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 agoCommercial real estate agency Avison Young is anticipating a “landlords’ market” by the end of 2024 from the strong growth in lease rates. “Our market is super active right now in tenants looking to acquire new spaces. And we haven’t seen the inventory available to go with it up until recently where developers are starting [...] Read More »
17 hours agoA Medicine Hat doctor accused of engaging in oral sex with a mentally disabled man in his care will appeal a professional conduct board ruling against him, while the professional association will appeal for harsher penalties than those that will allow him to continue seeing patients. The College of Physicians and Surgeons announced Thursday the [...] Read More »
17 hours agoLETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 56-year-old Lethbridge man could be sent to a federal penitentiary if a judge accepts a recommendation from the Crown for a prison sentence of up to three-and-a-half-years on weapon charges. Mark Allen Jones also faces a charge of drug possession, for which he could face an additional 30 days in custody. Jones [...] Read More »
17 hours ago“Frozen Jr.” the musical storms the stage at Wilson Middle School, community members are welcome to join Anna, Elsa, and other favorite characters from Monday through Thursday next week. “I hope that they’re transported. I hope when they come in that they’re not thinking ‘oh my gosh,’ but they’re not still just in a middle [...] Read More »
17 hours agoThe Chinook Woodturning Guild of Lethbridge and TNT 4-H Multi Club recently began a new partnership to allow for 4-H members to be mentored along through their woodturning projects. Guild members were helping with introductory products such as tops and beads to start on the lathes last weekend at Casa in what will be one [...] Read More »
17 hours agoOTTAWA – Federal officials in charge of the National Microbiology Lab defended security protocols at the Winnipeg institution against accusations from MPs of bureaucratic incompetence Friday. “We acted as expeditiously as we could, given the information that was available,” Public Health Agency of Canada head Heather Jeffrey said Friday. She testified at the House committee [...] Read More »
4 hours agoZEBALLOS, B.C. – A rescue operation for an orca calf trapped in a remote tidal lagoon off Vancouver Island has been put on hold after it started eating seal meat thrown in the water for what is believed to be the first time. Ehattesaht First Nation Chief Simon John said the young killer whale swam [...] Read More »
5 hours agoSASKATOON – Police are planning to search a Saskatoon landfill for a woman who has been missing for almost four years. Mackenzie Lee Trottier was last seen in December 2020. Police say a substantial amount of data was collected late last year that identifies a specific area of the landfill that may contain evidence in [...] Read More »
5 hours agoMONTREAL – After several false starts, the City of Montreal announced on Friday a new vision to redevelop a former horse racing track into a neighbourhood for up to 40,000 people. Calling the project a “city within a city,” Mayor Valérie Plante said half the 20,000 units planned for the site in and around the [...] Read More »
5 hours agoOTTAWA – One of Canada’s leading disability scholars is quitting a federal advisory board, saying the government failed to properly fund the disability benefit. Michael Prince, a professor of social policy at the University of Victoria, says he’s deeply disappointed with the Canada Disability Benefit. He’s resigning from Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera’s advisory group effective [...] Read More »
6 hours 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 »
4 hours 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 »
23 hours agoThis article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Authors: Ping Lam Ip, PhD student, Sociology, University of Alberta; and Andrea DeKeseredy, PhD student, Sociology, University of Alberta Alberta Premier Danielle Smith recently tabled [...] Read More »
1 day agoEDMONTON – A national organization of post-secondary teachers is calling on Alberta to either change a proposed gatekeeping bill or scrap it altogether. The bill would give the province the right to veto federal agreements with provincial bodies, including post-secondary schools. The Canadian Association of University Teachers says such political intervention threatens academic freedom given [...] Read More »
2 days agoEDMONTON – Alberta’s health minister says the province has “a bit of strain” in neonatal intensive care unit capacity but that there are beds available across the province. Health Minister Adriana LaGrange made the comments Wednesday after Edmonton doctors released an open letter to her and the provincial health-care delivery agency raising concern vulnerable babies [...] Read More »
2 days agoNEW YORK (AP) – The final jurors were seated Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, and an appellate judge rejected the former president’s latest bid to halt the case as a hectic day in court set the stage for opening statements to begin Monday. The panel of New Yorkers who will decide the first [...] Read More »
5 hours agoNEW YORK (AP) – A full jury of 12 people and six alternates was seated Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money case, setting the stage for opening statements next week in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. Hours later, an appeals court judge rejected a last-minute bid by the Republican to halt [...] Read More »
6 hours agoNEW YORK (AP) – A jury of 12 people and six alternates was seated on Friday in former President Donald Trump’s hush money criminal case. The completion of jury selection sets the stage for opening statements in the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president to begin Monday, as well as weeks of testimony [...] Read More »
6 hours agoNEW YORK (AP) – A New York appeals court judge on Friday rejected a last-minute bid by Donald Trump to halt his hush money criminal trial over defense complaints that jury selection was unfairly rushed. Justice Marsha Michael issued the ruling just minutes after a brief hearing. The arguments in the mid-level appeals court came [...] Read More »
6 hours agoNEW YORK (AP) – A jury of 12 people and six alternates was seated on Friday in former President Donald Trump’s hush money criminal case. The completion of jury selection sets the stage for opening statements in the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president to begin Monday, as well as weeks of testimony [...] Read More »
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