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 »
3 years agoThese 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 »
3 years agoIt 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 »
3 years agoDale 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 »
3 years agoTim 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 »
3 years agoPeople could sip on a cup of freshly brewed java and surf through boxes of old vinyl’s in hopes of adding to their collection during the inaugural CKXU Java and Jams Record Sale and fundraiser at Cuppers Coffee and Tea over the past weekend. Proceeds from the vinyl sales from the old Love and Records [...] Read More »
7 hours agoLETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation has received a significant donation from the Hebrew Congregation of Lethbridge to be used for the purchase of some much-needed equipment. Garry Kohn, president of the Hebrew Congregation of Lethbridge, told the Herald the funds were the result of having to sell their synagogue. This allowed them to [...] Read More »
7 hours agoLETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Tourism Lethbridge recently released its Power of Tourism infographic, where the organization highlights the state of the industry and how it has impacted Lethbridge within the past year. Erin Crane, executive director of Tourism Lethbridge, recently told the Herald they continue to improve upon the stats they collect to keep track of the [...] Read More »
7 hours agoA concert at Southminster United Church on May 3 is being staged to raise funds for cancer research. “There are very few people that can say that they have not felt cancer impact their life. We all know someone, either a friend, colleague or family member that has cancer or lost their life to cancer,” [...] Read More »
7 hours agoLETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man who broke into a downtown business and stole the owner’s retirement savings will spend some time behind bars. Shortly after midnight on Jan. 16 of this year Lance Trapp, 36, was caught on video surveillance pulling up to the business in a truck then removing the metal security grille [...] Read More »
7 hours agoOTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canada Revenue Agency is “very, very good” at getting the money it’s owed, and Saskatchewan’s premier should take note of that. Scott Moe has pledged the province will not send Ottawa the money it collects from the federal carbon price on natural gas. That move breaks the [...] Read More »
27 mins agoMONTREAL – Some 5,000 Quebec liquor corporation workers have walked off the job for a planned two-day strike. Their union – Syndicat des employé(e)s de magasins et de bureaux de la SAQ – confirmed at midnight on Facebook it was launching the strike after a lack of progress at the negotiating table. It says the [...] Read More »
29 mins agoMONTREAL – A Quebec judge says police who searched a suspect carrying a “man purse” and found a loaded weapon inside did not engage in profiling. The case involves Marcus Nimeri, who was stopped by Montreal police in October 2023 and found to be carrying in his shoulder bag a handgun that had been illegally [...] Read More »
38 mins agoOTTAWA – First Nations have one message for delegates gathered in Ottawa this week to negotiate a global plastic waste agreement: don’t leave us out. Aamjiwnaang First Nation councillor Janelle Nahmabin lives in an area nicknamed “Chemical Valley.” The First Nation, near Sarnia, Ont., neighbours a chemical plant that researchers say is emitting high levels [...] Read More »
51 mins agoOTTAWA – Mother Nature is delivering a typical spring day in Ottawa, with light drizzle, near-freezing temperatures – and thousands of grams of plastic. A new report says based on previous readings, more than 1,000 kilograms of microscopic plastic particles will fall on the national capital throughout the day. The report was compiled by Australia’s [...] Read More »
1 hour agoCALGARY – Alberta Health Services is warning about the “significant health risk” associated with uninspected meat products purchased from eight Calgary food businesses. The businesses are Alta Halal Meat, Bismillah Meat and Grocery, Madina Halal Meat and Grocery, Maher Fresh Halal Meat, Mediterranean Halal Meats and Deli, Mustafa Madani Halal Meat and Grocery, Shawdesi Bazaar, [...] Read More »
16 hours agoEDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says it’s a good idea to have a physician who accused the province of exaggerating COVID-19’s impact on hospitals now lead a review of pandemic-era health data. Smith says Dr. Gary Davidson was selected to lead the data review because she wants to hear a range of viewpoints, including [...] Read More »
18 hours agoEDMONTON – A fire that destroyed an aircraft hangar built during the Second World War in Edmonton is being investigated by police as suspicious. Firefighters were called to Hangar 11 at the city’s former municipal airport Monday evening. The wooden building later collapsed, but no injuries were reported. Police say the investigation is in its [...] Read More »
18 hours agoVALLEYVIEW, Alta. – RCMP say five children and two adults have been treated in hospital for various injuries after a school bus was struck by a truck northwest of Edmonton. The crash happened on Highway 43 near Valleyview. Police say the bus had stopped and was crossing the highway when it was hit by the [...] Read More »
21 hours agoEDMONTON – An aircraft hangar built during the Second World War at Edmonton’s former municipal airport has been destroyed by fire. A spokesman for the City of Edmonton says in an email that firefighters were called to the structure on the eastern side of the former downtown airfield just before 7 p.m. Monday. The email [...] Read More »
2 days agoWASHINGTON (AP) – Conservative Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday that state abortion bans that took effect after the sweeping ruling overturning Roe v. Wade violate federal health care law, even during some medical emergencies. The case marks the first time the Supreme Court has considered the implications of a state ban since the nationwide [...] Read More »
43 mins agoWASHINGTON (AP) – Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United States, bombing a Russian military airfield in Crimea last week and Russian forces in another occupied area overnight, American officials said Wednesday. Long sought by Ukrainian leaders, the new missiles give Ukraine nearly double the striking [...] Read More »
46 mins agoWASHINGTON (AP) – Supreme Court justices raised questions Wednesday about whether state bans on abortions during medical emergencies conflict with federal healthcare law after the sweeping ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. The case marks the first time the Supreme Court has considered a state ban since the nationwide right to abortion was overturned. It comes [...] Read More »
2 hours agoWASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden signed into law into law Thursday a $95 billion war aid measure that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that also includes a provision that would force social media site TikTok to be sold or be banned in U.S. The announcement marks an end to long, painful battle [...] Read More »
2 hours agoTOKYO (AP) – Smoke was seen coming from an All Nippon Airways plane as it landed safely at Shin Chitose airport in northern Japan on Wednesday, public broadcaster NHK reported. The ANA flight was carrying about 200 people and no injuries were reported, NHK said. The smoke, coming from the wing area, subsided when the [...] Read More »
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