January 27th, 2026
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‘I meant what I said’: Carney says he explained his Davos speech to Trump

By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he told U.S. President Donald Trump personally that he meant what he said in his speech at the World Economic Forum last week. Carney said he told the president in a call Monday that Canada was the first country to “understand” the change in U.S. trade policy ... Read More »

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Winning doesn’t get old for Scottie Scheffler. Neither does the time it requires to be good

By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — The question was a little on the morbid side, which Scottie Scheffler enjoyed only because it was different from anything he had heard the last four years while winning a staggering 27% of his tournaments. The answer made perfect sense. If he were to be cremated when his time on ... Read More »

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Carney says he told Trump he meant what he said in WEF speech, during call on trade

By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he told U.S. President Donald Trump he “meant what (he) said” during his speech at the World Economic Forum and it was about responding to a “broader set of issues.” Carney says he told the president in a call Monday that Canada was the first country to “understand” ... Read More »

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Underestimate Haaland at your own peril, warns Man City coach Guardiola

By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has blamed Erling Haaland’s teammates for the striker’s unexpected goal drought and has backed the Norway star to keep scoring “for the rest of his life.” Haaland has netted just one goal in his last nine games — and that was a penalty. Before that, he’d ... Read More »

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Shy, not scary- Alberta rattlesnakes

By Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2026

By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Lethbridge Herald Many Albertans instinctively shrink at the sight of a rattlesnake. But the Western rattlesnake, Alberta’s only venomous snake, is more likely to flee than fight, according to Sheri Monk, founder of the conservation group Snakes on a Plain.  “What we really need to know is when ... Read More »

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Female charged with arson remains in custody

By Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2026

By Alejandra Pulido- Guzman Lethbridge Herald The case of Audrey Rae Small Legs was heard in Lethbridge Court on Monday morning.  Small Legs is charged with arson in connection with a grass fire that razed a southside coulee and an area of the Mountain View Cemetery.  Her matters were adjourned to Jan. 30 to finalize ... Read More »

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Atoa remains in custody, pleads not guilty to all charges

By Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2026

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge man Skye Atoa, accused with multiple sex related offences remains in custody after pleading not guilty to all charges Monday morning.  After the Crown gave revocation notice to Atoa’s lawyer Richard Muenz last week, Atoa agreed to remain in custody.  Muenz asked Justice Olsen and the Crown to allow ... Read More »

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Burns Night returns after hiatus

By Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2026

By Joe Manio Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald   After a nine-year hiatus, the skirl of bagpipes, the weight of tradition and the long-awaited return of haggis filled the Lethbridge Royal Canadian Legion General Stewart Branch #4 Sunday evening as Burns Night finally returned after a nearly 10-year absence.   The Lethbridge Legion’s 48th ... Read More »

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Europa League contender Viktoria Plzen signs Nigeria forward Salim Fago Lawal

By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026

PRAGUE (AP) — Viktoria Plzen signed Nigeria international Salim Fago Lawal from Croatia’s NK Istra on Tuesday. The Czech club said the 23-year-old center forward, who can also be used as a winger, had penned a three-and-a-half-year contract. Lawal has scored seven goals this season in his 19 games for Istra in the Croatian league ... Read More »

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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

By Lethbridge Herald Obituaries on January 27th, 2026

NAGY, Alexander "Al"
BONDERANKO, Anthony "Tony"
DOELL, Rosa
BODNARUK, John
HOLT, Bruce
HEALY, Radford
MALESZA, Mary Read More »

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‘One Battle After Another’ leads the pack in nominations for UK’s BAFTA film awards

By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026

LONDON (AP) — Paul Thomas Anderson’s politically charged action thriller “One Battle After Another” leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, securing 14 nominations Tuesday including acting nods for five of its cast. Ryan Coogler’s blues-steeped vampire epic “Sinners” is close behind with 13 nominations, while Chloé Zhao’s Shakespearean family tragedy “Hamnet” and ... Read More »

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