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Oilers place goaltender Calvin Pickard on waivers

By Canadian Press on February 1st, 2026

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have placed goaltender Calvin Pickard on waivers. The 33-year-old from Moncton had a 5-6-2 record this season with a 3.68 goals-against average and .871 save percentage. Pickard was in the second season of a two-year, US$2 million deal. He served as Stuart Skinner’s backup the previous couple of seasons as ... Read More »

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Conservatives, Poilievre seek to carry convention momentum back into Parliament

By Canadian Press on February 1st, 2026

OTTAWA — Political analysts say the federal Conservatives and leader Pierre Poilievre have momentum coming off a unifying convention in Calgary but the party still has a hill to climb in Parliament to one-up Prime Minster Mark Carney and the Liberals. The Conservatives wrapped up their three-day national convention yesterday that saw Poilievre easily passed ... Read More »

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Solanke watches back his ‘remarkable’ scorpion-kick goal on the big screens during Spurs-City match

By Canadian Press on February 1st, 2026

LONDON (AP) — Tottenham striker Dominik Solanke was so impressed with his “remarkable” scorpion-kick goal against Manchester City that he couldn’t stop watching it on the big screen for the rest of the game. As a cross came in just behind him, Solanke pulled off a brilliant improvised finish to deftly flick the ball with ... Read More »

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Oilers’ Bouchard named NHL’s third star of the month

By Canadian Press on February 1st, 2026

NEW YORK — Edmonton Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard has been named the NHL’s third star of the month. Bouchard topped all defencemen and ranked fourth among all skaters with 23 (eight goals, 15 assists) in 15 games to guide the Oilers to an 8-5-2 January. Only two blueliners in the past 33 years have compiled ... Read More »

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No. 20 Duke women blow past Wake Forest for 13th consecutive win

By Canadian Press on February 1st, 2026

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Riley Nelson scored 16 points, Toby Fournier and Arianna Roberson contributed double-doubles and No. 20 Duke overwhelmed Wake Forest 80-44 on Sunday for the Blue Devils’ 13th straight win. The Blue Devils’ 11-0 ACC start (16-6 overall) is their best under coach Kara Lawson, who is in her sixth season. The ... Read More »

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No. 6 LSU women win seventh straight game, a 103-63 blowout over No. 24 Alabama

By Canadian Press on February 1st, 2026

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Jada Richard scored 16 points and No. 6 LSU recorded its seventh straight win, a 103-63 blowout over No. 24 Alabama on Sunday. The Tigers (21-2, 7-2 Southeastern Conference), who lead the nation in scoring margin, scored 100 points in a league game for the first time this season. They ... Read More »

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No shortage of agreements in principle with CFL negotiation window opening

By Canadian Press on February 1st, 2026

TORONTO — The CFL’s free-agency process opened with quite a bang Sunday. The CFL negotiation window — the time when teams can contact pending free agents — opened at noon ET on Sunday. And roughly 16 minutes in, TSN was reporting that American defensive back Jonathan Moxie had agreed to terms with the Winnipeg Blue ... Read More »

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Dawson Creek RCMP announce charges against three people in 2023 homicide

By Canadian Press on February 1st, 2026

DAWSON CREEK — Police in Dawson Creek, B.C., say three people have been charged with first-degree murder more than two years after a 37-year-old man was found dead in a vehicle on New Year’s Eve in 2023. Dawson Creek RCMP say Robert Girbav, 37, was found dead inside a truck by officers responding to a ... Read More »

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No. 1 UConn crushes Tennessee 96-66 in the Lady Vols’ worst loss in the history of the rivalry

By Canadian Press on February 1st, 2026

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Azzi Fudd scored 27 points and Sarah Strong added 26 to help No. 1 UConn beat 15th-ranked Tennessee 96-66 on Sunday, handing the Lady Vols their worst loss in the storied rivalry. The Huskies (23-0) only led 57-53 midway through the third quarter before scoring the last 14 points of the ... Read More »

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Guirassy scores 2 and Dortmund cuts Bayern’s Bundesliga lead to 6 points

By Canadian Press on February 1st, 2026

BERLIN (AP) — Serhou Guirassy scored twice as Borussia Dortmund cut Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga lead to six points on Sunday with a 3-2 win over last-place Heidenheim. Guirassy scored one penalty, followed up with a goal, and then missed another penalty, sending the spot kick well over the bar in the 85th minute to leave ... Read More »

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Montreal demonstrators protest Trump immigration crackdown at U.S. Consulate

By Canadian Press on February 1st, 2026

Demonstrators are gathering in downtown Montreal to protest against the immigration crackdown by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis and other American cities. Protesters are assembling outside the U.S. Consulate on Saint-Catherine Street in the wake of the killing of two American citizens by federal agents in Minneapolis in the past few weeks. The ... Read More »

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