March 28th, 2024

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  • Subaru Crosstrek a fantastic crossover

    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 ago
  • Spiritual Care Team providing care for the soul

    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 »

    3 years ago
  • Modern-day example of the Good Samaritan

    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 »

    3 years ago
  • Small businesses getting help; Schweitzer

    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 »

    3 years ago
  • Blood Tribe members want election reform

    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 »

    3 years ago

Local News

  • SPC report addresses lawlessness task force issues

    LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The terms of reference and other matters regarding the Downtown Lawlessness Reduction Task Force will be addressed by the Governance Standing Policy committee of Lethbridge city council this afternoon. The SPC meets at 1:30 p.m. in council chambers and consists of councillors Belinda Crowson, Jenn Schmidt-Rempel, Rajko Dodic and acting mayor John Middleton-Hope. [...] Read More »

    4 hours ago
  • University hosts inaugural Iniskim Future Students Day

    LETHBRIDGE 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 »

    4 hours ago
  • Man hoping for bail in weekend stabbing

    LETHBRIDGE 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 »

    4 hours ago
  • Charges are bogus, accused tells judge

    LETHBRIDGE 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 »

    4 hours ago
  • Community cabaret set for Saturday

    Adults 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 »

    4 hours ago

National News

  • Supreme Court upholds First Nation election requirement, rules that Charter applies

    OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada is upholding a rule that requires members of a Yukon First Nation to live in its community should they want to serve on its council. Cindy Dickson had been fighting in the courts to have that requirement declared unconstitutional because it means council members must move back to [...] Read More »

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  • Four Ontario school boards sue Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat and TikTok

    TORONTO – Four of Ontario’s largest school boards have launched lawsuits against the parent companies of Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat and TikTok alleging the social media platforms are disrupting student learning. The lawsuits claim the platforms are negligently designed for compulsive use and have rewired the way children think, behave and learn, leaving teachers and schools [...] Read More »

    3 hours ago
  • In the news today: Foreign interference inquiry continues, Ontario opens comms centre

    Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Foreign interference inquiry to hear from chief electoral officer Canada’s chief electoral officer, Stéphane Perrault, is slated to testify this morning at a commission of inquiry into foreign meddling allegations and [...] Read More »

    6 hours ago
  • Killer whale rescue tactics could involve plan to lift orca calf out of lagoon

    ZEBALLOS, B.C. – Experts are reconsidering their options on a rescue plan for the young killer whale trapped by the tide in a remote lagoon off Northern Vancouver Island. Paul Cottrell, the marine mammal co-ordinator at the Fisheries Department, says they are thinking about changing tactics in efforts to convince the two-year-old calf to leave [...] Read More »

    6 hours ago
  • Foreign interference inquiry slated to hear from chief electoral officer

    OTTAWA – Canada’s chief electoral officer, Stéphane Perrault, is slated to testify this morning at a commission of inquiry into foreign meddling allegations and how the government responded to them. The hearings are delving into possible foreign interference by China, India, Russia and others in the last two general elections. As head of Elections Canada, [...] Read More »

    6 hours ago

Provincial News

World News

  • Palestinian Authority announces a new Cabinet as it faces calls for reform

    RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) – The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform. President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the PA for nearly two decades and remains in overall control, announced the new government in a presidential decree on Thursday. None of the incoming ministers [...] Read More »

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  • Palestinian Authority announces new Cabinet as it faces calls for reform

    RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) – The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform. President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the PA for nearly two decades and remains in overall control, announced the new government in a presidential decree on Thursday. None of the incoming ministers [...] Read More »

    1 hour ago
  • Philippine leader warns of countermeasures in response to Chinese aggression at sea

    MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The Philippine president said Thursday that his government would enforce a “countermeasure package” in response to “aggressive and dangerous attacks” by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying “Filipinos do not yield.” Ferdinand Marcos Jr. did not provide details of the actions his [...] Read More »

    3 hours ago
  • Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman should lose state law license for efforts to overturn election, judge says

    LOS ANGELES (AP) – A judge has recommended that conservative attorney John Eastman lose his California law license over his efforts to keep former President Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election. Eastman, a former law school dean, faces 11 disciplinary charges in the state bar court stemming from his development of a legal [...] Read More »

    15 hours ago
  • Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP pick in 2000, dead at 82

    NEW YORK (AP) – Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and who almost became Republican John McCain’s running mate eight years later, has died, according to a statement issued by his family. Lieberman died in New [...] Read More »

    17 hours ago