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CP NewsAlert: Carney to boost GST rebate as grocery prices remain high
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is unveiling a hike to the GST credit of 25 per cent to help lower-income consumers deal with the high cost of groceries across the country. He is making the announcement at a local Ottawa grocery story as MPs return to the House of Commons today after a winter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swiss champion Basel fires coach Magnin ahead of decisive Europa League clash
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss champion Basel fired coach Ludovic Magnin on Monday, three days before a decisive game in the final round of the Europa League. Magnin was ousted one day after a 4-3 win at its traditional rival Zurich was sealed by star forward Xherdan Shaqiri, who completed a hat trick in stoppage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 1-7 includes Harry Styles and Shakira
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 1-7: Feb. 1: Actor-comedian Garrett Morris is 89. Bluegrass singer Del McCoury is 87. TV personality Joy Philbin is 85. Guitarist Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is 76. Blues musician Sonny Landreth is 75. Actor-writer-producer Billy Mumy (“Lost in Space”) is 72. Singer Exene Cervenka ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heading a ball contributed to brain injury suffered by late Scotland defender McQueen, coroner says
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
NORTHALLERTON, England (AP) — Repeatedly heading a soccer ball “likely” contributed to the brain injury that was a factor in the death of former Manchester United and Scotland defender Gordon McQueen, a coroner found Monday. McQueen died in June 2023 at the age of 70, with the cause of death given as pneumonia after he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pegula knocks 2025 champion Keys out of Australian Open, faces Anisimova in quarterfinals
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Jessica Pegula knocked podcast pal and defending champion Madison Keys out of the Australian Open on Monday to secure a quarterfinal against Amanda Anisimova, another all-American match. Their fourth-round wins on Day 9 meant four Americans reached the women’s singles last eight in Australia for the first time since 2001, when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sinner extends winning streak to 18 at Australian Open, advances to quarterfinals
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Jannik Sinner wasn’t shaky or lucky to survive this time and the only thing really hot on Monday was his streak, which now stands at 18 straight wins at the Australian Open. The two-time defending champion had a 6-1, 6-3, 7-6 (2) win over fellow Italian Luciano Darderi to reach the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Host Italy has new skiing star for Olympics and he’s gone from tragedy to triumph
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
Giovanni Franzoni just won the “Super Bowl of skiing.” Soon, he’ll be chasing Olympic gold — on home snow, no less. The breakout star of the Italian ski team, with the Milan Cortina Winter Games opening next week, Franzoni is quickly coming to grips with his newfound status. A victory in the downhill on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Switzerland leaves 44-year-old ski-jump great Simon Ammann off Winter Olympics team
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland left 44-year-old ski-jumping great Simon Ammann out of a team of 175 athletes picked Monday for the Milan Cortina Olympics that includes three defending champions. At the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, he was a double gold medalist whose Harry Potter-like spectacles and boyish charm led to him being a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heat is off: Sinner advances to Australian Open quarterfinals
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Jannik Sinner may have felt lucky to survive the Australian Open third round but he rebounded quickly in a 6-1, 6-3, 7-6 (2) win Monday over fellow Italian Luciano Darderi to reach the quarterfinals for a ninth consecutive Grand Slam event. The two-time defending champion struggled with the extreme heat and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Qatar influence grows in Olympic world as Sheikh Joaan elected to lead Asia’s OCA
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — Qatar scored a win in Olympic politics Monday, with the emirate also aiming to host the 2036 Summer Games. Olympic Council of Asia members elected Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani as their president to complete the term in office of Randir Singh of India, who stepped down for health reasons. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A Brazilian skier at the Winter Olympics? Lucas Pinheiro Braathen could make history
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
MILAN (AP) — When Lucas Pinheiro Braathen tells people in Brazil that he represents the country in Alpine skiing, he says they don’t believe him. They just might if he wins Brazil’s first Winter Olympics medal next month. “When I meet someone new (in Brazil) … it’s always this mindblowing moment and it always sparks ... Read More »
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