March 19th, 2026
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Bayern teenager Lennart Karl set for Germany debut and Rüdiger returns to squad

By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Bayern Munich teenager Lennart Karl earned a first Germany call-up on Thursday ahead of the World Cup for his eye-catching Champions League goals. Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger was recalled. The summons came a day after 18-year-old Karl set up one goal and scored another for Bayern against Atalanta. That took ... Read More »

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Arsenal vs. Man City is about so much more than the English League Cup final

By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — When Arsenal and Manchester City lock horns in the English League Cup final on Sunday there will be more at stake than the first domestic silverware of the season. The trophy is the tangible reward. The intangibles could ripple further, especially on the Premier League title race. With all due respect, ... Read More »

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Canada drops down to 25th place in world happiness rankings: report

By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026

A new report says Canada has dropped down to 25th place in world happiness rankings, as researchers highlight heavy social media use contributing to a sharp decline in well-being among young people. The annual report published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford found that Finland is the happiest country in the ... Read More »

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After the Green Beer – Irish Heritage Month has more to offer

By Lethbridge Herald on March 19th, 2026

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald   If St. Patrick’s Day is the headline act, consider the rest of Irish Heritage Month the encore worth sticking around for. By March 18, the green hats are wrinkled, the shamrock shakes are gone, and even the most enthusiastic “honorary Irish” have traded pub songs for coffee. But beyond ... Read More »

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Dutch youth internationals cleared to play for Suriname in World Cup qualifying playoffs

By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026

ZURICH (AP) — Ahead of World Cup qualifying playoffs next week, Leeds forward Joël Piroe has been cleared by FIFA to play for Suriname. Piroe and Melayro Bogarde, a defender with Austrian club LASK, are Netherlands youth internationals with family ties to Suriname, which plays Bolivia on March 26. FIFA published its approval late Wednesday ... Read More »

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Michael Bambang Hartono, tobacco tycoon and Indonesia’s richest man, dies at 86

By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s richest man, Michael Bambang Hartono, who helped turn the Djarum cigarette company into one of the country’s largest business empires and later became a controlling shareholder of Bank Central Asia, Indonesia’s biggest private lender, died Thursday. He was 86. Hartono died at a hospital in Singapore on Thursday afternoon, the ... Read More »

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Real Madrid’s Courtois could miss Bayern clash after tearing thigh muscle

By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has torn a muscle in his upper right leg, jeopardizing his availability for a Champions League clash with Bayern Munich. Courtois was substituted at halftime of Madrid’s Champions League game at Manchester City on Tuesday. Madrid won 2-1 and the round-of-16 tie by 5-1 on aggregate. The ... Read More »

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Como ‘deeply saddened’ by death of co-owner Michael Bambang Hartono

By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026

COMO, Italy (AP) — One of Como’s owners, Indonesian tobacco billionaire Michael Bambang Hartono, has died. He was 86. Como announced the news on Thursday without giving details of how Hartono died. “Como 1907 is deeply saddened by the passing of Michael Bambang Hartono,” the club said in the brief statement. “We extend our sincere ... Read More »

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Runaway leader Bayern Munich to use Bundesliga as training ground for Real Madrid clash

By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026

BERLIN (AP) — Confident of another German title, Bayern Munich can use the Bundesliga as a tune-up for its Champions League showdown with Real Madrid. The Bavarian powerhouse is nine points clear of its closest domestic rival and has lost only once all season with eight rounds to go. Union Berlin is next to visit ... Read More »

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Thursday, March 19, 2026

By Lethbridge Herald Obituaries on March 19th, 2026

MYKYTIUK, Donna
BLACK, David
KURJANCZYK, Josephine
RENNING, Tabetha
VAN HIERDEN, Ryan Read More »

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Kevin Spacey settles out of court with 3 men over alleged sexual assaults

By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026

LONDON (AP) — Three men who alleged that actor Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted them have settled their civil claims before going to trial at the High Court in London, courts document show. The three men alleged that the Academy Award-winning star abused them at times between 2000 and 2013. Spacey has denied the allegations. Civil ... Read More »

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