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LCBS players toot their own horns for Tuba Christmas
By Lethbridge Herald on December 23rd, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative The sound of a tuba arrives like a broad, bronze wave—deep, round, and impossibly solid. It hums with a weight you can feel in your chest, each note rolling out slowly, rich with warmth and authority. There’s a gentle wobble in its sound, a playful gravity that can ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North Side North Pole a tradition
By Lethbridge Herald on December 23rd, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Lethbridge has several annual Christmas houses that go well above-and-beyond in evoking the Christmas spirit. They’ve become cherished institutions for which visiting them has become family tradition. One of them is Ed Roberts’ “Northside North Pole” located on 28 Street, next to Jock Palmer Park. Roberts’ annual ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Progressive Tories ready to gear up for election, says Guthrie
By Lethbridge Herald on December 23rd, 2025
Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Alberta Party has been rebranded with a new name, the Progressive Tory Party, after battling with the UCP over naming rights for the last six months. Peter Guthrie, MLA for Airdrie-Cochrane and leader of the Progressive Tory Party, says the journey to get here was a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The missing piece in our innovation strategy
By Lethbridge Herald on December 23rd, 2025
Vincent Custode Quoi Media Another federal budget has come and gone and, while there are investments worth applauding, it’s hard to shake the feeling that Canada missed the bigger picture. Renewed investments in infrastructure and improvements to the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credits are welcome. The proposed “super-deduction” to spur capital investment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ryan Gerard flew across 2 oceans and 2 seas. The payoff was a Masters invitation
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
Ryan Gerard left his home in south Florida at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 13 for a trip he never imagined taking this year, and one he certainly didn’t regret. He returned home nine days and some 20,000 miles later after stops that included Italy on his way to a small island off the coast of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product fell 0.3 per cent in October
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product edged 0.3 per cent lower in October as the manufacturing sector slowed. The pullback in October came as goods-producing industries fell 0.7 per cent, with manufacturing leading the way lower. Alberta’s provincewide teachers’ strike — which carried on for more than three weeks — weighed on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product drop 0.3 per cent in October
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product edged down 0.3 per cent in October as the manufacturing sector slowed. The pullback in October came as goods-producing industries fell 0.7 per cent, with manufacturing accounting for nearly all the decline. Alberta’s provincewide teachers’ strike — which carried on for more than three weeks — weighed on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indonesia cricketer becomes first to take five wickets in one over in a T20
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia cricketer Gede Priandana became the first player to take five wickets in one over in a Twenty20 international on Tuesday. The seamer, who also opens the batting, was bowling in Bali against Cambodia, which was on 106-5. Priandana began by dismissing opener Shah Abrar Hussain for 37 on his way ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ukraine’s own ‘Dancing with the Stars’ is back on for a special episode with wartime heroes
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Before the war, Ukraine’s own “Dancing with the Stars” was a cherished and popular television show, dazzling the audiences with performances by celebrities and professional dancers. The show is now back on for one special episode — this time with Ukrainian wartime heroes as the stars, underscoring the nation’s resilience in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tuesday, December 23, 2025
By Lethbridge Herald Obituaries on December 23rd, 2025
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How retired racehorses in Ontario find new purpose after the track
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
HILLSBURGH — Vicki Pappas and Lauren Millet are giving retired thoroughbred racehorses a second lease on life. Pappas is chairperson and founding member of LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society, a 100-acre facility that specializes in matching retired thoroughbreds with new owners for a second career and finding them adoptive homes. Millet is LongRun’s farm and adoption ... Read More »
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