February 7th, 2026
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UConn cruises to 41st straight win on Saturday despite missing star forward Sarah Strong

By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Sarah Strong missed the first game of her career for top-ranked UConn for what coach Geno Auriemma termed as “rest”. The sensational sophomore, who is the team’s leading scorer and rebounder, missed the Huskies’ 80-48 win over Butler on Saturday. Strong played and started in all 64 games since coming to ... Read More »

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Canada’s women’s hockey team tops Switzerland 4-0; Maltais reaches podium

By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026

MILAN — Canada opened its Olympic women’s hockey title defence with a 4-0 win over Switzerland. Sarah Fillier, Natalie Spooner and Julia Gosling scored power-play goals and Daryl Watts struck even strength for Canada. Switzerland was scheduled to be Canada’s second opponent of the Milan Cortina Games. However, Canada’s original opener — on Thursday against ... Read More »

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Nets score 80 points in the first half and beat the short-handed Wizards 127-113

By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. scored 23 points and the Brooklyn Nets used an 80-point first half to beat the short-handed Washington Wizards 127-113 on Saturday. With the Wizards having only eight players available, the Nets led by 34 points in the second quarter and went on to snap a three-game losing streak. ... Read More »

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Brad Arnold, lead singer of Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, dies at 47

By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brad Arnold, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, died Saturday, months after he announced that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer. He was 47. The band said in a statement that Arnold “passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, in his sleep after ... Read More »

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Ishan Sharma’s 5 3-pointers lead No. 19 Saint Louis over La Salle 82-58

By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ishan Sharma came off the bench to score 15 points on five 3-pointers and No. 19 Saint Louis beat La Salle 82-58 on Saturday for a 17th straight win. Quentin Jones had 13 points and six rebounds, Amari McCottry also scored 13 and Robbie Avila had nine points and eight assists ... Read More »

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CP NewsAlert: Canadian women top Switzerland 4-0 to open Olympic title defence

By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026

MILAN — Canada’s women’s hockey team has defeated Switzerland 4-0 to open its Olympic title defence. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »

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Balmy in B.C. and Alberta as jet stream’s dip south brings deep freeze to Ontario

By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026

Meteorologists say the position of the jet stream is to blame for bone-chilling cold in southern Ontario, while daily high temperature records fall in Western Canada. Environment Canada figures show a ridge of high pressure sent 11 daily records tumbling in Alberta on Friday, with the Lethbridge area hitting a balmy 19.5 C, breaking the ... Read More »

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Xavier Edmonds scores career-high 26, closes out TCU rally in 84-82 win over Kansas State

By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Xavier Edmonds scored a career-high 26 points and his six unanswered points down the stretch lifted TCU over Kansas State 84-82 on Saturday. Edmonds made the tying and go-ahead free throws for an 83-82 lead with six seconds left, capping a rally from a five-point deficit in the final minute ... Read More »

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Canada bolsters Arctic security and Inuit ties with new Nuuk consulate: Anand

By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026

NUUK — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand wrapped up her trip to Greenland and Denmark today, vowing to continue a focus on economic ties, shared heritage, Arctic security and defence. Anand said Canada will choose collaboration and co-operation in pursuing those goals as she stood alongside Greenland Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt and Danish Foreign Minister ... Read More »

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No. 11 Kansas beats Utah 71-59 with top-ranked Arizona looming Monday

By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Flory Bidunga had 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks and No. 11 Kansas beat Utah 71-59 on Saturday to take a seven-game winning streak into its Monday night home showdown with top-ranked Arizona. Trey White added 16 points for Kansas (18-5, 8-2 Big 12). Darryn Peterson had 14. and Melvin ... Read More »

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Vokietaitis scores 27 points, Texas ends game on 14-0 run to beat Ole Miss 79-68

By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Matas Vokietaitis scored 27 points, and Texas scored the last 14 points of the game to beat Mississippi 79-68 on Saturday for the Longhorns’ third straight win. Jordan Pope converted a four-point play to give Texas a 69-68 lead with 2:43 to play. Dailyn Swain’s three-point play made it 72-68, and ... Read More »

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