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 agoAlejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge celebrated Earth Day Monday by thanking residents for supporting the green cart program during its first year and helping to keep thousands of organic materials out of the landfill. James Nicholls, Collections Manager, Waste & Environment department said it was exciting to share some positive statistics [...] Read More »
1 hour agoLocal new theatre group “Experience Theatre” is taking the spotlight with their upcoming production of “I Hear Abel Singin’ in the Fields.” Experience Theatre owner Jesse Thibert Bear Child said in an interview this week the group of artists goal is to produce original Canadian content within the community “I’ve watched about approximately 90 per [...] Read More »
3 days agoLETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Shannon Phillips is sounding the alarm on Bill 18, the Provincial Priorities Act, and its implementation in Lethbridge. The Lethbridge West MLA and Alberta NDP Finance Critic said Friday she believes Bill 18 to be ill-conceived, and said it is more destructive to the province than the sovereignty act. “The sovereignty act was [...] Read More »
3 days agoLethbridge College has launched a literary magazine that allows students to share their stories, photography and even poetry. Although students could register for the college course during the winter semester, the magazine, Ursa Minor, was officially launched this week by instructor Amy Hodgson-Bright. “This publication came out of a new course at Lethbridge college called [...] Read More »
3 days agoLETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Galt Museum and Archives saw visitation increase 8.9 per cent in 2023 over 2022’s numbers. And visitation to Fort Whoop-Up last year was up 19.2 per cent over 2022. Those figures were contained in a report presented Thursday to the Safety and Social Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council. The report [...] Read More »
3 days agoVICTORIA – The B.C. government says legislation formally recognizing the Haida Nation’s Aboriginal title over Haida Gwaii was introduced in the legislature Monday. The province says the “Rising Tide” Haida Title Lands Agreement is the first negotiated agreement of its kind in Canada, providing for a “staged transition” to Haida jurisdiction. Haida Nation President Jason [...] Read More »
7 hours agoOTTAWA – It can sometimes be difficult to discern what constitutes a hate crime, Ottawa’s police chief acknowledged Monday as he confirmed his department is investigating a pro-Palestinian protest over the weekend on Parliament Hill. Members of the city’s hate and bias unit began investigating complaints about the event Saturday, which police characterized as pertaining [...] Read More »
8 hours agoCARIBOO, B.C. – Susanne Langan first noticed the Burgess Creek wildfire from her home in British Columbia’s Cariboo region on Saturday afternoon as a distant, thin column of smoke. But as winds picked up that night, the flames became more aggressive. “I could see lots of trees going up like Roman candles.”¦ There was certainly [...] Read More »
9 hours agoLONGUEUIL, Que. – A retired RCMP officer charged with helping China conduct foreign interference asked a Quebec court judge on Monday to quash an indictment against him because it was filed in the wrong province. Lawyers for William Majcher argued in a courtroom in Longueuil, Que., on Montreal’s South Shore, that the charges should have [...] Read More »
10 hours agoCOQUITLAM, B.C. – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is raising eyebrows anew over his carbon pricing stance, refusing to say today whether or not he would keep scheduled increases in place if he becomes prime minister. The federal carbon price is set to rise to $170 per tonne of carbon dioxide or equivalent by 2030. Singh [...] Read More »
10 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 »
3 hours agoEDMONTON – As a key deadline looms Monday in the leadership contest for Alberta’s New Democrats, numbers and opinion suggest it remains Naheed Nenshi’s race to lose. Members have until Monday night – with a midnight deadline – to buy a membership in order to cast a vote on June 22 on who will replace [...] Read More »
23 hours agoFORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Residents of a hamlet near Fort McMurray, Alta., are being told to be ready to evacuate on short notice due to a wildfire that could spread towards the community. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo says in a social media post that anyone living in Saprae Creek Estates should prepare to [...] Read More »
1 day agoEDMONTON, Canada (AP) – The WNBA is moving its preseason game in Canada between the Los Angeles Sparks and Seattle Storm to May 4. The game was originally scheduled for May 5 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, but the NHL’s Oilers could potentially be hosting a Game 7 of their first-round playoff series against the [...] Read More »
3 days agoCALGARY, Alberta (AP) – Blake Coleman scored his 30th goal and MacKenzie Weegar netted his 20th as the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 5-1 on Thursday night in the season-ending game for both teams. Adam Klapka posted his first NHL goal and Oliver Kylington, and Kevin Rooney also scored for Calgary (38-39-5). The [...] Read More »
4 days agoKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Two Malaysian military helicopters collided and crashed during a training session on Tuesday, killing all 10 people on board, the navy said. The helicopters were rehearsing at a naval base in northern Perak state for the navy’s 90th anniversary celebration next month when the accident occurred, the navy said in [...] Read More »
2 hours agoKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Malaysia’s navy said two military helicopters collided and crashed during a training session on Tuesday, killing all 10 people on board. The navy said in a brief statement that the helicopters were training at a naval base in northern Perak state for the navy’s 90th anniversary celebration next month when [...] Read More »
2 hours agoPHOENIX (AP) – An Arizona judge declares a mistrial Monday in the case of a rancher accused of fatally shooting a Mexican man on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border. George Alan Kelly, 75, was charged with second-degree murder in the Jan. 30, 2023, shooting of Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea, 48, who lived just south of the [...] Read More »
7 hours agoPHOENIX (AP) – An Arizona judge declares a mistrial Monday in the case of a rancher accused of fatally shooting a Mexican man on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border. George Alan Kelly, 75, was charged with second-degree murder in the Jan. 30, 2023, shooting of Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea, 48, who lived just south of the [...] Read More »
7 hours agoLONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ‘s latest effort to send some migrants to Rwanda finally won approval from Parliament early Tuesday, hours after he pledged deportation flights would begin in July. The parliamentary logjam that had stalled the legislation for two months was finally broken just after midnight when the unelected House [...] Read More »
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