People experience a great deal of stress this time of year and pet therapy is one way to find relief and improve mental health. Dogs reduce levels of stress, anxiety and depression, according to the National Alliance for Mental Illness. Canadians are particularly fond of the animal, with 35 per cent of households owning…
Dozens participate in simulated mass casualty event at Lethbridge College
Blood is splattered on the floor and bodies of the wounded and dead are scattered around the room. Every way you turn, you see chaos and the screaming never stops. This carnage is not real, despite how vivid it may seem. It is Lethbridge College’s third annual Simulated Learning Incident for Collaboration and Knowledge (SLICK),…
Jazz musicians warm up a cold night in Lethbridge
Touring jazz musicians warmed up a cold November night in Lethbridge on Monday. The Andrea Superstein Jazz Trio brought their unique take on jazz to the Mortar and Brick Art Gallery, sharing the stage with Juno-nominated musician Elizabeth Shepherd. “I’m really influenced by all the things I listen to and I don’t listen primarily to…
Confessions of a 30 year-old Kevin: Don’t impeach Trump
The Trump impeachment hearings are underway and that has more people than ever talking about the prospect of removing America’s 45th president. If you read this and consider impeachment an important story, I have news. You are out of touch with what working-class and poor people in the U.S. think. Yes, many people would love…
National roller derby teams clash in Lethbridge
Kyira Franklin, left, races another jammer at the Live Free Skate Hard event at Exhibition Park on Nov. 9, 2019. Lethbridge is sending six players to the Roller Derby World Cup next year. Canada will send one female team and one open, or mixed gender, team to the tournament to held Aug. 15 and 16…
Blackfoot speakers optimistic about keeping their language alive
Peter Weasel Moccasin, a Blackfoot elder, chats with a student at the Long Night Against Procrastination in Lethbridge College’s Buchanan Library on Nov. 5, 2019. The Blackfoot language has been spoken for thousands of years, but decades of repression by government residential schools nearly extinguished it. It is a language once spoken by nations in…
Century old firehall transforms into haunted house concert venue
Louis Cza performs at CKXU’s Frighthall No. 1 Music Fest in Firehall No. 1 on Oct. 26, 2019. It is dark and blood is splattered all over the bar. About half the room is covered in shadows, while the rest is littered with skulls and cobwebs. Louis Cza, also known as the Black Greek God,…
Pertussis outbreak hits southern Alberta
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has declared a pertussis outbreak in its south zone for the fifth time in a decade. Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, can be prevented by childhood immunization, but the region’s vaccination rates are quite low in some areas. “It’s heterogenous – is probably the best way to explain our vaccine…
Trending now: Greta Thunberg™ visits Alberta
Greta Thunberg’s visit to Alberta has led to plenty of both excitement and criticism. I don’t know about you, but I’m just tickled pink to have one more person lecture me about climate change. I’m sure we’re just a few days or weeks away from an international agreement to finally take concrete measures against climate…
Lethbridge Soup Kitchen serves over 100 guests Thanksgiving dinner
Erin Nordquist serves Thanksgiving dinner at the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen on Oct. 14. There was a murmur in the air as people shuffled in line, waiting their turn for what may be their first hot meal in a long time. On the other side of the counter, about a dozen volunteers were busy bringing in…
