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Italy calls up Federico Chiesa for World Cup playoffs after almost 2-year absence
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Liverpool forward Federico Chiesa has been called up by Italy for the first time in almost two years for the upcoming World Cup playoffs, with the Azzurri desperate to avoid missing a third consecutive edition. Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso named a 28-man squad on Friday. The four-time World Cup champion needs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fact File: Claim Canadian soldiers’ brutal actions inspired Geneva Conventions a myth
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
It’s an enduring stereotype that Canadians are unfailingly nice, quick to apologize even when they have done nothing wrong. But an online urban legend claims the opposite of Canada’s soldiers, painting a picture of troops so brazen in their brutality that international laws were rewritten to rein them in. The theory that Canadian soldiers were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Workers’ Agenda takes aim at Alberta’s widening economic divide
By Lethbridge Herald on March 20th, 2026
By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald If Alberta’s economy is working as designed, then the question raised Thursday at the weekly Southern Alberta Council of Public Affairs (SACPA) meeting was a simple one. Who exactly is it working for? At a one-hour Noon session at the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization (LSCO), Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sweeney Todd takes the stage
By Lethbridge Herald on March 20th, 2026
By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald The razors are sharp, the music is haunting, and a dark classic is taking centre stage in Lethbridge. For the first time, the Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra and Little Lethbridge Opera Theatre are joining forces to bring Sweeney Toddto life — and death — at Southminster United Church. Opening night on Thursday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vox Musica Choral Society to host Requiem performance
By Lethbridge Herald on March 20th, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Vox Musica Choral Society, joined by Musaeus String Quartet, local musicians and soloists Peter Monaghan and Reid Roberts, will present “Requiem” at Southminster United Church on March 28. Vox Musica’s musical director, Joanne Collier says the program is suitable for the period before Easter. “We are doing Gabriel Fauré’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spring has sprung… on paper, anyway
By Lethbridge Herald on March 20th, 2026
By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald If spring were a person in southern Alberta, it would be the kind who shows up early… then leaves, comes back, and changes outfits three times before settling in. By the calendar, the first official day of spring occurs exactly at 8:46 a.m. on Friday, March 20. That’s because while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spain makes light of failure to reschedule Finalissima vs. Argentina with comedy sketch
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s soccer team has made light of its and Argentina’s failure to find an alternative venue to play the canceled “Finalissima” match after the original site of Qatar was made untenable by the Iran war. Instead of playing Argentina on March 27 in Doha, Spain quickly arranged to play Serbia on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alexander-Arnold’s World Cup hopes damaged after failing to make England squad
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
Trent Alexander-Arnold is running out of time to play at the World Cup after failing to make the latest England squad picked by Thomas Tuchel. The Real Madrid right back was left out of a 35-man group on Friday, with manager Tuchel preferring Newcastle’s Tino Livramento, Tottenham’s Djed Spence and Bayer Leverkusen’s Jarell Quansah — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Friday, March 20, 2026
By Lethbridge Herald Obituaries on March 20th, 2026
HAMBLIN, Thomas
COOLIDGE, Darcie "Dar"
HAUSERMAN, John
VAN HIERDEN, Ryan
RUFF, Katrina "Kat"
PROC, Anastazia
HIEBERT, Katherine "Katie"
RENNING, Tabetha
KURJANCZYK, Josephine
POTTINGER, Glen
LARREYNAGA, Julio
BLACK, David
Photos show Seoul preparing for the comeback of K-pop giants BTS
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — K-pop giants BTS are back. A free concert on Saturday night in Seoul is expected to draw tens of thousands of fans from around the world. The city’s skyscrapers are glowing with BTS advertisements as the city washes itself in purple, welcoming the ‘ARMY’. Fans are already clutching tickets and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Check out soccer star Erling Haaland’s latest business venture, in chess
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Goalscoring phenomenon? Check. Investor in chess? Check. Manchester City and Norway striker Erling Haaland wants to bring new audiences to the board game after becoming a strategic investor in a world chess championship tour scheduled to launch next year. Haaland has helped to establish a company called Chess Mates, which will ... Read More »
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