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First baseman Josh Naylor agrees to $92.5 million, 5-year contract with Seattle Mariners
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — First baseman Josh Naylor and the Seattle Mariners finalized a $92.5 million, five-year contract on Monday. Naylor gets a $6.5 million signing bonus payable within 120 days of the deal’s approval by the commissioner’s office and salaries of $10 million next season, $16 million in 2027. $18 million in 2028, $20 million ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swedish royal family arrives in Ottawa for rare visit to Canada
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Swedish royal family arrived in Ottawa this morning to begin a three-day state visit alongside a delegation of top government ministers and representatives from dozens of Swedish companies. King Carl XVI Gustaf, Sweden’s longest reigning monarch, and Queen Silvia are visiting Ottawa and Montreal for their first trip to Canada since 2006. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Report finds one in five immigrants leaves Canada within 25 years
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — A new report says one in five newcomers to Canada leaves the country within 25 years of their arrival — and most of those who leave exit within their first five years here. The Institute for Canadian Citizenship’s annual “Leaky Bucket” report says people with doctorates and other highly skilled individuals are far ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Germany’s Kessler twins, who became dance stars in the 50s and 60s, die at 89
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Alice and Ellen Kessler, twin dancers and singers who launched their career in the 1950s and performed with Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra and Harry Belafonte among others, have died, police in Germany said Tuesday. They were 89. The death of the twins in Grünwald, a prosperous suburb of Munich where they shared ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TSB looking into rough landing of small plane at Lethbridge Airport
By Lethbridge Herald on November 18th, 2025
Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The crash landing of a small aircraft at the Lethbridge Airport last Thursday is under investigation by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. Just after 2:15 p.m., Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services responded to a call of a small aircraft crash. A twin-propeller Cessna 441 Conquest had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hyggen hopes to see lights of compassion, generosity
By Lethbridge Herald on November 18th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald On Monday during the launch of the Christmas Hope Campaign, Mayor Blaine Hyggen lit up the Christmas tree that will be bringing the holiday spirit to City Hall. “The holidays are filled with laughter, joy and time spent with loved ones,” said Hyggen. “Yet we also recognize that this time of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christmas Hope campaign back to bring hope for the holidays
By Lethbridge Herald on November 18th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald This year marks the nineteenth year of the Christmas Hope Campaign, and multiple organizations coming together to bring joy during the holiday season to members of the community that need a helping hand. This year, seven local organizations have partnered to support low-income families to make sure everyone has a chance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smile cookie a sweet deal
By Lethbridge Herald on November 18th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Tim Hortons Holiday Smile Cookie campaign is taking place this week and the Interfaith Food Bank will be receiving half the proceeds while the other half goes to the Tim Hortons Foundation Camps. From Monday to Sunday, all locations within the city will be selling white chocolate sugar cookies with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!International powwow draws crowd of thousands
By Lethbridge Herald on November 18th, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The inaugural Omahk’sitapiimiks Paskaani Interagency Celebration wrapped-up Sunday at Excite Lethbridge after three days of celebrating community, children, youth and families from the communities of the Blackfoot Confederacy. The three-day powwow, hosted by Siksika Nation Family Services, Piikani Family Services and Montana’s Blackfeet Nation gathered hundreds of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Northback’s ‘new’ mine proposal isn’t new
By Lethbridge Herald on November 18th, 2025
Lorne Fitch For the Herald Grassy Mountain is a defunct coal strip mine trying, like a phoenix, to rise from the rubble. The Australian owner, Gina Rinehart of north back Holdings, knows well the time-tested technique of “heads you win, tails you flip again” for keeping her dream of a mine proposal alive. This is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Author Boualem Sansal welcomed in France after release from Algerian prison
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — A French-Algerian novelist who was granted a humanitarian pardon last week in Algeria after a yearlong imprisonment returned to France on Tuesday and was received by President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee presidential palace, Macron’s office said. Boualem Sansal, 76, was released last week after Algeria ’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune granted him ... Read More »
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