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Infantino and Ceferin call agreement to formally end Super League as a victory for soccer
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
FIFA President Gianni Infantino praised the agreement to formally end the divisive Super League project and said, “Football wins when we unite.” UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin also hailed the consensus as a victory for soccer. Their comments came during the 50th UEFA Congress in Belgium on Thursday, a day after Super League’s end was signaled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crosby leads Canada into men’s hockey opener with gold in play beyond the rink
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
MILAN — Canadian hockey commands the spotlight on Day 6 at the Milan Cortina Olympics, as the men open their tournament and the women look to regroup on a day that could also see Canada strike gold on the slopes and short-track oval. The men’s hockey team opens against Czechia in Milan as NHL players ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hall of Fame driver Tony Stewart and UFC boss Dana White are leading Ram back into NASCAR
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tony Stewart is breaking his NASCAR retirement to drive a Ram truck for the first time at Daytona. UFC boss Dana White is along for the ride. Also on board? The winner of a competition-based reality show in which drivers competed for a seat at Kaulig Racing in NASCAR’s Truck ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roch Cholowsky embraces his status as projected No. 1 MLB draft pick and undisputed leader of UCLA
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
He’s been called the best shortstop to come through college baseball in at least two decades. He’s the centerpiece of a loaded UCLA team that has all the makings of a team capable of winning the national championship. He’s long been projected to be the No. 1 pick in the Major League Baseball amateur draft ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa needs more data to probe claims of unpaid work at airlines: minister
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says her department needs more information from air carriers and unions to settle recent allegations of unpaid work in the airline sector. On Thursday, the federal government published the initial findings of a probe it launched six months earlier into allegations made during collective bargaining between Air Canada and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coach Thomas Tuchel extends England contract to Euro 2028
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — England coach Thomas Tuchel has signed a contract extension to the 2028 European Championship. The German’s current deal ran until the end of the World Cup in July. He was appointed in 2024. The English Football Association announced the new deal on Thursday to avoid any distractions ahead of the World ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shanaka’s 19-ball fifty leads Sri Lanka to big win over Oman at T20 World Cup
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Captain Dasun Shanaka broke his own record for the fastest Twenty20 half-century for Sri Lanka as they crushed Oman by 105 runs at the T20 World Cup on Thursday. Shanaka’s 19-ball 50 along with Kusal Mendis’ 61 and Pavan Rathnayake’s 60 against a weak bowling attack propelled Sri Lanka to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: B.C. community still reeling, Stronach trial begins, and the G.G. awards
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Tumbler Ridge ‘one big family,’ mayor tells vigil A memorial of flowers, lights and stuffed animals grows in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as the community grapples with the fallout of a mass shooting that killed nine people, mostly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tumbler Ridge ‘one big family,’ mayor tells vigil as community reels from shootings
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — A memorial of flowers, lights and stuffed animals grows in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as the community grapples with the fallout of a mass shooting that killed nine people, mostly children, along with the 18-year-old shooter who police say took her own life. Young children, teenagers, parents and grandparents huddled against the cold ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!History of Tumbler Ridge, a mining boom town with a wounded heart
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — Tumbler Ridge in the remote Peace region of northeast British Columbia was once best known as a coal mining boom town that was built from scratch in the 1980s, then faced challenges from shifts in its economic fortunes. Now it is grappling with the greatest tragedy in its 45-year history, which has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Father of Alberta school shooting victim talks grieving and forgiveness
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TABER — The father of a student killed in a school shooting in southern Alberta almost 27 years ago says forgiveness was at the heart of how he tackled the tragedy. Retired reverend Dale Lang lost his 17-year-old son, Jason, after the teen was shot by a fellow student in a hallway at W.R. ... Read More »
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