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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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Olympic star Jack Hughes returns to NHL — missing a few front teeth
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Olympic hero Jack Hughes was honored by the New Jersey Devils before their game Wednesday night against Buffalo as NHL play resumed followed a three-week break. The Devils showed video of Hughes’ overtime goal in the United States’ 2-1 victory over Canada on Sunday in the gold medal game in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lightning coach Jon Cooper to miss 2 games after his father’s death
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper will miss the next two games after the death of his father, Robert. Assistant Rob Zettler was the acting head coach for the Lightning’s home game against Toronto on Wednesday night and will again do so at Carolina on Thursday night. Cooper, who coached the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Juventus captain felt like crying after Champions League comeback falls short against Galatasaray
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus captain Manuel Locatelli felt like crying after seeing his team’s remarkable Champions League fightback fall just short against Galatasaray on Wednesday. Trailing 5-2 after the first leg, Juventus went 3-0 up in the return match — despite playing almost the entire second half with 10 men following Lloyd Kelly’s sending-off ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Madrid hoping injured Mbappé back within days after missing Champions League win over Benfica
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid is hoping Kylian Mbappé will be back in “a matter of days” after he missed Wednesday’s 2-1 victory over Benfica in the second leg of the Champions League playoffs. The result sent Madrid to the round of 16 with a 3-1 aggregate result. Mbappé was not included in the squad ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!University of Cincinnati sues ex-QB Brendan Sorsby after his transfer to Texas Tech
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
The University of Cincinnati is suing Brendan Sorsby, accusing the former Bearcats quarterback of breaching his name, image and likeness contract following his transfer to Texas Tech. The university filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Wednesday. According to the lawsuit, Sorsby signed an NIL agreement in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Titans release center Lloyd Cushenberry and safety Xavier Woods
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans released starting center Lloyd Cushenberry on Wednesday with a failed physical designation. It was one of two moves the Titans announced. They also released veteran safety Xavier Woods. Cushenberry, 28, had two seasons left on a four-year, $50 million contract that he signed after spending four years at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reid Carruthers announces retirement from competitive curling
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
WINNIPEG — Curler Reid Carruthers is retiring after a career that saw him capture Brier and world titles as part of a Manitoba team skipped by Jeff Stoughton and a world silver medal in mixed doubles. The 41-year-old Carruthers, from Winnipeg, announced his retirement Wednesday on Instagram, weeks after coaching Kerri Einarson’s team to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chris Gabehart: Joe Gibbs Racing lawsuit is ‘punishing a former employee for daring to leave’
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The former competition director of Joe Gibbs Racing claimed Wednesday the Pro Football Hall of Fame coach is suing him for “daring to leave” the NASCAR team when the situation surrounding Gibbs’ grandson became untenable at the organization. Chris Gabehart admitted in his declaration filed in the Western District of North ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hilary Knight wants focus on the US women’s Olympic success, not Trump’s ‘distasteful joke’
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
Hilary Knight doesn’t want to let what she called a “distasteful joke” by President Donald Trump about the gold-medal winning U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team get in the way of a historic performance by American women across all sports at the Milan Cortina Games. “We’re just focusing on celebrating the women in our room, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wild and Stars on playoff collision course in powerful Central Division as they chase NHL-best Avs
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Dallas Stars surged into the Olympic break on a six-game winning streak. The Minnesota Wild won their last five games to finish 8-1-1 before the NHL ‘s three-week schedule pause. Both teams have maintained top-five records in the league for much of the season — and they’ve constantly been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Champions League: Vinicius helps Real Madrid advance, PSG and Atalanta also through
By Canadian Press on February 25th, 2026
With the winning goal and another corner-flag dance, Vinícius Júnior fittingly had the final say in an emotionally charged rematch with Benfica to guide Real Madrid into the round of 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday. Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain also advanced out of the playoffs — but only after narrowly getting past Monaco ... Read More »
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