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Alcaraz and Djokovic to meet in Australian Open final after epic semifinal wins
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will meet in the Australian Open final after each came through epic, momentum-swinging, five-set semifinals on Friday. Top-ranked Alcaraz fended off No. 3 Alexander Zverev 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-7 (4), 7-5 in a match that started in the warmth of the afternoon and, 5 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside Super Bowl week’s concerts, parties and celebrity scene heading into big game
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
Super Bowl week will unfold across several days in the Bay Area, with the game itself serving as the final act in a tightly coordinated mix of sports, music, media and celebrity appearances. From league-run press events to invitation-only gatherings in San Francisco, the jam-packed week draws athletes, entertainers and executives together in the days ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Novak Djokovic beats two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner in five sets to reach Australian Open final
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic beats two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner in five sets to reach Australian Open final. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Thompson takes bronze in ski cross World Cup tune-up ahead of Olympics
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
CANAZEI — Canada’s Marielle Thompson won bronze in the women’s ski cross Friday at a World Cup stop in Val di Fassa, the final tune-up before the Olympics. Italy’s Jole Galli won gold, with France’s Marielle Berger Sabbatel second. The result adds momentum for Thompson, the 33-year-old from Whistler, B.C., a 2014 Olympic champion coming ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arteta: Federer-Nadal relationship shows I can still be friends with Guardiola during title race
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta used the friendly tennis rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal as an example of why he can maintain a good relationship with Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola during the increasingly tense Premier League title race. Arteta was Guardiola’s assistant at City for three years and the two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lindsey Vonn airlifted from course after crashing in final downhill before Milan Cortina Olympics
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill race before the Winter Olympics on Friday and was airlifted from the course for medical checks, a troubling turn for the 41-year-old U.S. ski star just a week before the Milan Cortina Games. Vonn — the third skier to crash in the World Cup ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zverev questions Alcaraz’s medical timeout after 5-set Australian Open loss
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Alexander Zverev vented angrily on the court when Carlos Alcaraz was given a medical timeout in the third set of their Australian Open semifinal, and he didn’t backtrack on his opinion after losing an epic five-setter that lasted nearly 5 1/2 hours. Zverev had first say in the semifinal post-match news ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Economy stalled in November and may have contracted in Q4: StatCan
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says economic growth was flat in November as declines in the manufacturing sector weighed on real gross domestic product in the month. The agency says a global semiconductor shortage led to supply bottlenecks in automotive production, which sent durable-goods manufacturing to its lowest monthly levels since 2011, outside the COVID-19 pandemic. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta separatists, be careful what you wish for
By Lethbridge Herald on January 30th, 2026
Editor: First of all if you were successful in separating from Canada the most likely outcome is that the new Alberta state would be rather quickly annexed by the USA. Two facts to support that statement are: The USA, particularly the Trump administration, has a hearty appetite acquiring Alberta, especially for her oil and water. ... Read More »
2 responsesTrade & Convention Centre gains a new hall naming partner
By Lethbridge Herald on January 30th, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Excite Lethbridge has partnered with Cooper Equipment Rentals, not only to name one of the halls in the Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre, but also to provide resources for Excite Lethbridge’s events. Cooper Equipment Rentals is now the exclusive rental equipment provider of Excite Lethbridge and are the new title ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Impacts of coal mining: Science matters
By Lethbridge Herald on January 30th, 2026
Editor: A recent Crowsnest Pass Herald editorial delivered a counter to the envisioned worth and merit of Corb Lund’s petition aimed to stop new coal mining on Alberta’s Eastern Slopes. The editorial included these sentences: Science matters. Environmental monitoring matters. I concur. I couldn’t agree more. My belief in science, enhanced by reading well-documented scientific ... Read More »
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