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Supreme Court to hear challenge of law allowing Ontario Place redevelopment
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal from a coalition challenging the constitutionality of legislation that opens the door to major changes at Ontario Place. The urban park on the Toronto waterfront, opened in 1971, included a theatre that showed movies on a huge screen, children’s play areas and several pavilions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wake Forest signs UNC transfer QB Gio Lopez in a move from one instate ACC school to another
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
Gio Lopez is moving from one Atlantic Coast Conference school in North Carolina to another. The quarterback who worked as the starter for Bill Belichick’s first college team at UNC has signed with Wake Forest ahead of Jake Dickert’s second season there. The Demon Deacons announced Lopez’s signing in a social-media post, meaning Lopez will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Amber Glenn sets record at US Figure Skating Championships, leads over world champ Alysa Liu
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two-time defending champion Amber Glenn set the record for a women’s short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday night, giving her a narrow lead over world champion Alysa Liu heading into the free skate. Liu had broken the record mere minutes earlier with a score of 81.11 points, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spanish soccer league battles Cloudflare over piracy, says US company ignores illegal content
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Once the ball starts rolling in the Spanish league, the game is on for some 50 analysts who start looking for signs of online piracy. They scan websites, social media posts, IPTV platforms and streaming portals in search of illegal broadcasts of La Liga matches. The trained analysts identify the pirated content ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Figure skater Alisa Efimova’s Olympic dream hinges on last-minute US citizenship approval
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alisa Efimova stepped off the ice and slipped into a jacket, an American flag patch on her left sleeve impossible to miss, after a brilliant performance with pairs partner Misha Mitrofanov at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday night. Efimova hopes to be representing the stars and stripes at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New franchises Sialkot and Hyderabad bought for $12.75 million at PSL auction
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A real estate consortium and a U.S.-based aviation and healthcare conglomerate won the bids for two new Twenty20 franchises in the Pakistan Super League for $12.75 million on Thursday. OZ Developers named Sialkot as its new franchise which it won at auction for rupees 1.85 billion ($6.55 million). FKS Group from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia frees French political scholar in a prisoner swap for a basketball player
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
Laurent Vinatier, a French political scholar serving a three-year sentence in Russia and facing new charges of espionage, has been freed in a prisoner swap with France, a Russian security agency said Thursday. In exchange, Russian basketball player Daniil Kasatkin, jailed in France at the request of the United States, was released, Russia’s Federal Security ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New York Sirens head across the Hudson to host Seattle in PWHL’s 1st game at Madison Square Garden
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
The New York Sirens are getting the opportunity to showcase professional women’s hockey under the bright lights in the big city, with a home game at Madison Square Garden against Hilary Knight and the Seattle Torrent scheduled for April 4. The Sirens made it official on Thursday, announcing the highly anticipated game that will mark ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dortmund and Frankfurt under pressure as they kick off Bundesliga return
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — The Bundesliga is back. And so is the pressure for Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt. As they meet on Friday to kick off the league’s return from its two-and-a-half-week break, host Frankfurt needs to sort out the leaky defense sinking its Bundesliga and Champions League aspirations. Dortmund has to show its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taylor Swift leads the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Award nominations, followed by Bad Bunny and more
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Pledge allegiance to her hands, her team, her vibes: Taylor Swift once again leads the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Award nominees with nine. She’s followed by Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter and Alex Warren, who are tied with eight each. The iHeartRadio Music Awards honor the most played artists of the year on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pronghorns basketball announces new title sponsor
By Lethbridge Herald on January 8th, 2026
Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns will have a new title sponsor moving forward. Ward Bros. Construction will be investing $150,000 into the Pronghorn basketball programs and scholarship endowment over the next five years. The U of L Board of Governors will match $25,000 to double the endowment. During a media availability ... Read More »
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