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Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander named CP Male Athlete of the Year for second time
By Canadian Press on December 27th, 2025
There’s no debating it: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had one of the best years an athlete could have. Gilgeous-Alexander was named The Canadian Press’s Male Athlete of the Year on Saturday, easily winning the award for the second time in his career. The Hamilton native earned the honour after winning the NBA MVP, the NBA Finals MVP, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indonesian rescuers search for Spanish family after boat sinks near Komodo Island
By Canadian Press on December 27th, 2025
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers searched for four members of a Spanish family on Saturday after a tour boat carrying 11 people sank overnight near Padar Island, a popular destination within Komodo National Park, officials said. The boat was carrying the family of six, four crew members and a local guide when it went ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man City makes it six Premier League wins in a row with 2-1 victory against Nottingham Forest
By Canadian Press on December 27th, 2025
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Rayan Cherki kept Manchester City’s Premier League title challenge powering on with a late winner at Nottingham Forest on Saturday. The France forward’s 83rd minute strike secured a 2-1 victory at the City Ground to make it six league wins in a row for Pep Guardiola’s team. City is on an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stop following haters whose goal is to create chaos
By Lethbridge Herald on December 27th, 2025
Editor, I will start this letter off by stating that the following is my own personal beliefs based on my observations of nearly eight decades of living on this planet. We have all read about rising violence against Jewish peoples and discrimination against other ethnic groups. Why is this happening? My belief is a great ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fall sitting marked by troubling decisions
By Lethbridge Herald on December 27th, 2025
Rob Miyashiro Lethbridge West MLA With the return of the sun after Winter Solstice, I am reminded of the hope of this holiday season. Hope was tough to hold onto through the recent fall session in the Alberta Legislature, a session that was marked by troubling decisions from the government. The UCP repeatedly closed debate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Austrian skier Scheib takes World Cup GS for her 3rd win of the season. Shiffrin places 6th
By Canadian Press on December 27th, 2025
SEMMERING, Austria (AP) — Skiing in front of her home crowd. Winning the race. And going top of the discipline standings. Julia Scheib could have hardly wished for a better scenario to wrap up her calendar year 2025, just weeks before the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. The Austrian won a World Cup giant slalom on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How TV shows like ‘Mo’ and ‘Muslim Matchmaker’ allow Arab and Muslim Americans to tell their stories
By Canadian Press on December 27th, 2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Whether it’s stand-up comedy specials or a dramedy series, when Muslim American Mo Amer sets out to create, he writes what he knows. The comedian, writer and actor of Palestinian descent has received critical acclaim for it, too. The second season of Amer’s “Mo” documents Mo Najjar and his family’s tumultuous ... Read More »
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By Lethbridge Herald Obituaries on December 27th, 2025
OLFERT, Katharina
ANTAL, Miranne
BROWN, Gerald
NAGY, John
BLACK PLUME, Larry
GIESBRECHT, William "Bill"
BAKER, Lee
URBAN, May
Austrian skier Marco Schwarz takes 2nd World Cup win in 7 days with Winter Olympics nearing
By Canadian Press on December 27th, 2025
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Marco Schwarz has truly arrived back in Alpine skiing’s winners’ circle, less than six weeks before the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Until last week, the Austrian all-rounder hadn’t won a World Cup race for two years following a knee injury. On Saturday, he won his second race in seven days, taking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney to meet Zelenskyy in Halifax as Trump prepares to host peace talks
By Canadian Press on December 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are set to meet in Halifax today ahead of peace talks hosted by the U.S. president this weekend. Zelenskyy is on his way to Florida for meetings with Donald Trump, who is trying to broker an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Midterms and tariffs: 2026 could be a critical year for Canada-U.S. relations
By Canadian Press on December 27th, 2025
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s return to the White House brought with it a tidal wave of change that has upended global trade, rattled allies and pushed political and social boundaries in the United States. But the U.S. president faces headwinds as he enters the second year of his second term — and Canada can expect ... Read More »
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