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Co-host Sri Lanka wins toss and bowls in must-win T20 World Cup game against New Zealand

By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to bowl in cricket’s T20 World Cup Super 8s match against New Zealand on Wednesday. The game is a must-win for co-host Sri Lanka to have any hope of reaching the semifinals after losing to England in its Group 2 ... Read More »

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Dog and Tail: Conservatism’s Alberta problem

By Lethbridge Herald on February 25th, 2026

It was no surprise the federal Conservative party held its January convention in Calgary. The city is Pierre Poilievre’s hometown. More importantly, Alberta is the party’s most secure beachhead in any election battle. How important is Alberta to the federal Conservatives? Conservative parties, under various names, have owned Alberta since the Diefenbaker years of the ... Read More »

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Motion passed to request paused implementation of ADAP program

By Lethbridge Herald on February 25th, 2026

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald It was standing room only in the City of Lethbridge council chambers yesterday afternoon as a motion was passed unanimously to send a letter to the Alberta government requesting them to pause implementing the Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP) until proper consultation with people with disabilities ... Read More »

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Time for a general election in Alberta

By Lethbridge Herald on February 25th, 2026

Dear Editor, Premier Danielle Smith has announced a slate of divisive, racist and separatist referendum questions she wishes Alberta voters to address in October 2026. She also characterises Alberta’s budgetary woes to be driven by population growth in Alberta which her party, under former Premier Kenney, actively encouraged. Clearly, Smith’s “government” has, in these prospective ... Read More »

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Lethbridge Police to host fraud prevention presentations

By Lethbridge Herald on February 25th, 2026

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Police Service’s Economic Crimes Unit will host three community events to help residents recognize, prevent and report fraud in March. Sergeant Kevin Talbot of the Economic Crimes Unit said Tuesday they are excited to kick off Fraud Awareness Month in March with their three community events thanks to ... Read More »

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Water , wonder and warning at Trianon Gallery

By Lethbridge Herald on February 25th, 2026

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Beneath that pristine surface, there was a story of risk, contamination, and human impact — a story that the group exhibition “Water: Beauty and the Beast” at the Trianon Gallery confronted head-on. The exhibition opened Saturday, bringing together a dozen artists to explore Alberta’s headwaters and the environmental pressures threatening ... Read More »

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Inclusion Lethbridge hosted a spirited Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament

By Lethbridge Herald on February 25th, 2026

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald In most competitions, somebody has an edge. They’re faster. Stronger. Better trained. But on Saturday afternoon at the Lethbridge YMCA, that advantage disappeared the moment the countdown began. One. Two. Three. Shoot. More than 40 competitors gathered on the second floor at the north end of the YMCA for Rock, ... Read More »

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What to know as the Louvre gets a new chief after a surprise resignation and a bruising year

By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026

PARIS (AP) — After months of pressure, the Louvre has a new director. Christophe Leribault was named to lead the landmark on Wednesday, half a day after the previous director, Laurence des Cars, resigned. The leadership change at the world’s most-visited museum comes after the October crown jewels heist and a string of failures that ... Read More »

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Jim Furyk to dip toes in the TV waters. He will be in Golf Channel booth at Bay Hill and Sawgrass

By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026

Former U.S. Open champion Jim Furyk is testing the television waters as the lead analyst in the booth for Golf Channel during its weekday coverage of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill and The Players Championship. His stint also includes Golf Channel’s two hours of lead-in coverage on the weekend at Bay Hill. “It’s ... Read More »

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Hurricanes seeking crucial points on home ice

By Lethbridge Herald on February 25th, 2026

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald It’s officially crunch time for the Lethbridge Hurricanes. With just 11 games left on their regular season schedule, Lethbridge (16-38-2-1) sits 11 points back of the Red Deer Rebels for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Hurricanes play host to a pair of teams also trying ... Read More »