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Friday, January 9, 2026
By Lethbridge Herald Obituaries on January 9th, 2026
MALMBERG, Kim
THURSTON, R. Bruce
WILSON, Shirley
NOWLIN, Everett "Evy"
MEARS, Scott
PINDER, Douglas "Doug"
ELLIOTT, Anice
SULLIVAN, Helen
HUBER, Pauline "Paula"
HATT, Alice
RABUSIC, Marie
NIKKEL, Gail
ZAJAC, Vicky
HOLTHE, Marie
WIPF, Lydia
Madrid hopes Mbappé can play against Barcelona in Spanish Super Cup final
By Canadian Press on January 9th, 2026
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid is hoping Kylian Mbappé recovers from a knee issue in time to face a high-flying Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday. Mbappé missed Madrid’s hard-fought 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid in Thursday’s semifinal, but coach Xabi Alonso said the France striker would travel from Spain to Saudi ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More historic upsets could be in store in FA Cup’s third round as Premier League giants play minnows
By Canadian Press on January 9th, 2026
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — A non-league team against the defending champion. It’s what the FA Cup is all about. Macclesfield — a phoenix club playing in the sixth tier of English soccer — hosts Premier League side Crystal Palace on Saturday, hoping to pull off a memorable upset. The third round of the FA Cup ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doneil Henry’s 2010 homegrown signing a milestone moment for Toronto FC
By Canadian Press on January 9th, 2026
TORONTO — It was a milestone for Toronto FC when Doneil Henry, then 17, became its first homegrown player back in August 2010. “One of those memories that will always remain,” said Earl Cochrane, then director of the fledgling TFC academy. As Toronto had only started play in 2007, it had been given the OK ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Canada defender Doneil Henry learning the other side of football these days
By Canadian Press on January 9th, 2026
Doneil Henry has been building his soccer portfolio since retiring as a player in 2023. And the 32-year-old former Canadian international takes another step this week, this time as a guest coach at Canada’s camp in California. It’s full circle for Henry, who won 44 caps for Canada as a player. And a chance to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McDavid stretches point streak to 17 as Oilers take advantage of reeling Jets
By Canadian Press on January 9th, 2026
WINNIPEG — The Edmonton Oilers took advantage of a team that was riding an inglorious 10-game winless streak. Evan Bouchard scored a power-play goal midway through the third period to give the Oilers a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. But it was Connor McDavid’s goal with 21 seconds left in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alexandre Texier continues to turn heads on the Montreal Canadiens top line
By Canadian Press on January 9th, 2026
MONTREAL — Expectations might have been low among Montreal Canadiens fans when the team signed Alexandre Texier as a free agent this past November. After all, the Frenchman had just seen his contract terminated by the St. Louis Blues after recording just one assist in eight total games in 2024-25 and 12 points in 39 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada set to unveil women’s hockey team tasked with defending Olympic gold in Milan
By Canadian Press on January 9th, 2026
TORONTO — Canada is again a favourite for an Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey, but faces a significant hurdle posed by archrival the United States. The 23 players — 20 skaters and three goalies — to be unveiled Friday by Hockey Canada in Toronto will open defence of the gold medal Feb. 5 against ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No flag, anthem or parade: An isolated Winter Olympics beckons for Russian athletes
By Canadian Press on January 9th, 2026
TERSKOL, Russia (AP) — Every time Nikita Filippov races, it’s an uphill struggle. At the Olympics, even more so. The 23-year-old from Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka peninsula is a medal contender in the rugged new Olympic sport of ski mountaineering — sprinting up a slope and then skiing back down. At the Milan Cortina Olympics, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!David Bowie’s childhood home in London is set to open to the public next year
By Canadian Press on January 9th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — David Bowie’s bedroom could soon be London’s newest tourist attraction. The house where the musician grew from suburban schoolboy to rock ‘n’ roll starman has been bought by a charity that plans to open it to the public. The Heritage of London Trust said Thursday that the 19th-century railway worker’s cottage in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The transfer portal era and pursuit of NIL money is messy. Are there solutions?
By Canadian Press on January 9th, 2026
A quarterback reportedly reneging on a lucrative deal to hit the transfer portal, only to return to his original school. Another starting QB, this one in the College Football Playoff, awaiting approval from the NCAA to play next season, an expensive NIL deal apparently hanging in the balance. A defensive star, sued by his former ... Read More »
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