January 8th, 2026
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Samantha Chang signs with AFC Toronto, the team she helped beat in the NSL final

By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026

TORONTO — Midfielder Samantha Chang, who captained the Vancouver Rise to the inaugural Northern Super League title in November, is joining the AFC Toronto team she helped beat in the final. It’s a homecoming for the 25-year-old midfielder, who hails from suburban Mississauga. Chang, whose Vancouver contact had expired, has not lived in her hometown ... Read More »

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Dolphins fire Mike McDaniel after 7-10 season in which Miami missed playoffs for a 2nd straight year

By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins fired coach Mike McDaniel on Thursday following a 7-10 season in which Miami missed the playoffs for the second straight year. The decision ends McDaniel’s four-year tenure in Miami, a period defined by soaring expectations that ultimately went unfulfilled. “After careful evaluation and extensive discussions since the ... Read More »

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Dolphins fire coach Mike McDaniel after a 7-10 season in which Miami missed the playoffs for a 2nd straight year

By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Dolphins fire coach Mike McDaniel after a 7-10 season in which Miami missed the playoffs for a 2nd straight year. The Associated Press... Read More »

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Supreme Court to hear challenge of law allowing Ontario Place redevelopment

By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal from a coalition challenging the constitutionality of legislation that opens the door to major changes at Ontario Place. The urban park on the Toronto waterfront, opened in 1971, included a theatre that showed movies on a huge screen, children’s play areas and several pavilions ... Read More »

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Wake Forest signs UNC transfer QB Gio Lopez in a move from one instate ACC school to another

By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026

Gio Lopez is moving from one Atlantic Coast Conference school in North Carolina to another. The quarterback who worked as the starter for Bill Belichick’s first college team at UNC has signed with Wake Forest ahead of Jake Dickert’s second season there. The Demon Deacons announced Lopez’s signing in a social-media post, meaning Lopez will ... Read More »

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Amber Glenn sets record at US Figure Skating Championships, leads over world champ Alysa Liu

By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two-time defending champion Amber Glenn set the record for a women’s short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday night, giving her a narrow lead over world champion Alysa Liu heading into the free skate. Liu had broken the record mere minutes earlier with a score of 81.11 points, ... Read More »

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Spanish soccer league battles Cloudflare over piracy, says US company ignores illegal content

By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026

MADRID (AP) — Once the ball starts rolling in the Spanish league, the game is on for some 50 analysts who start looking for signs of online piracy. They scan websites, social media posts, IPTV platforms and streaming portals in search of illegal broadcasts of La Liga matches. The trained analysts identify the pirated content ... Read More »

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Figure skater Alisa Efimova’s Olympic dream hinges on last-minute US citizenship approval

By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alisa Efimova stepped off the ice and slipped into a jacket, an American flag patch on her left sleeve impossible to miss, after a brilliant performance with pairs partner Misha Mitrofanov at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday night. Efimova hopes to be representing the stars and stripes at the ... Read More »

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New franchises Sialkot and Hyderabad bought for $12.75 million at PSL auction

By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A real estate consortium and a U.S.-based aviation and healthcare conglomerate won the bids for two new Twenty20 franchises in the Pakistan Super League for $12.75 million on Thursday. OZ Developers named Sialkot as its new franchise which it won at auction for rupees 1.85 billion ($6.55 million). FKS Group from the ... Read More »

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Russia frees French political scholar in a prisoner swap for a basketball player

By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026

Laurent Vinatier, a French political scholar serving a three-year sentence in Russia and facing new charges of espionage, has been freed in a prisoner swap with France, a Russian security agency said Thursday. In exchange, Russian basketball player Daniil Kasatkin, jailed in France at the request of the United States, was released, Russia’s Federal Security ... Read More »

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New York Sirens head across the Hudson to host Seattle in PWHL’s 1st game at Madison Square Garden

By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026

The New York Sirens are getting the opportunity to showcase professional women’s hockey under the bright lights in the big city, with a home game at Madison Square Garden against Hilary Knight and the Seattle Torrent scheduled for April 4. The Sirens made it official on Thursday, announcing the highly anticipated game that will mark ... Read More »

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