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MASTERS ’26: Facts and figures on the 90th playing at Augusta National
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Facts and figures for the Masters, which starts April 9 (all times EDT): Tournament: The 90th Masters Tournament. Dates: April 9-12. Site: Augusta National Golf Club. Length: 7,565 yards. Par: 36-36—72. Purse: To be determined ($21 million in 2024). Field: 92 players (six amateurs), with one spot open for Texas Open ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Priceless ancient golden helmet stolen from a Dutch museum is recovered
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
ASSEN, Netherlands (AP) — A priceless ancient golden helmet from Romania stolen last year from a museum in the Netherlands has been recovered, Dutch authorities said Thursday. Under the guard of balaclava-wearing clad police, prosecutors unveiled the 2,500-year-old Cotofenesti helmet during a news conference in the eastern Dutch city of Assen. Two of three missing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MASTERS ’26: Rory McIlroy sheds burden of winning green jacket. Now it falls to others
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy had the green jacket on his shoulders and an enormous weight off his back when he looked ahead to the 90th edition of the Masters with a question and a coy smile. “What are we going to talk about next year?” he said. Next year has arrived. The Masters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BJ Novak to host PEN America gala on May 14 at the American Museum of Natural History
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor, filmmaker and author B.J. Novak will host next month’s PEN America gala at the American Museum of Natural History. Hundreds in the publishing community and beyond are expected to gather May 14 for the free expression organization’s signature fundraising event. Novak is known for his role as Ryan Howard on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern Alberta post-secondary institutions sign partnership agreement
By Lethbridge Herald on April 2nd, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge Polytechnic, Red Crow Community College, and Medicine Hat College have partnered to enhance higher education in southern Alberta through collaborative efforts. During a ceremony at the University of Lethbridge Wednesday, representatives of each institution signed a partnership agreement, that will create a shared vision ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police charge female with drug trafficking offences
By Lethbridge Herald on April 2nd, 2026
Joe Manio-Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Police have charged a local woman in connection with drug trafficking targeting unhoused and vulnerable residents. In mid-March, the Downtown Policing Unit, with support from the Crime Suppression Team and SCAN, observed a female repeatedly engaging with unhoused individuals in activity consistent with drug sales. Police also identified trafficking at a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taxpayers will endure the ‘Grand Experiment’ costs
By Lethbridge Herald on April 2nd, 2026
Editor, Amusingly, after the UCP Government decided Lethbridge among other cities would be the pilot program for the Southern Alberta Rehab Facility and funded numerous social services to destroy our downtown, they now want to reduce Ambulance costs? Costs that are directly related to their “build it and they will come” drug facilities experiment? Recently ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A whole lotta bull — and that’s no fooling
By Lethbridge Herald on April 2nd, 2026
By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald There was no shortage of big numbers at Tuesday’s 53rd Annual Rodgers Red Angus Bull Sale at Perlich Bros.—and that’s no April Fool’s joke. Dropping $50,000 or $30,000 on a bull is nothing out of the ordinary, but what happened at the end of the sale was something else entirely. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Schools should teach students how to think, not what to think says Nicolaides
By Lethbridge Herald on April 2nd, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald On Wednesday, Minister of Education and Childcare Demetrios Nicolaides introduced Bill 25: An Act to Remove Politics and Ideologies from Classrooms and Amend the Education Act. Nicolaides said the bill has been introduced to help address challenges regarding violence in classrooms, along with concerns about neutrality and impartiality. “This legislation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Priceless ancient golden helmet recovered more than a year after theft from Dutch museum
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
ASSEN, Netherlands (AP) — A priceless ancient golden helmet from Romania stolen last year from a museum in the Netherlands has been recovered, Dutch authorities said Thursday. Under the guard of balaclava-wearing clad police, prosecutors unveiled the 2,500-year-old Cotofenesti helmet during a news conference in the eastern Dutch city of Assen. The helmet, considered a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thursday, April 2, 2026
By Lethbridge Herald Obituaries on April 2nd, 2026
HOVEY, Leroy
RICKERT, Rosalia
EAGLE BEAR, Nora
MCLEOD, Wendell
FICEK, Chancelor
