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Democrats look to Tejano music star Bobby Pulido in a high-stakes South Texas congressional race
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
PHARR, Texas (AP) — Latin Grammy winner Bobby Pulido’s music fills the air well before he walks into an adult day care center to round up support for his congressional campaign, his voice crooning in Spanish from a speaker in the corner. A few of the people playing cards and bantering playfully at the South ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says Canada supports U.S. action in Iran after attack launched
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
MUMBAI — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada supports the U.S. action in Iran after the American and Israeli militaries launched an attack on the Middle Easter country overnight. Speaking in Mumbai, Carney called Iran the “principal source of instability and terror throughout the Middle East” and said it must never be able to develop ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!There’s been a change to F1’s engine rules and it could mostly impact Mercedes
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Formula One ’s governing body has reached a compromise with manufacturers that changes the way the compression ratio will be measured midway through this season and in the 2027 season. New engine rules set out a compression ratio of 16:1 — a measurement of how tightly the pistons squeeze the mixture of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Racial slur at BAFTA awards stirs complex feelings for Black people with Tourette syndrome
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
For Black people living with Tourette syndrome, the British Academy Film and Television Arts Awards incident earlier this week where a vocal tic manifested as a racial slur while two Black stars of the movie “Sinners” were onstage has left them with complicated feelings. “It’s been pretty difficult because I feel like there’s such a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney urges Canadians in Iran to shelter in place as Israel, U.S. attack
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney is urging Canadians to shelter in place in Iran after it was attacked this morning by the United States and Israel. Iranian media has reported strikes nationwide, with some of the first strikes appearing to hit areas around the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It wasn’t immediately clear whether ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Co-host Sri Lanka wins toss, elects to field against Pakistan in its last T20 World Cup match
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Co-host Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field against Pakistan in the last Group 2 game at the T20 World Cup on Saturday. Pakistan needs to beat already eliminated Sri Lanka by about 65 runs to qualify for the semifinals ahead of New Zealand on net run-rate after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From box office bomb to media powerhouse: Skydance’s 20-year rise to overtake Paramount, Warner Bros
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — In its debut film, Skydance Productions released a special effects-laden World War I drama about fighter pilots with a starring role for an unknown actor, the company’s founder, David Ellison. It was a box office bomb. Twenty years later, in a twist fit for Hollywood itself, the tiny studio once brushed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Budget 2026 is focused on growing a highly skilled workforce
By Lethbridge Herald on February 28th, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Minister of Advanced Education Myles McDougall, says a strong economy starts with a strong post-secondary system and Budget 2026 invests in the programs, training spaces and campus infrastructure needed to prepare Alberta’s students for the jobs of today and tomorrow. “We are growing capacity in high-demand fields, supporting apprenticeships and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Freedom to Read: Why books should scare no one
By Lethbridge Herald on February 28th, 2026
MORNING JOE- Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Ever since Gutenberg unleashed mass-produced books on the world in the mid-1400s, someone, somewhere has been convinced it’s their duty to save the rest of us from them. Not from fires. Not from floods. From books. Freedom to Read Week has concluded for another year, but the debates ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cost of living impacts every Albertan
By Lethbridge Herald on February 28th, 2026
AT THE LEGISLATURE- LETHBRIDGE WEST NDP MLA ROB MIYASHIRO The Alberta Legislature has returned for the Spring Session, and as I write this, the government is preparing to release the provincial budget. We already know it will be the second consecutive budget with a huge deficit. Rather than accepting responsibility for this, the Premier used ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vatican removes salty white film coating Michelangelo’s ‘The Last Judgment’
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgement” is getting a facial, with restorers removing a chalky white film of salt that has accumulated over the Renaissance masterpiece since its last major renovation three decades ago. The Vatican on Saturday gave the media a sneak peak to the cleaning operation, which is taking place on ... Read More »
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