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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 »

Tyler Oler loves to make others happy, and everyday as he volunteers, he’s doing just that! In 2020 Tyler served a two year Service Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His remarkable parents Dan and Mindy Oler helped plan and organize a huge variety of daily, mini service experiences, targeted at [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Blood Tribe chief Roy Fox says he’s pleased with the Supreme Court ruling that the reserve did not get what it was entitled to under Treaty No. 7. However, in a statement sent to media, Fox said “the Blood Tribe is disappointed that the court found that treaties were enforceable upon execution and [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A preliminary inquiry has begun for a 52-year-old man accused of killing a resident at a healthcare facility in Lethbridge more than a year ago. The multi-day hearing, to determine if there is enough evidence to warrant a trial, began Monday in Lethbridge court of justice, where Wesley Red Young Man faces charges [...] Read More »

Alberta NDP leadership candidate Naheed Nenshi was in the city on Saturday to speak to supporters in front of a packed house in Essie’s Ballroom at the Lethbridge Sandman Signature Lodge. “As I’m talking to people across the province, they’ve been telling me all the same thing, that they’re not really excited because they’re happy [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man charged in connection to a three-year-old human trafficking case and who has been living under strict release conditions, has had several of his conditions removed pending the expected resolution of his charges without the need for a trial. Chief among the conditions is his 24-hour-a -day curfew, or house arrest, [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER – In a story that moved April 10, The Canadian Press said the Canadian Space Agency issued a joint statement with NASA about a space food challenge. In fact, the statement was from the Canadian Space Agency alone[...] Read More »

MONTREAL – A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit against 16 pharmaceutical companies that are alleged to have misled consumers about the efficacy and dangers of opioid medications. The class action includes everyone in Quebec who was diagnosed with opioid use disorder after being prescribed opioid medications made by the pharmaceutical companies [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Freeland to present federal budget today Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is finally set to present the federal budget in the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon, showcasing how the government plans [...] Read More »

ZEBALLOS, B.C. – The Department of Fisheries says planning for a new attempt to rescue an orca calf trapped in a Vancouver Island lagoon will be finalized in the next few days but no date has been set. It says in a news release that any new attempt to capture and release the young whale [...] Read More »

ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A Vancouver Aquarium expert who’s been involved in attempts to rescue an orphaned orca says the calf may be feeding on fish in the B.C. lagoon where she’s been trapped for more than three weeks. Veterinarian Martin Haulena says he got a good look at the calf during Friday’s failed attempt to [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – A Crown prosecutor making the case against three men charged with mischief at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., told jurors Tuesday they don’t have to determine the accused were kingpins of the protest in order find them guilty. Steven Johnston said if jurors are satisfied the three were demonstrably supporting the [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Closing arguments are scheduled today for three men accused of orchestrating the border shutdown at Coutts, Alta., in early 2022. Alex Van Herk, Marco Van Huigenbos, and Gerhard Janzen have pleaded not guilty to a charge of mischief over $5,000. The Crown has presented evidence it says proves the trio spearheaded the [...] Read More »

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) – Connor McDavid has achieved something only three other people in the NHL have ever done. The Edmonton Oilers captain, who missed his team’s last three games with an undisclosed injury, recorded his 100th assist of the season in Monday’s game against the visiting San Jose Sharks. Wayne Gretzky did it 11 [...] Read More »

EDMONTON – The Alberta government is offering a 7.5-per-cent wage increase in the midst of collective bargaining, with government workers calling for a 26-per-cent bump. More than 22,000 members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees fall under the negotiations that began this year, including workers in social services, corrections and natural resources conservation. In [...] Read More »

CALGARY – The lawyer for a Calgary man accused of committing terrorism offences over a decade ago argues charges should be stayed because of court delays. Jamal Borhot, 34, faces three terrorism charges stemming from alleged activity in Syria in 2013 and 2014. The charges were laid in September 2020, but the case has languished [...] Read More »

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican embassy in Quito. Ecuadorian authorities raided the Mexican diplomatic outpost April 5 on the orders of Ecuador’s President [...] Read More »

NEW YORK (AP) – More potential jurors were dismissed Tuesday from Donald’s Trump’s hush money case as lawyers worked for a second day to find a panel of New Yorkers to decide whether the Republican will become the first former president convicted of a crime. The first day of the historic trial in Manhattan ended [...] Read More »

NEW YORK (AP) – Jury selection in Donald Trump’s hush money trial resumed Tuesday as lawyers worked to find a panel of New Yorkers who will decide whether the Republican who hopes to return to the White House will become the first former president convicted of a crime. The first day of the historic trial [...] Read More »

NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump returned to a New York courtroom Tuesday as a judge works to find a panel of jurors who will decide whether the former president is guilty of criminal charges alleging he falsified business records to cover up a sex scandal during the 2016 campaign. The first day of Trump’s [...] Read More »

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – One of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings is on fire and its iconic spire has collapsed. The roof of the 17th-century old Stock Exchange, or Boersen, that was once Denmark’s financial center, was engulfed in flames Tuesday. The building, which is situated next to the Christiansborg Palace where the parliament sits, is a [...] Read More »