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MILAN – The Milan fashion house Dolce&Gabbana has filed a defamation suit in an Italian court seeking over $600 million in damages from two U.S. fashion bloggers who reposted anti-Asian comments attributed to one of the designers that led to a boycott by Asian consumers. The suit was filed in Milan civil court in 2019 [...] Read More »

TORONTO – Radio and television personality Dick Smyth, whose booming commentary filled Canadian airwaves for decades with hot takes on the day’s topics, has died at 86. His daughter Tracy Smyth said he died Saturday afternoon in Huntsville, Ont. “He was a mentor to many, many people in the business, and I know that he’s [...] Read More »

TORONTO – Radio and television personality Dick Smyth, whose booming commentary filled Canadian airwaves for decades with hot takes on the day’s topics, has died at 85. His daughter Tracy Smyth said he died Saturday afternoon in Huntsville, Ont. “He was a mentor to many, many people in the business, and I know that he’s [...] Read More »

SYDNEY, Australia – Sydney’s annual iconic Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras went ahead on Saturday, only in a different format due to coronavirus restrictions. It was being held at the Sydney Cricket Ground, where people can socially distance in their seats rather than on the traditional route down Oxford Street. Up to 23,000 spectators will [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON – Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows: ABC’s “This Week” – Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin; Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.; Gov. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” – Sens. Manchin and John Barrasso, R-Wyo.; White House coronavirus response co-ordinator Jeff Zients; Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and [...] Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com I well remember the 1960s and 1970s when long hair was a symbol of defiance against society’s norms. From The Beatles when they first appeared on the Ed Sullivan show to the era of Woodstock, long hair is something I’ve always had an affinity for. Maybe [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com LEAVE IT TO BEEBER I’m old enough to remember when gaming meant playing Monopoly or pinball. And we did a lot of the latter in Raymond as kids at two local hangouts — the Sugar City drive-in owned by my classmate Rod Wendorff’s family, and Gertie’s, whose namesake owner, Gertie Fairbanks, made incredible [...] Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com On June 9, 1914, the lives of nearly 200 families changed forever when an explosion ripped through the Hillcrest coal mine. On that day, 189 miners of 235 who were working underground, perished. The impact on the community changed Hillcrest forever. What would the future have [...] Read More »

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