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 »
2 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 »
2 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 »
2 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 »
2 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 »
2 hours agoHere is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Rescue team gears up for new attempt to save orca A large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold a nearly 700-kilogram killer whale calf has [...] Read More »
4 hours agoZEBALLOS, B.C. – A large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold a nearly 700-kilogram killer whale calf has arrived in Zeballos, B.C., to participate in the latest attempt to rescue the young orca stranded in a remote tidal lagoon. The flat-bottom aluminum vessel has a built-in crane-like device for [...] Read More »
4 hours agoOTTAWA – The 19-year-old Sri Lankan national charged in the mass killing of a newcomer family in Ottawa has no plan to seek bail, his lawyer says. Febrio De-Zoysa was arrested and charged in early March with six counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder, after police found the family dead in [...] Read More »
4 hours agoOTTAWA – Canadian banks that refuse to identify the carbon rebate by name when doing direct deposits are forcing the government to change the law to make them do it, says Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. Guilbeault is taking the stand after Tuesday’s federal budget promised to amend the Financial Administration Act so government payments accepted [...] Read More »
4 hours agoBURNABY, B.C. – The first police officer to enter a room where a woman was being held hostage in 2019 has told a B.C. coroner’s inquest that he saw her lying on a bed on top of her captor, who was holding a knife to her throat with a gun in his other hand. Cpl. [...] Read More »
12 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 »
8 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 »
15 hours 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 agoEDMONTON – The Alberta government says it’s closing in on a new deal for family doctor pay, but a physicians’ group says it must include those with small patient rosters. The details of the framework announced Wednesday have yet to be hammered out, including specific rates. But the United Conservative government expects its new compensation [...] Read More »
2 days agoGroup of Seven foreign ministers warned of new sanctions against Iran on Friday for its drone and missile attack on Israel, and urged both sides to avoid an escalation of the conflict. Meanwhile, an apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran saw troops fire air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near [...] Read More »
22 mins agoDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – An apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran saw troops fire air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site early Friday morning near the central city of Isfahan, an assault coming in retaliation for Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country. No Iranian official directly acknowledged the [...] Read More »
48 mins agoCAPRI, Italy (AP) – The United States told the Group of Seven foreign ministers on Friday that it received “last minute” information from Israel about a drone action in Iran, Italy’s foreign minister said. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who chaired the meeting of ministers of industrialized countries, said the United States provided the information [...] Read More »
52 mins agoIsrael carried out a missile strike targeting an air defense unit in southern Syria, causing material damage, state-run SANA news agency quoted a military statement as saying Friday. The warplanes were seen around the time loud noises and drones were reported near a major Iranian air base and nuclear site early Friday. That area of [...] Read More »
1 hour agoDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site early Friday morning near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones, which were suspected to be part of an Israeli attack in retaliation for Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country. No Iranian official directly [...] Read More »
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