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CP NewsAlert: Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux crosses floor to join Liberals
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
OTTAWA — Alberta MP Matt Jeneroux has crossed the floor from the Conservative party to join the Liberal caucus. Prime Minister Mark Carney made the announcement on social media this morning. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A movie that takes liberties with ‘Wuthering Heights’? Scholars are OK with that
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re looking for someone to debate the new “Wuthering Heights” movie with, you might want to start with Lucasta Miller. She’s a British author, editor and critic who has published an acclaimed study of the Brontë sisters and wrote the preface for the Penguin Classics edition of “Wuthering Heights.” When ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!49ers set for a Mexico City return as the NFL brings back regular-season games
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers will return to Mexico City to play a regular-season game this season, the NFL said Wednesday. The date and opponent are yet to be determined, but the game will be played in the renovated Azteca Stadium, which recently was renamed Banorte. The stadium has been closed for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Keen wine collector Franck Haise takes charge of French club Rennes
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
Ligue 1 side Rennes hired Franck Haise as its new coach on Wednesday following Habib Beye’s exit. Haise has been given a contract until 2027, the French club said in a statement. Haise’s immediate task is to guide sixth-place Rennes into fourth spot and a place in the Champions League qualifying rounds. Rennes is six ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tennis participation in the US rises to a new high of 27.3 million in 2025, USTA says
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Tennis Association said Wednesday that 27.3 million people in the U.S. played the sport in 2025, reaching a new high in its sixth consecutive year of growth. Recreational tennis soared during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and has risen by 54% in the U.S. since 2019, according to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pakistan grabs Super 8 spot at T20 World Cup. India wins toss and bats against the Netherlands
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sahibzada Farhan smashed his first T20 century and Usman Tariq confused Namibia with his mystery spin as Pakistan secured its Super 8 spot at cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup with a 102-run win on Wednesday. Opening batter Farhan made 100 not out off 58 balls with four sixes and 11 boundaries. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police on the case: How Rome’s beloved Bernini elephant sculpture lost the tip of its tusk – again
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
ROME (AP) — Italian police are investigating how one of Rome’s most beloved monuments, the elephant sculpture designed by Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, lost the tip of its left tusk — again. Police found the 11-centimeter (4-inch) marble fragment near the statue over the weekend. They said on Wednesday that they had determined it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: In ‘How to Make a Killing,’ a new riff on an Ealing black comedy classic
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
“How to Make a Killing,” starring Glen Powell as a working-class man who sets out to murderously reclaim his inheritance, has a clear inspiration: the great Ealing black comedy “Kind Hearts and Coronets.” In that sublimely wicked 1949 film, Alec Guinness played all eight of the relatives that Dennis Price’s would-be heir tries to bump ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former cricket captains urge Pakistan to ensure better medical care for Imran Khan in prison
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
ISLAMABAD (AP) — More than a dozen former international cricket captains have urged Pakistan’s government to ensure better treatment in prison and medical care for former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, citing concerns about his eyesight, as his party demanded Wednesday he be shifted to hospital from prison. In a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, 14 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No Water, No Oil, No Way: The Treaty Reality of Alberta Separation
By Lethbridge Herald on February 18th, 2026
Our First Nations neighbors may be the greatest allies to those opposed to “Wexit.” To understand why, one must look past the political rallies and into the courtrooms. The battle for Alberta’s independence will not be won or lost solely in a voting booth; it will be fought in the judiciary. On December 5, 2025, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ash Wednesday coincides with the start of Ramadan
By Lethbridge Herald on February 18th, 2026
By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald On rare years the calendar aligns in a meaningful way: Ash Wednesday, the Roman Catholic call to repentance, and the first day of Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, fall on the same day. For members of both faiths, the overlap invites reflection on a shared practice that transcends doctrine: ... Read More »
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