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Ottawa, provinces ask Supreme Court to uphold law that allows routine traffic stops
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
MONTREAL — Lawyers representing the attorneys general of Canada and several provinces asked the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday to uphold a Quebec law allowing police to make routine traffic stops without cause, while civil rights groups insisted such stops lead to racial profiling. The country’s top court spent a second morning hearing arguments ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Energy minister Dix says North Coast Transmission Line will facilitate LNG project
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
British Columbia’s energy minister Adrian Dix says an agreement between BC Hydro and the Nisga’a First Nation will help power a planned floating LNG terminal in northwestern B.C. across the finish line. Dix says the agreement announced in Prince George, B.C. will see the North Coast Transmission Line supply up to 600 megawatts to what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aloha feels more like goodbye for Sony Open. Other PGA Tour events might feel the same way
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Palm trees are about the only similarity between the Sony Open and The American Express, consecutive weeks on the PGA Tour where one course is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and the other by mountains and desert. And now they share something else in common: an uncertain future. That’s true ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marlins acquire right-hander Bradley Blalock from Rockies for minor league pitcher Jake Brooks
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins acquired right-handed pitcher Bradley Blalock from the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday in exchange for minor league right-hander Jake Brooks. Blalock was designated for assignment by the Rockies last week to open a roster spot after Colorado finalized an $8 million, one-year contract with right-hander Michael Lorenzen. The addition of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Falcons make veteran line coach Bill Callahan the first offensive assistant on Stefanski’s staff
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons hired veteran offensive line coach Bill Callahan on Tuesday, making one of the NFL’s most-experienced coaches the first offensive assistant added to new coach Kevin Stefanski’s staff. The addition of Callahan, 69, comes one day after the team announced defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich will return. Callahan was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former NBA star Lamar Odom arrested on suspicion of DUI in Nevada
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former NBA star Lamar Odom was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Las Vegas over the weekend, authorities said Tuesday. Odom, 46, was pulled over Saturday on Interstate 15 near Harry Reid International Airport, according to Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Shawn Haggstrom. He could face charges including DUI, excessive speed and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Witness says Myles Gray ‘didn’t look right’ before fatal 2015 fight with VPD officers
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A woman who saw Myles Gray before his fatal fight with a group of Vancouver police officers in August 2015 says he “just didn’t look right,” as he paced up and down the street near her workplace mumbling to himself. Andreah Pilgrim was testifying on day two of a public hearing into Gray’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Warriors guard Jimmy Butler tears ACL in his right knee against Heat, AP source says
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler tore the ACL in his right knee during the third quarter of a 135-112 victory against his former Miami team Monday night, a person with knowledge of the injury told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Warriors had not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man City stunned by tiny Bodø/Glimt in huge Champions League upset in the Arctic
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
Manchester City slumped to one of the most humiliating upsets in Champions League history, losing to a 3-1 at tiny Norwegian club Bodø/Glimt on Tuesday. The second-half sending-off of Rodri completed a miserable evening for big-spending City in Bodø, a fishing town with a population of around 55,000 and located north of the Arctic Circle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at some potential candidates for the Coalition Avenir Québec leadership
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
MONTREAL — After more than seven years in power, Quebec Premier François Legault announced on Jan. 15 that he would step down after the Coalition Avenir Québec chooses his replacement. The upcoming leadership race is the first in the CAQ’s history, as Legault co-founded the party in 2011 and has served as its only leader. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says beefing up Arctic security key to solving Greenland crisis
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
OTTAWA — There are solutions to the crisis enveloping Greenland, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday as global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland absorbed another escalation in U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to assert control over the Danish territory. During his address to the forum in the ski resort town of Davos, ... Read More »
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