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TORONTO – James Marsden tries to avoid slipping down the rabbit hole of emotional darkness in his career – and after the latest season of dystopian series “Westworld” the actor needed a palette cleanse. It’s one of the reasons Marsden says he signed onto “Sonic the Hedgehog,” a live-action and CGI animated flick based on [...] Read More »

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Latest on a suspect arrested in rapper XXXTentacion’s shooting death (all times local): 1:50 p.m. A Florida judge has ordered a suspect in the killing of rapper XXXTentacion (Ex Ex Ex ten-ta-see-YAWN) to be held without bond. Twenty-two year old Dedrick Williams of Pompano Beach appeared before Broward County Judge [...] Read More »

NEW YORK – Montreal-born “Queer Eye” star Antoni Porowski plans to open a restaurant in New York. The food and wine expert revealed the news earlier this week in New York at a panel discussion with his co-stars to promote season 2 of their series, now on Netflix. Porowski spoke about his upcoming cookbook and [...] Read More »

TORONTO – CBC News Network will have less live programming this summer, but the public broadcaster insists that won’t hamper its ability to jump on breaking stories. The CBC says starting June 29, the day after the afternoon business program “On The Money” goes off the air for good, the all-news network will move to [...] Read More »

MADRID – Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa is under observation at a Madrid hospital after sustaining light injuries in a fall at home. The Spanish capital’s Hospital Ruber Juan Bravo says it admitted the 82-year-old Peruvian writer early Thursday with a bruised left buttock and a slight head injury. The hospital says in a statement [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com I try every year to take the week of my birthday off. It’s usually a time when a person can get in the yard and do some spring gardening prep. I don’t tend to celebrate birthdays much since that is the day my son in grade 9 was diagnosed with [...] Read More »

The haters need to be silenced Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com In recent weeks, Canada has experienced two horrific tragedies which have touched people around the world. First, multiple young hockey players, including Lethbridge’s own Logan Boulet, were killed in a bus crash in Saskatchewan. Now, 10 people are dead and many others hurt after [...] Read More »

Saskatoon rockers opening for Shinedown here Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com With the amount of time they spend in Lethbridge, the members of One Bad Son could almost be considered honourary citizens. And the Saskachewan-based rockers probably wouldn’t have an issue with that. “We love it there, radio has been great for us and the [...] Read More »

Canadian superstar brings latest tour to the Enmax Centre Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Canadian music superstar Johnny Reid is staging a “Revival” that hits the Enmax Centre on March 19. The renowned Scottish-born, Ontario-raised entertainer, who may well be the true definition of a crossover artist, has endeared himself to audiences since first stepping [...] Read More »

Frontwoman for Halestorm has been rocking since she was a little kid Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com It may still be winter but southern Albertans can expect a Halestorm to hit Lethbridge early next month.Halestorm, an American hard rock outit that has toured with some of the biggest names in the business, hits the Enmax [...] Read More »