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Are you satisfied with the 2026 Alberta budget tabled Thursday?
- No, it’s poor fiscal management (68%, 343 Votes)
- Yes, it's a good budget (19%, 95 Votes)
- No,Deficit situation is unavoidable (13%, 66 Votes)
Total Voters: 504
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Orioles catcher and top prospect Samuel Basallo exits spring training game after play at plate
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Baltimore Orioles top prospect Samuel Basallo left a game Thursday because of right side abdominal discomfort after the catcher made a sweeping tag for an out at the plate. Basallo, whose $67 million, eight-year contract starts this season, took a relay throw and lunged to tag out Detroit’s Matt Vierling, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US hockey player Brady Tkachuk slams White House TikTok as ‘clearly fake’ after anti-Canada slur
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — American hockey player Brady Tkachuk said Thursday that he did not appreciate a doctored TikTok video shared by the White House that made it look like he was disparaging Canadians after winning Olympic gold, calling it fake and something he would never say. The video includes fabricated audio of Tkachuk referring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NCAA rules panel proposes letting player ejected for targeting in 2nd half to play entire next game
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Division I football rules makers have proposed a one-year trial rule allowing a player disqualified for targeting for the first time to play in his team’s next game regardless of which half the penalty was assessed, the NCAA announced Thursday. Currently, players disqualified for targeting must miss the rest of the game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coalition says Vancouver’s World Cup rights plan not to tackle ‘FIFA-related harms’
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A coalition of about 20 organizations working in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and Chinatown say they’re worried the city isn’t adequately addressing human rights implications and “FIFA-related harms” of the upcoming soccer World Cup. The group, which includes the BC Civil Liberties Association and the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition, says a draft “human rights ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A capsule look at the 2026 Canadian men’s curling championship field
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
A capsule look at the field for the 2026 Canadian men’s curling championship, Feb. 27 to March 8 in St. John’s, N.L. (lineups include alternate): POOL A Canada Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert, Mike Caione. The Glencoe Club, Calgary. Defending champions coming off an Olympic gold medal in Cortina, Italy. — Newfoundland ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Decorated curler Brad Gushue braces for big Brier feelings in his hometown
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
Curling drama didn’t end with the Olympic Games. The Montana’s Brier, starting Friday in his hometown of St. John’s, N.L., will be the last for decorated skip Brad Gushue. The 45-year-old is a six-time Canadian champion, a world champion and an Olympic gold and bronze medallist. Gushue’s first Brier victory in St. John’s in 2017 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tkachuk returns to the Panthers as a gold medal party awaits against the Maple Leafs
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk is ready to go back to work. That doesn’t mean he’s ready to stop celebrating Olympic gold. Tkachuk — part of the U.S. men’s hockey team that won gold at the Milan Cortina Games — is in the Florida Panthers’ lineup for their first post-Olympic game Thursday night against ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brady Tkachuk slams White House TikTok as ‘clearly fake’ after anti-Canada slur
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — American hockey player Brady Tkachuk said Thursday that he did not appreciate a doctored TikTok video shared by the White House that made it look like he was disparaging Canadians after winning Olympic gold, calling it fake and something he would never say. The video includes fabricated audio of Tkachuk referring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sens captain Brady Tkachuk unhappy with White House AI video that insulted Canadians
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — Brady Tkachuk said he did not appreciate an AI-doctored video shared by the White House that made it appear he was disparaging Canadians, calling it fake and not something he would ever say. The Ottawa Senators captain spoke Thursday in his first availability since helping the United States defeat Canada 2-1 in overtime ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tatsuya Imai throws scoreless inning, struck by comebacker in Astros exhibition debut
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Japanese right-hander Tatsuya Imai threw a 10-pitch scoreless inning and was struck by a comebacker in his his spring training debut for the Houston Astros on Thursday against the New York Mets. Imai allowed a leadoff single to Marcus Semien, whose sharp hit ricocheted off the pitcher’s lower right ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US women’s hockey team has date in July with Flavor Flav in Vegas to celebrate gold medal victory
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
The United States women’s hockey team has a date with Flavor Flav in Las Vegas in July to celebrate its gold medal victory from the Milan Cortina Olympics. Under the heading “IT’S HAPPENING,” the rapper posted a note on his X account on Thursday, announcing he’s hosting a “She Got Game” weekend event from July ... Read More »
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