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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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By Lethbridge Herald Obituaries on February 28th, 2026
LARSON, Jeannie "Toker"
WRIGHT, Martha
MCLACHLAN, Alice
DUDLEY, Alan
LE ROUX, Ruth
KRONEN, Donald
HUNT, Lacey
WOOD, Forest "Kay"
VANDER GAAST, George
BAILEY, Elizabeth "Betty"
RANDALL, Donald
LAPOINTE, Clara
GILLETT, Darren
COWARD, Frederick
CHAN, Chung Foo "Henry"
KINGSTON, Marilyn
Carney tells Canadians in Iran to shelter in place after U.S., Israel 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!Marco Odermatt closes in on downhill season title after winning first World Cup race since Olympics
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Marco Odermatt has taken a giant step towards retaining his World Cup downhill title this season, leading a Swiss sweep Saturday in the first men’s race since the Milan Cortina Olympics. More good news for Odermatt was that his closest challenger, teammate and Olympic gold medalist Franjo van Allmen, was not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: PM Carney tells Canadians in Iran to shelter in place
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. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Benfica suspends five fans for racist behavior during Champions League match against Real Madrid
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Benfica has suspended five fans for racist behavior during the Champions League match against Real Madrid, when its player Gianluca Prestianni was accused of racially insulting Vinícius Júnior. Benfica said in a statement Friday that disciplinary proceedings were opened against the five club members and they may ultimately be expelled. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From box office bomb to media powerhouse: Skydance’s 20-year rise
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!‘Polarized’ world is fuelling a growing number of protests in Canada, police say
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
For hours, protesters slowly marched shoulder to shoulder down Toronto’s Yonge Street in what seemed like an endless throng. The scale of the rally could only be truly appreciated in photos taken far above street level, showing a kilometre-long stretch of road packed with people. Toronto police estimated that 350,000 demonstrators took over the streets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!German skier Emma Aicher wins super-G as fight for World Cup discipline title heats up
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
SOLDEU, Andorra (AP) — Emma Aicher dominated the first women’s super-G since the Olympics to earn her fifth career World Cup win Saturday as the fight for the season discipline title got fresh impetus. The German allrounder posted the fastest split times in the first two sections of the Aliga course and became the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Australians Green and Lee move into the lead after 3 rounds of LPGA Singapore
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
SINGAPORE (AP) — Australians Hannah Green and Minjee Lee moved to the top of the leaderboard Saturday to lead by one stroke after three rounds of the HSBC Women’s World Championship. Green, the 2019 Women’s PGA Championship winner and who won the Singapore tournament in 2024, shot a 4-under 68 and three-time major winner Lee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand won’t say if Ottawa believes India still engaged in foreign interference
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
MUMBAI — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is refusing to answer questions about whether the government believes India is still engaged in foreign interference. Anand was repeatedly pressed on the question by reporters at a media availability in Mumbai. Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting India as part of an ongoing reset of the trade ... Read More »
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