians, conducted by Leger Marketing for the Association for Canadian [...] Read More »

A global study from UNICEF suggests many Canadian kids are unhappy, with social struggles such as bullying and difficulty making friends among the sources of their anguish. UNICEF’s 19th Report Card suggests one in five youth in Canada face frequent bullying, one in five are lonely and one in four struggle to make friends. It [...] Read More »

Gregor Robertson set himself a bold goal as the newly elected mayor in Vancouver in 2008 – ending street homelessness in the city by 2015. Seventeen years later, British Columbia remains immersed in the national housing crisis with Vancouver’s rent sitting at the highest in the country and the number of homeless people increasing. Robertson [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Rome on Friday to attend Pope Leo’s inaugural mass. The Prime Minister’s Office said in a news release Tuesday that Carney will be in Rome from May 16 to 19. The ceremony, which marks the official start of a pope’s term, will take place on Sunday, [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — A Federal Court judge has tossed out a challenge that would have stopped the killing of about 400 ostriches on a British Columbia farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the cull late last year after the flu outbreak, but the court granted a stay in [...] Read More »