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By Lethbridge Herald Obituaries on March 7th, 2026
HOWELL, Bradley
SHATZ, Sandy
JANOS, Joe
MCKENNA, Diana
WINGFIELD, Caroline "Carrie"
SHIPLEY, Ralph
BENNETT, Michael
BENNETT, Michael
Max Verstappen gets X-rays on hands after crash at Australian GP qualifying
By Canadian Press on March 7th, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Max Verstappen was cleared by Formula 1’s medical team after X-rays on his hands following his crash in qualifying that will see him start from 20th place on the grid in Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix. The four-time world champion was a surprise exit from Saturday’s qualifying just seven minutes into Q1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Para alpine skier Varvara Voronchikhina wins Russia its first Paralympic medal in 12 years
By Canadian Press on March 7th, 2026
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Visually impaired Para alpine skier Varvara Voronchikhina won Russia’s first Paralympic medal since 2014 on Saturday by taking bronze in the women’s downhill standing competition. Russian athletes are back competing under their own flag in the Winter Paralympics at Milan Cortina — after years of having to do so as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lindsey Vonn loses lead in World Cup downhill standings as Laura Pirovano wins by 0.01 again
By Canadian Press on March 7th, 2026
VAL DI FASSA, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn finally lost her lead in the World Cup downhill standings Saturday when Laura Pirovano won by the smallest margin of 0.01 seconds on back-to-back days. Vonn was the standout downhill racer through January but her season-ending crash at the Olympics last month left her too few World ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Multi-team owner Michele Kang looks to raise the bar for women’s soccer on multiple fronts
By Canadian Press on March 7th, 2026
Michele Kang knows the question is coming before it is even asked. No, she never imagined she’d own one women’s soccer team, let alone three. But Kang knows a good investment when she sees it. “I really fell in love with the game and the potential. I saw the potential where it was and where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New CBA rules and NHL parity contributed to fewer big trades at the deadline
By Canadian Press on March 7th, 2026
There is an All-Star starting lineup that can be made from the NHL players who easily could have been traded at the deadline but were not. In goal, Sergei Bobrovsky. On defense, Colton Parayko and Rasmus Ristolainen. At forward, Vincent Trocheck, Robert Thomas and Steven Stamkos. A lot of trades, big and small, never materialized. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL teams are becoming more willing to trade two first-round picks for elite defensive players
By Canadian Press on March 7th, 2026
Defense wins championships. That’s why NFL teams are becoming more willing to part with valuable draft picks for elite defenders. Trading two first-rounders for a player has been rare with fewer than 20 such deals over the past 40 years. However, three of those have occurred in the past 6 1/2 months and each was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seven ways the war in Iran could affect Canadians, from grocery costs to terrorism
By Canadian Press on March 7th, 2026
OTTAWA — The war Washington launched against Iran could have implications for Canadians’ pocketbooks and security. “This is not going to end any time soon,” said Carleton University defence expert Stephen Saideman. “It’s going to be harmful to our economy. It’s going to raise the possibility of terrorism. It’s going to generate more conflict in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clocks springing forward this weekend, B.C. adopts year-round daylight time
By Canadian Press on March 7th, 2026
OTTAWA — Clocks are set to spring forward on Sunday as most of Canada moves to daylight time until the fall. Daylight time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, when clocks move forward one hour, until November 1, when they’ll be turned back an hour to rejoin standard time. Except in British Columbia, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Surging Hurricanes shut down Oilers 6-3 with ‘full team effort’ on the road
By Canadian Press on March 7th, 2026
EDMONTON — The Carolina Hurricanes were pretty quiet during the trade deadline period, but based on the way they’ve been playing of late it could easily be argued they didn’t really need to tinker with the lineup. Jackson Blake had a pair of goals and K’Andre Miller had three assists as the Eastern Conference-leading Hurricanes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic champion Pinheiro Braathen leads World Cup giant slalom with Odermatt fifth
By Canadian Press on March 7th, 2026
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Olympic champion Lucas Pinheiro Braathen was fastest in the first run of a World Cup giant slalom on Saturday with Marco Odermatt almost one second back in fifth. Pinheiro Braathen’s historic gold-medal win for Brazil last month pushed Odermatt down to silver, and he is the Swiss star’s closest challenger ... Read More »
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