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Hamburger SV winger Jean-Luc Dompé gets six-figure fine for drunk driving
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — French soccer player Jean-Luc Dompé has been handed a six-figure fine by his Bundesliga club for drunk driving. Hamburger SV said in a statement that the 30-year-old winger got a “record fine in the six-figure range” and that he apologized during a meeting on Tuesday for his behavior. Dompé was stopped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Curling championship creates community for visually impaired athletes
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
EDMONTON — The crash of rocks and the scratch of brooms has long been part of Natalie Morin’s life. She first stepped onto the pebbled ice of a curling rink as a kid more than 45 years ago, but the sport she loves has always had a twist. Morin is visually impaired, as are the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘We were really starting to click there’: Leafs enter Olympic break on win streak
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
EDMONTON — Matthew Knies is of two minds when it comes to the NHL’s upcoming Olympic break. While the Toronto Maple Leafs winger and teammates could used some time off, the pause in play comes at an inopportune time. “It kind of sucks that there’s a stop to (the season) now because I thought we ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!N’Golo Kanté joins Turkish club Fenerbahce after transfer delay
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
ISTANBUL (AP) — Fenerbahce has completed the transfer of World Cup winner N’Golo Kanté after his arrival at the Turkish club was delayed by administrative problems. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Fenerbahce president Sadettin Saran thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday “for the significant support he provided in ensuring the positive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: Anand in Washington, foreign aid shifting, Chinese EVs okay with public
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Anand to attend rare earth talks in Washington Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will meet with her international counterparts in Washington on Wednesday as the Trump administration makes a case for collaboration to push back on China’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta government to review intersection where 3 junior hockey players died in crash
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
STAVELY — The Alberta government says it will review an intersection where three junior hockey players died in a car crash while heading to practice. The crash happened Monday at a highway entrance to Stavely, just over an hour’s drive south of Calgary. Three members of the town’s Southern Alberta Mustangs hockey team were in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand to attend U.S. meeting on international collaboration on critical minerals
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
WASHINGTON — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will meet with her international counterparts in Washington on Wednesday as the Trump administration makes a case for collaboration to push back on China’s dominance over critical minerals. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is hosting representatives from European, African and Asian nations looking for commitments to incentivize ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What’s a ‘thumper’? B.C. RCMP describe devices in an unneighbourly noise case
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
When two RCMP officers responded to a call about screams coming from a Burnaby, B.C., condo in late October last year, they forcibly entered the unit believing someone might be in trouble. Instead, they discovered “unusual” devices set up in three different rooms. Each consisted of metal poles extended from the floor to the ceiling, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians support arrival of more Chinese electric vehicles, poll suggests
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
OTTAWA — Most Canadians support allowing more Chinese electric vehicles to be sold in Canada despite some nagging concerns, a new poll suggests. Canada recently pledged to reduce its 100 per cent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles to 6.1 per cent, with an annual cap of 49,000 vehicles. In turn, China is expected to lower ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada to focus foreign aid on building ‘mutual prosperity’ with trading partners: MP
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
OTTAWA — The MP overseeing foreign aid says Ottawa wants to focus its international assistance efforts on countries that can generate economic spinoffs for Canadians. “The first priority is focusing our development dollars in a trade and development nexus,” Randeep Sarai, secretary of state for international development, told The Canadian Press. “Due to the new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Competition opens at Milan Cortina Olympics with mixed doubles curling
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO — Competition begins today at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, two days before the opening ceremony. Canada’s Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman, a husband-and-wife team from Chestermere, Alta., open the mixed doubles curling tournament against Czechia in Cortina. Canada is aiming to return to the podium in mixed doubles after missing out on ... Read More »
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