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‘Get in the net’: NHL goaltenders on how they wound up between the pipes
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
Connor Hellebuyck had plenty of welts and bruises. The future two-time Vezina Trophy winner as the NHL’s top goaltender was a kid playing roller hockey — yet to graduate to the ice — taking shot after shot from his older sibling. Any discomfort was worth it. “I was wearing a player chest pad,” said the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spinner Mujeeb’s hat trick earns Afghanistan T20 series win over West Indies
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mystery spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman grabbed a hat trick as Afghanistan warmed up for next month’s T20 World Cup with a series-clinching 39-run win over the West Indies on Wednesday. West Indies, which lost the first game by 38 runs, got bowled out for 150 in 18.5 overs. Mujeeb ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mo Salah back in Liverpool starting lineup to face Marseille in first game after Africa Cup
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Mohamed Salah is starting again for Liverpool in the Champions League at Marseille on Wednesday in his return from the Africa Cup of Nations. The Egypt star had a turbulent month at Liverpool before going to AFCON in Morocco, and did not start a game for Liverpool after a 4-1 loss ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bills owner feels team hit ‘proverbial playoff wall’ after latest loss
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula felt his team hit what he called “the proverbial playoff wall” in leading to his decision to abruptly fire coach Sean McDermott this week. Speaking at a season-ending news conference on Wednesday, Pegula said he made up his mind immediately following a 33-30 overtime loss ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cody Bellinger stays with the Yankees, agrees to $162.5 million, 5-year contract, AP source says
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
Cody Bellinger became the last of the top free-agent hitters to reach a deal, agreeing Wednesday to stay with the New York Yankees for a $162.5 million, five-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a successful physical. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney heads home after trips to Davos, China, Qatar focused on non-U.S. trade
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
DAVOS — Prime Minister Mark Carney headed home Wednesday from his nine-day trip around the world — a tour aimed at drumming up investment abroad that has attracted some cross-partisan criticism. Carney left for Ottawa from Switzerland, where he attended the World Economic Forum and delivered a widely praised speech warning that middle powers must ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montréal’s Marshall-Rutty pushes back against racially abusive social media posts
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
MONTREAL — Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty is pushing back against racially abusive social media posts targeting the CF Montréal defender. Marshall-Rutty posted several abusive posts to his Instagram account on Wednesday. Some of the posts contain racial slurs or monkey emojis. Marshall-Rutty, who is of Jamaican, German, and Mi’kmaq descent, said in an Instagram post that the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doug Ford calls for boycott of Chinese EVs that will enter Canada under Carney deal
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on Canadians to boycott Chinese-made electric vehicles when they are allowed back into the country under a deal recently struck by Prime Minister Mark Carney. Ford has been critical of the deal — and the fact Carney did not speak to him about it in advance — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Richard Ledezma switches soccer allegiance from US to Mexico, joins national team
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Right wingback Richard Ledezma has switched allegiance from the United States and will play for Mexico’s national soccer team. The 25-year-old Ledezma, who was born in Phoenix to Mexican parents, played for the United States at the U-20 World Cup in Poland and had one appearance with the senior squad in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An expected major winter storm already has some leagues reshuffling games this week
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
One year after a winter storm forced postponements across U.S. sports, another major weather system is prompting a reshuffling of games this week and threatened to wreak havoc on the weekend schedule. A storm that meteorologists say could rival the damage of a major hurricane is expected to bring snow, ice and frigid temperatures from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former flight attendant from Toronto posed as pilot and received hundreds of free flights: U.S. authorities
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
HONOLULU (AP) — A former flight attendant for a Canadian airline posed as a commercial pilot and as a current flight attendant to obtain hundreds of free flights from U.S. airlines, authorities said. Dallas Pokornik, 33, of Toronto, was arrested in Panama after being indicted on wire fraud charges in federal court in Hawaii last ... Read More »
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