January 28th, 2026
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Jets hire former Dolphins assistant Brian Duker as defensive coordinator

By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026

The New York Jets hired former Miami Dolphins assistant coach Brian Duker as their defensive coordinator on Wednesday. Duker spent the last two seasons as the Dolphins’ pass game coordinator and secondary coach. He was the ninth and last known candidate to interview for the Jets’ vacancy, and had a video meeting with coach Aaron ... Read More »

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Yankees acquire reliever Angel Chivilli in a trade with the Rockies

By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees added to their bullpen Wednesday by acquiring right-handed reliever Angel Chivilli in a trade with the Colorado Rockies. They sent minor league infielder T.J. Rumfield to Colorado for Chivilli, a 23-year-old from the Dominican Republic with two seasons of major league experience. He had a 7.06 ERA ... Read More »

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Valentino opens post-Garavani couture with somber note, then high drama

By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026

PARIS (AP) — Valentino’s first couture show since house founder Valentino Garavani’s funeral in Rome opened under a somber shadow — then snapped it off with a jolt of pure theater. VIP guests including Sir Elton John were guided through near-darkness to their “seats”: simple stools set against circular pods, each punctured by a small ... Read More »

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Writers’ Trust sets up award for low-profile book workers: non-fiction editors

By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026

TORONTO — The Writers’ Trust of Canada is introducing a $25,000 award for book editors, offering flowers to a group generally inclined to stay out of the spotlight, says sponsor Nancy Flight. The organization says the prize, which will go to non-fiction editors, is the largest of its kind in Canada. Flight, an editor for ... Read More »

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Fact File: Canadian café caught in false claim about refusing straight patrons

By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026

Recent social media posts claimed a café in “Manchester” owned by a transgender man and non-binary woman planned to exclusively serve “non-binary and semibisexual people.” The story is fake, but it uses photos of real café owners in Toronto. The café’s co-owner says the business plans to serve everyone regardless of how they identify — ... Read More »

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Patrick Reed is leaving LIV Golf. He can return to the PGA Tour in September

By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Patrick Reed is the second major champion to leave Saudi-funded LIV Golf, announcing Wednesday he will spend the rest of the year on the European tour with an eye on returning to the PGA Tour as early as September. His stunning decision, just three days after he won the Dubai Desert ... Read More »

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Black Knight becomes sole shareholder of Ligue 1 Lorient as part of multi-club ownership strategy

By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026

LORIENT, France (AP) — The French Ligue 1 club Lorient announced Wednesday that the Black Knight Football Club group had become its sole shareholder. The Black Knight consortium fronted by American businessman Bill Foley, which owns the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL, acquired a minority ownership interest in Lorient in January 2023 as part ... Read More »

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Patrick Reed is leaving LIV Golf and plans to return to the PGA Tour in September

By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Patrick Reed is leaving LIV Golf and plans to return to the PGA Tour in September. The Associated Press... Read More »

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Feds select former B.C. chief electoral officer to oversee foreign influence registry

By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026

OTTAWA — The Liberal government has chosen Anton Boegman, a former chief electoral officer of British Columbia, to administer the planned federal foreign influence transparency registry. Boegman’s proposed appointment is subject to approval by resolution of the House of Commons and Senate following consultation with opposition parties and Senate leaders. Simon Lafortune, a spokesman for ... Read More »

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Crans-Montana hosts World Cup skiers for subdued pre-Olympic races weeks after fatal fire tragedy

By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — The Swiss ski resort Crans-Montana is back in the spotlight this week — for international sports. Four weeks after the fatal fire in a bar at a New Year’s Eve party, the World Cup in Alpine skiing has brought the best downhill racers led by Lindsey Vonn and Marco Odermatt to ... Read More »

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Patients detail ‘disaster’ inside Alberta emergency departments

By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026

Sick with pneumonia and a blood infection, Paula Krawiec said her 77-year-old mother waited 24 hours to see a doctor in the emergency department at an Edmonton-area hospital last month. Over in Calgary, it took 24 hours for Colleen Whitley’s 74-year-old mother — who suffered broken ribs and vertebrae fractures after a fall and was ... Read More »

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