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The 2025 Tony Awards set June 7 ceremony date at Radio City Music Hall
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Fans of Broadway, circle this date: This season’s Tony Awards will take place on June 7 at its familiar home of Radio City Music Hall. Producers of the show announced the date and location Monday. Nominations will be announced May 5. Radio City can seat 6,000 people and has been the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SEC sets record with 10 ranked teams, a first in 50-year history of women’s AP Top 25; UConn, UCLA are 1-2
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — SEC sets record with 10 ranked teams, a first in 50-year history of women’s AP Top 25; UConn, UCLA are 1-2. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wales captain calls Six Nations ‘a welcome distraction’ amid off-field turmoil
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — After Wales rugby players canceled their threat of strike action, national captain Dewi Lake called the upcoming Six Nations “a welcome distraction.” The Welsh players’ association last week gave the Wales Rugby Union a deadline of Feb. 6 — the day before Wales plays its Six Nations opener against England — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Broadway and Hollywood songwriter Marc Shaiman looks back with pessimistic humor in memoir
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Some people see the glass as half full and some as half empty. Marc Shaiman is something else entirely. “I’m not even happy with the glass,” he says with a laugh. The award-winning Hollywood and Broadway composer and lyricist cheerfully likes to call himself an “Eeyore” and “a card-carrying pessimist” despite ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dior couture debut for Anderson mixes wonder, wit, celebrity-wattage – and an occasional wobble
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
PARIS (AP) — Dior turned the Musée Rodin into a celebrity waiting room — then into a garden. Guests packed into the museum as the start time for the show drifted. French first lady Brigitte Macron arrived. Lauren Sánchez Bezos swept in. Parker Posey twirled in her trench-dress. And then the whole room, celebrities and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!F1 teams test all-new cars in private amid concerns they could break down
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
Ten new cars, five days, no fans. Formula 1 started a new era with the public and the media excluded from its private testing session in Spain on Monday. It’s hard to imagine a bigger contrast to last year’s lavish launch party that involved 16,000 fans and famous faces in London. Mercedes was one of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s ski cross, alpine ski racers unveiled for 2026 Olympic Games
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
TORONTO — World champions James Crawford, Laurence St-Germain and Marielle Thompson lead Canada’s alpine ski team into the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games Alpine Canada has announced the 20 athletes who will compete in downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, team alpine combined and ski cross. The 2026 Winter Olympics officially open Feb. 6 with men’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provincial police investigate after man, woman found dead in Manawan, Que.
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police are investigating an apparent case of domestic violence after discovering two bodies in an apartment in Manawan, a First Nations community northeast of Montreal. Police say the deceased are a 44-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman. Manawan police had responded to a call late Sunday afternoon in the Atikamekw community ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veteran offensive lineman Bryant agrees to terms with Blue Bombers
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers agreed to terms Monday with American offensive lineman Stanley Bryant on a one-year deal Monday. Bryant was slated to become a free agent next month. The six-foot-four, 312-pound left tackle started 14 regular-season games in 2025 with Winnipeg. Bryant, 39. enters his 11th season with Winnipeg after spending his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic medallist swimmer Ilya Kharun switches from Canada to United States
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
Olympic medallist swimmer Ilya Kharun is switching national allegiances. The 20-year-old, who has represented Canada since 2022, announced Monday that he will represent the United States going forward. Born in Montreal, Kharun is a two-time Olympic medallist, earning bronze in the men’s 100- and 200-metre butterfly events at the Paris 2024 Games. He also won ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!François Legault to shuffle cabinet as two ministers announce run for CAQ leadership
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
QUÉBEC — Quebec Premier François Legault will shuffle his cabinet later today as two ministers step aside to run in the Coalition Avenir Québec leadership race. The news was confirmed to The Canadian Press by sources in the party who were not authorized to speak publicly. Labour Minister Jean Boulet will take on additional responsibilities ... Read More »
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