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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 HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Next year throngs of street hockey enthusiasts may be flocking to downtown for the PlayOn! Canada street hockey tournament. On Tuesday, the Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council agreed to recommend that council rescind a resolution from May 2, 2023 calling for $210,000 cash or in-kind contributions to be [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services’ newest recruits had the opportunity to learn how to dive out of a window safely and break through walls to get out of a room with no windows during a training exercise Thursday morning. Captain Sean Larkin spoke prior to the training exercises and said they were very [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Transporting a Fokker F-28 – be careful how you say that – to the Lethbridge Airport was tough enough, but now the real work begins. The 49-year-old airplane arrived at the airport late last month, carried on a flatbed trailer from Saskatoon, Sask., where it sat for some years waiting for the Time [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The jury may still be out, but research seems to indicate hearing loss and cognitive health is likely connected. A study more than a decade ago involving about 630 participants revealed that hearing loss seemed to be independently associated with dementia, but it was unclear at the time if hearing loss is a [...] Read More »

Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The provincial government is introducing sweeping legislation that the UCP says will allow it to more quickly and effectively manage emergencies. The Emergency Statutes Amendment Act was to be introduced Thursday afternoon in the legislature. Among the proposed changes is to the Election Act which would move the set election [...] Read More »

FORT NELSON, B.C. – Thousands of people in northeast British Columbia have been ordered to evacuate and flee south as a fast-growing wildfire threatens the town of Fort Nelson. The evacuation order was issued by the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and Fort Nelson First Nations around 7:15 p.m. The communities are being threatened by an [...] Read More »

FORT NELSON, B.C. – Thousands of people in northeast British Columbia have been ordered to evacuate and flee south as a fast-growing wildfire threatens the town of Fort Nelson. The evacuation order was issued by the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and Fort Nelson First Nations around 7:15 p.m. The communities are being threatened by an [...] Read More »

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – An evacuation alert has been issued in Alberta for Fort McMurray as an out-of-control wildfire burns nearby. Residents in the northern oilsands hub and the nearby community of Saprae Creek are being told to be ready to leave on short notice. Alberta Wildfire says the blaze is about 16 kilometres southwest [...] Read More »

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – An evacuation alert has been issued in Alberta for Fort McMurray as an out-of-control wildfire burns nearby. More coming[...] Read More »

FORT NELSON, B.C. – The B.C. Wildfire Service says the tactical evacuation of “multiple neighbourhoods” is underway in Fort Nelson, as an out-of-control wildfire threatens the town in the province’s northeast. It says the fire is “highly visible” from the town, and the closure of Highway 97 is expected. The service says the fire is [...] Read More »

EDMONTON – Alberta is moving its election date from the spring to the fall to avoid clashing with major natural disasters — but the Opposition says in doing so, Premier Danielle Smith’s government is conveniently granting itself six extra months of power. Smith’s United Conservatives introduced a bill Thursday to move the scheduled vote date [...] Read More »

EDMONTON – Candidates vying to be the next leader of Alberta’s Opposition NDP want answers from presumed front-runner Naheed Nenshi about a five-year-old letter that they say signals he is anti-union. In the letter obtained by The Canadian Press, Nenshi ““ when he was Calgary mayor in 2019 ““ urges the United Conservative Party government [...] 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 »

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. this weekend and potentially disrupt power and communications. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a solar outburst reached Earth on Friday afternoon, hours sooner than anticipated. The effects [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration said Friday that Israel’s use of U.S.-provided weapons in Gaza likely violated international humanitarian law but wartime conditions prevented U.S. officials from determining that for certain in specific airstrikes. The administration’s findings of “reasonable” evidence to conclude that its ally had breached international law in its conduct of the [...] Read More »

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and called on the Security Council to favorably reconsider its request to become the 194th member of the United Nations. The 193-member world body approved the Arab and Palestinian sponsored resolution by [...] Read More »

MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister for the lower house’s approval. Parliament Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said the house, the State Duma, will hold a session later Friday to consider Mishustin’s candidacy. Mishustin’s approval is a mere proforma in the Kremlin-controlled parliament. In line with Russian law, Mishustin, [...] Read More »

SANDY, Utah (AP) – Two skiers were killed and one was rescued after an avalanche Thursday in the mountains outside of Salt Lake City that occurred after several days of spring snowstorms, authorities said. A rescue team responded just after 10 a.m. to an avalanche reported near Lone Peak in the Wasatch Range southeast of [...] Read More »