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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 HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 27-year-old woman who injured a man during a violent robbery last year has been sent to jail for six months, narrowly avoiding a considerably longer sentence. Cherish Summer Scott pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge court of justice to charges of robbery and being unlawfully in a house, for which the Crown recommended [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra celebrated one of its members who reached a special milestone during their final concert of the season this week at Southminster United Church. Concertmaster and principal first violin Norbert Boehm marked 50 years with the Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra while playing the Series VI – Mozart’s Grand Mass, with the [...] Read More »

Lethbridge School Division along other community organizations hosted the inaugural Alberta E-sports Championship for students from across the province ages 12-18 at the Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre over the weekend. “It’s taking gaming to a next level,” said Allison Purcell, LSD board chair. “It really is about taking kids that might be playing in [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council on Tuesday swept aside concerns by the City’s chief financial officer and treasurer and voted 7-1 to recommend council support a bid by the Lethbridge Curling Club to host the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts here. Councillor Jeff Carlson was absent. The [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council on Tuesday voted unanimously to recommend that council have City administration ask the Lethbridge Housing Authority to provide additional information regarding the budget, specific budget pressures and other project information for a new supportive housing project by the end of July. The [...] Read More »

OTTAWA – Longtime Ottawa journalist Joyce Napier is headed to the Vatican as Canada’s new ambassador. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced Napier’s appointment and says she will work to advance reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in the new role. Napier’s 40-year career as a journalist included time at The Canadian Press, CBC, The Globe and [...] Read More »

OTTAWA – Jewish students from major Canadian universities appeared on Parliament Hill today to raise the alarm about a rise in antisemitism on their campuses amid the Israel-Hamas war. They appeared alongside several Liberal MPs, including Anthony Housefather, who helped initiate a parliamentary committee study about antisemitism on campuses scheduled to begin Thursday. Housefather cited [...] Read More »

OTTAWA – The federal health minister says he isn’t convinced by the rationale used to deny independent hygienists equal reimbursement for the same services dentists’ offices offer under a new national plan. Reimbursement rates vary from province to province, but the dental program pays significantly less for a cleaning that happens at a private hygiene [...] Read More »

OTTAWA – Public service unions say they’ll launch further legal challenges and grievances over new rules that federal employees must work from the office at least three days a week. The unions are promising a “summer of discontent” over the policy, which was announced by the federal government earlier this month. Public Service Alliance of [...] Read More »

WINNIPEG – A Crown prosecutor says a man who killed four women in Winnipeg staked out homeless shelters and targeted vulnerable, Indigenous victims. “This case is about a man’s hate filled and cruel acts perpetrated against four vulnerable indigenous women,” prosecutor Renee Lagimodiere told court Wednesday on the opening day of the trial of Jeremy [...] Read More »

PEACE RIVER, Alta. – Police say they’re present at a blockade of an oil lease road in northern Alberta but aren’t enforcing an injunction for members of a local First Nation to clear the site. Cpl. Mathew Howell says RCMP are keeping the peace and trying to get representatives of Obsidian Energy and the Woodland [...] Read More »

Calgary’s much-maligned bylaw imposing restrictions and costs on single-use items is no more. City council has voted 12-3 in favour of ditching the rules following months of criticism from restaurants and consumers. The bylaw was passed in 2022 but only put into place in January, and the goal was to reduce waste ending up in [...] Read More »

EDMONTON – Alberta’s provincial ombudsman says a government body has unfairly denied a young man with autism the supports he needs. Kevin Brezinski adds that the eligibility rules for the Persons with Developmental Disabilities program are unfair. Brezinski has released a report into how the program shut out Evan Zenari when he turned 18. He [...] Read More »

EDMONTON – It was a long time ago, but Jan Novotny still remembers the tanks rumbling through his hometown of Prague in 1968 when the Soviet Union enforced its will on the people of what was then Czechoslovakia. On Monday, he stood outside the Alberta legislature in a gentle rain, holding a sign aimed at [...] Read More »

EDMONTON – Alberta’s municipal affairs minister declined Monday to clarify whether towns and cities would still get their say before changes are made to a contentious bill that gives the province broad authority to fire local councillors. Ric McIver announced the changes last Thursday and promised at that time he would talk to municipal leaders [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON (AP) – Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University early Wednesday and arrested demonstrators, hours after dozens marched to the home of the school’s president as city officials prepared to appear before Congress on the protest’s handling. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith were called [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON (AP) – Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University early Wednesday and arrested demonstrators, hours after dozens marched to the home of the school’s president as city officials prepared to appear before Congress on the protest’s handling. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith were called [...] Read More »

ATLANTA (AP) – A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump. Trump and some other defendants in the case had tried to get Willis and her office removed [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON (AP) – Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University early Wednesday and arrested demonstrators, hours after dozens marched to the home of the school’s president as city officials prepared to appear before Congress on the protest’s handling. Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON (AP) – Police began to clear a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University early Wednesday and arrested 33 protesters, hours after dozens left the site and marched to President Ellen Granberg’s home. Officials at the university in Washington, D.C., had warned of possible suspensions for students engaging in protest activities on University Yard. [...] Read More »