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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 »
Be the first to comment!Benefit concert raises $10K for food banks
By Lethbridge Herald on February 18th, 2026
By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald The vaulted ceilings of Southminster United Church were filled with music — and a sobering reminder that food insecurity affects families, students and seniors in Lethbridge every day. On Friday night, an audience of at least 300 gathered for the annual If Music Be the Food of Love benefit concert, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wednesday, February 18, 2026
By Lethbridge Herald Obituaries on February 18th, 2026
LUCA, Charlie
REIMER, Elvin
DARR, Joyce
THOMAS, William "Bill"
AXWORTHY, Dennis
VAN HIERDEN, Brittany
VAS, Aloysius "Al"
SCHAFER, Linda
WALKER, Catherine
Louvre official says fraud ‘inevitable’ at large museums as France probes multimillion euro scheme
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
PARIS (AP) — For the Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, it is “statistically inevitable” that fraud would come up at some point, the museum’s No. 2 said in the wake of a decade-long, 10 million euro ($11.8 million) suspected ticket-fraud scheme revealed last week. Kim Pham, the Louvre’s general administrator, told The Associated Press ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Late-night host Stephen Colbert isn’t backing down from public dispute with CBS bosses
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
Stephen Colbert isn’t backing down in an extraordinary public dispute with his bosses at CBS over what he can air on his late-night talk show. On “The Late Show” Tuesday, Colbert said he was surprised by a statement from CBS denying that its lawyers told him he couldn’t show an interview with Democratic Texas Senate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A rare Paul McCartney and Wings trove heads to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this summer
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — A collection of Paul McCartney instruments, outfits, handwritten lyrics, unseen photos and tour memorabilia will be part of an exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this summer, billed as the first major museum show to feature McCartney and Wings. “Paul McCartney and Wings” — made up of items ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A rare Paul McCartney and Wings trove heads to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this summer
By Canadian Press on February 18th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — A collection of Paul McCartney instruments, outfits, handwritten lyrics, unseen photos and tour memorabilia will be part of an exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this summer, billed as the first major museum show to feature McCartney and Wings. “Paul McCartney and Wings” — made up of items ... Read More »
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