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Tuesday, March 17, 2026
By Lethbridge Herald Obituaries on March 17th, 2026
HIGA, Leanne
BERGEVIN, Leo
TOTH, Jerry
MYKYTIUK, Donna
VAN HIERDEN, Ryan
Iran’s Mexico Embassy says Iran is negotiating with FIFA to move World Cup matches
By Canadian Press on March 17th, 2026
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Iran’s Embassy in Mexico on Tuesday said the country is negotiating with FIFA to move Iran’s World Cup matches from the U.S. to Mexico after President Donald Trump discouraged the team from attending the tournament, citing safety concerns. It was unclear whether such talks are happening with FIFA, which did not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lukas prizes honor books on homelessness, the US Census and ancient India
By Canadian Press on March 17th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Books on homelessness, the U.S. Census and ancient India are among this year’s winners of prizes handed out by the J. Anthony Lukas Project, named for the late author and investigative journalist. The winners were announced Tuesday by the project’s administrators, the Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!March Madness has brought nothing but sadness to Nebraska so far. Is this the year the curse ends?
By Canadian Press on March 17th, 2026
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Whenever Pryce Sandfort stops by the downtown Chipotle to grab a bite, someone in line will ask to take a picture with him and offer congratulations on what so far has been the greatest of all Nebraska basketball seasons. Invariably, Sandfort also gets the same question his teammates and players of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iowa’s rebranding is complete. Two years after Caitlin Clark, Hawkeyes pounding post with Ava Heiden
By Canadian Press on March 17th, 2026
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Hawkeyes were primarily a guard-oriented team the last time they were seeded so highly for the women’s NCAA Tournament. Of course, it was just a couple of seasons ago and that guard was Caitlin Clark, college basketball’s all-time leading scorer. The Hawkeyes (26-6), the No. 2 seed in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Len Deighton, author of bestselling spy thrillers, dead at 97
By Canadian Press on March 17th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Len Deighton, a prolific writer whose tough, stylish spy thrillers featured on bestseller lists for decades, has died. He was 97. Deighton’s literary agent, Tim Bates, said he died Sunday. No cause of death was given. Deighton’s first novel, “The IPCRESS File,” helped set the tone of cool and gritty 1960s thrillers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Len Deighton, author of best-selling spy thrillers, dead at 97
By Canadian Press on March 17th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Len Deighton, a prolific writer whose tough, stylish spy thrillers featured on best-seller lists for decades, has died. He was 97. Deighton’s literary agent, Tim Bates, said he died Sunday. No cause of death was given. Deighton’s first novel, “The IPCRESS File,” set the tone of cool 1960s thrillers and was made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!March Madness wagering set to tip off with the games just 2 months after federal gambling charges
By Canadian Press on March 17th, 2026
The NCAA basketball tournaments open this week and billions of dollars will run through a gambling market that has evolved from office bracket contests and illegal bookmaking operations into a booming industry where it’s legal in most states to wager on outcomes or a seemingly endless menu of statistics-based predictions within the games. Ads for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vanderbilt’s breakout season in football followed by a March Madness double act
By Canadian Press on March 17th, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — There’s a certain vibe on the Vanderbilt campus that’s been a long time coming for the Southeastern Conference’s smallest and only private university. Winning. Football just turned in the best season in program history led by the Heisman Trophy runner-up. Now the men’s and women’s basketball programs are rolling into the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Southeast got hot, with Hawks, Magic, Heat and Hornets all surging as playoff chase intensifies
By Canadian Press on March 17th, 2026
MIAMI (AP) — Atlanta is on a 10-game winning streak, its best stretch in more than 11 years. Orlando and Miami just ran off seven straight victories. Charlotte might be playoff-bound for the first time in a decade. The Southeast Division is … good? Seems so. At least, it’s not historically bad as was the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hawks fans sport Magic City gear, voice mixed reactions after NBA shuts down adult club promotion
By Canadian Press on March 17th, 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — State Farm Arena was packed Monday night as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Orlando Magic for their 10th straight win. With 18,138 fans in attendance, the atmosphere resembled a playoff game. But it wasn’t a playoff game. It was merely what was once known as Magic City night. The Hawks’ short-lived collaboration ... Read More »
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