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 agoLETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com An 18-year-old man accused of stabbing another man on the weekend remains in custody while he waits for Legal Aid to appoint him a lawyer. Robert Junior Rabbit made a brief appearance Monday in Lethbridge court of justice, where he hoped to have a bail hearing but didn’t have a lawyer to assist [...] Read More »
15 hours agoLETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge hosted its inaugural Iniskim Future Students Day on Wednesday at the 1st Choice Savings Centre with over 100 prospective students in attendance. The event was named after the University of Lethbridge’s Blackfoot name Iniskim, meaning Sacred Buffalo Stone, gifted by Elder Bruce Wolf Child in 2002. “Essentially our Iniskim [...] Read More »
15 hours agoLETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 42-year-old Lethbridge man who refuses to have a bail hearing, will remain in custody on criminal charges he doesn’t believe exist. During a hearing Wednesday in Lethbridge court of justice, Tyson William Closs refused help from his lawyer and insisted the charges against him are bogus. “There is no criminal charges against [...] Read More »
15 hours agoAdults who like to dance and enjoy excellent local music are invited to the Community Cabaret, slated for Saturday at the German Canadian Club. Lost Horse Singers, Jigging with Roy Pogorzelski and Hippodrome are featured this year, complemented by finger foods, cash bar, and transportation if needed for accessibility (or a safe ride home). The [...] Read More »
15 hours agoCity council has approved a new agreement with Alberta Health Services to deliver emergency medical services here through Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services. The agreement is for 2.5 years and replaces the contract that was set to expire on Sunday. It provides an option for a 2.5-year extension, bringing the total contract to five years. [...] Read More »
15 hours agoZEBALLOS, B.C. – The effort to coax a young orca back to the open ocean following the death of its mother on northern Vancouver Island has included the use of killer whale calls, trying special guide lines and sounding Indigenous drum beats, with no success. The tidal window in Little Espinosa Inlet is brief, just [...] Read More »
2 hours agoOTTAWA – While a spokesman for regional Muslim advocacy group warns Pierre Poilievre’s stand on the Israel-Hamas war could complicate his party’s relationship with Muslim Canadians, another advocate accuses the Liberals of only responding to their concerns for the purpose of getting their votes. Nawaz Tahir of the Hikma Public Affairs Council in London, Ont., [...] Read More »
3 hours agoNEUDORF, SASK. – RCMP say four members of the same family found dead earlier this week in a rural Saskatchewan home were the victims of a murder-suicide. Mounties say a 67-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman, along with their 30-year-old son, were killed on the property near Neudorf, about 130 kilometres east of Regina. The [...] Read More »
4 hours agoOTTAWA – Quebec MP Anthony Housefather remains undecided on his future more than a week after a House of Commons motion on Israel and Gaza left him questioning whether he will remain in the Liberal party. And Prime Minister Minister Justin Trudeau isn’t saying if he has even been talking to Housefather to try and [...] Read More »
4 hours agoKAMLOOPS, B.C. – Vancouver’s Catholic Archbishop says a ‘Sacred Covenant’ agreement has been reached with the First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., that announced the discovery the remains of more than 200 children at the site of a former residential school. Archbishop J. Michael Miller of the Catholic archdiocese of Vancouver says the agreement with the [...] Read More »
4 hours agoCALGARY – Alberta’s police watchdog says a Calgary officer has been charged over an alleged assault at the arrest processing centre two years ago. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says the officer is accused of repeatedly using force on a handcuffed male suspect, who had to be taken to hospital. ASIRT says its investigation [...] Read More »
4 hours agoEDMONTON – The Alberta government says it’s making good on its promise to offer seniors a 25 per cent discount for registry services. It says the move is expected to benefit more than 725,000 Albertans 65 and older. The discount can be applied to vehicle registration, driver’s licences, standard plates and marriage licences. The discount [...] Read More »
7 hours agoAlberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government won’t intervene but – if asked – would help the City of Edmonton navigate a reported rocky patch of financial and staffing dysfunction. “No one has stepped in. No one has intervened. No one is doing an audit,” Smith told reporters in Edmonton Wednesday at an unrelated news [...] Read More »
1 day agoST. ALBERT, Alta. – Alberta’s police watchdog says there are grounds to believe Mounties may have broken the law when they arrested a non-verbal autistic teen at a playground. But it says Crown prosecutors have recommended against charges, as there must be a reasonable likelihood of a conviction and pursuing a case must be in [...] Read More »
1 day agoLETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Three members of an Alberta high school football team accused of sexually assaulting a teammate are scheduled to go to trial in the fall. The accused boys, who are 16 and 17, are charged with sexual assault with a weapon, assault with a weapon and forcible confinement. Police have said a 16-year-old [...] Read More »
1 day agoTAXCO, Mexico (AP) – A mob in the Mexican tourist city of Taxco brutally beat a woman to death Thursday because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing a young girl, rampaging just hours before the city’s famous Holy Week procession. On the eve of Good Friday, men walk through the colonial streets of Taxco [...] Read More »
40 mins agoCAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – A bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter festival plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in South Africa on Thursday, killing at least 45 people, authorities said. The only survivor of the crash was an 8-year-old child, who was receiving medical attention, according [...] Read More »
2 hours agoCAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – A bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter festival plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in South Africa Thursday, killing at least 45 people, authorities said. The only survivor of the crash was an 8-year-old child, who was receiving medical attention, according to [...] Read More »
3 hours agoCHICAGO (AP) – A 22-year-old man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder in a frenzied stabbing and beating rampage that left four people dead in a matter of minutes in a northern Illinois city, authorities said Thursday. Christian Soto is also charged with seven counts of attempted murder and home invasion with [...] Read More »
5 hours agoNow we know what Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who predicts whether an early spring will arrive each Feb. 2, does on the other 364 days. The Pennsylvania group that handles Phil, and his groundhog wife, Phyllis, says the couple have become parents. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club said in a Facebook post Wednesday that Phyllis recently [...] Read More »
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