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Canada drops down to 25th place in world happiness rankings: report
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
A new report says Canada has dropped down to 25th place in world happiness rankings, as researchers highlight heavy social media use contributing to a sharp decline in well-being among young people. The annual report published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford found that Finland is the happiest country in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After the Green Beer – Irish Heritage Month has more to offer
By Lethbridge Herald on March 19th, 2026
By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald If St. Patrick’s Day is the headline act, consider the rest of Irish Heritage Month the encore worth sticking around for. By March 18, the green hats are wrinkled, the shamrock shakes are gone, and even the most enthusiastic “honorary Irish” have traded pub songs for coffee. But beyond ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dutch youth internationals cleared to play for Suriname in World Cup qualifying playoffs
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
ZURICH (AP) — Ahead of World Cup qualifying playoffs next week, Leeds forward Joël Piroe has been cleared by FIFA to play for Suriname. Piroe and Melayro Bogarde, a defender with Austrian club LASK, are Netherlands youth internationals with family ties to Suriname, which plays Bolivia on March 26. FIFA published its approval late Wednesday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michael Bambang Hartono, tobacco tycoon and Indonesia’s richest man, dies at 86
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s richest man, Michael Bambang Hartono, who helped turn the Djarum cigarette company into one of the country’s largest business empires and later became a controlling shareholder of Bank Central Asia, Indonesia’s biggest private lender, died Thursday. He was 86. Hartono died at a hospital in Singapore on Thursday afternoon, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real Madrid’s Courtois could miss Bayern clash after tearing thigh muscle
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has torn a muscle in his upper right leg, jeopardizing his availability for a Champions League clash with Bayern Munich. Courtois was substituted at halftime of Madrid’s Champions League game at Manchester City on Tuesday. Madrid won 2-1 and the round-of-16 tie by 5-1 on aggregate. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Como ‘deeply saddened’ by death of co-owner Michael Bambang Hartono
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
COMO, Italy (AP) — One of Como’s owners, Indonesian tobacco billionaire Michael Bambang Hartono, has died. He was 86. Como announced the news on Thursday without giving details of how Hartono died. “Como 1907 is deeply saddened by the passing of Michael Bambang Hartono,” the club said in the brief statement. “We extend our sincere ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Runaway leader Bayern Munich to use Bundesliga as training ground for Real Madrid clash
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
BERLIN (AP) — Confident of another German title, Bayern Munich can use the Bundesliga as a tune-up for its Champions League showdown with Real Madrid. The Bavarian powerhouse is nine points clear of its closest domestic rival and has lost only once all season with eight rounds to go. Union Berlin is next to visit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thursday, March 19, 2026
By Lethbridge Herald Obituaries on March 19th, 2026
MYKYTIUK, Donna
BLACK, David
KURJANCZYK, Josephine
RENNING, Tabetha
VAN HIERDEN, Ryan
Kevin Spacey settles out of court with 3 men over alleged sexual assaults
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Three men who alleged that actor Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted them have settled their civil claims before going to trial at the High Court in London, courts document show. The three men alleged that the Academy Award-winning star abused them at times between 2000 and 2013. Spacey has denied the allegations. Civil ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ireland winger Robert Baloucoune sidelined for three months after elbow injury
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland winger Robert Baloucoune is out for three months after damaging an elbow against Scotland in the Six Nations last weekend. The injury requires surgery, his Ulster club said on Thursday. Baloucoune was named the rising star of the Six Nations, the most impactful debutant, last Saturday after Ireland beat Scotland 43-21 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North Korea qualifies for the Women’s World Cup for the first time since 2011
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — North Korea has qualified for the Women’s World Cup for the first time since a doping saga in 2011 led to its long absence from top-tier international tournaments. Hong Song Ok scored a hat trick in a 4-0 win over Taiwan on Thursday in playoffs at the Women’s Asian Cup ... Read More »
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