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Fact File: Canadian café caught in false claim about refusing straight patrons
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
Recent social media posts claimed a café in “Manchester” owned by a transgender man and non-binary woman planned to exclusively serve “non-binary and semibisexual people.” The story is fake, but it uses photos of real café owners in Toronto. The café’s co-owner says the business plans to serve everyone regardless of how they identify — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Patrick Reed is leaving LIV Golf. He can return to the PGA Tour in September
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Patrick Reed is the second major champion to leave Saudi-funded LIV Golf, announcing Wednesday he will spend the rest of the year on the European tour with an eye on returning to the PGA Tour as early as September. His stunning decision, just three days after he won the Dubai Desert ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Black Knight becomes sole shareholder of Ligue 1 Lorient as part of multi-club ownership strategy
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
LORIENT, France (AP) — The French Ligue 1 club Lorient announced Wednesday that the Black Knight Football Club group had become its sole shareholder. The Black Knight consortium fronted by American businessman Bill Foley, which owns the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL, acquired a minority ownership interest in Lorient in January 2023 as part ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Patrick Reed is leaving LIV Golf and plans to return to the PGA Tour in September
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Patrick Reed is leaving LIV Golf and plans to return to the PGA Tour in September. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds select former B.C. chief electoral officer to oversee foreign influence registry
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Liberal government has chosen Anton Boegman, a former chief electoral officer of British Columbia, to administer the planned federal foreign influence transparency registry. Boegman’s proposed appointment is subject to approval by resolution of the House of Commons and Senate following consultation with opposition parties and Senate leaders. Simon Lafortune, a spokesman for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crans-Montana hosts World Cup skiers for subdued pre-Olympic races weeks after fatal fire tragedy
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — The Swiss ski resort Crans-Montana is back in the spotlight this week — for international sports. Four weeks after the fatal fire in a bar at a New Year’s Eve party, the World Cup in Alpine skiing has brought the best downhill racers led by Lindsey Vonn and Marco Odermatt to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Patients detail ‘disaster’ inside Alberta emergency departments
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
Sick with pneumonia and a blood infection, Paula Krawiec said her 77-year-old mother waited 24 hours to see a doctor in the emergency department at an Edmonton-area hospital last month. Over in Calgary, it took 24 hours for Colleen Whitley’s 74-year-old mother — who suffered broken ribs and vertebrae fractures after a fall and was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans out for Aston Villa for up to 10 weeks
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Premier League title contender Aston Villa will be without Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans for eight to 10 weeks, manager Unai Emery said on Wednesday. The 28-year-old Tielemans was injured in the 74th minute of the 2-0 victory over Newcastle at St James’ Park on Sunday. The win moved third-place Villa within ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Where I fell in love with hockey’: NHLers look back at their outdoor rink memories
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
Victor Hedman remembers rushing home from school and scarfing down whatever food he could find. The aim was to get into the frigid winter air as soon as possible. The destination? The local outdoor rink. “It was every day for me,” the Tampa Bay Lightning captain said of his hockey-packed childhood in Sweden. “I could ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec woman who scalded boy over prank back sentenced to 27 months in prison
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
LONGUEUIL — A Quebec woman who scalded a 10-year-old boy with boiling water over a doorbell prank was sentenced to 27 months in prison. Stéphanie Borel pleaded guilty to aggravated assault last September, acknowledging she acted out of frustration over children ringing her doorbell repeatedly as a prank. Quebec court Judge Marc Antoine Carette agreed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal MP proposes changes to Divorce Act
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
OTTAWA — A Liberal MP is pushing for changes to the Divorce Act to give children a say in divorce proceedings and limit the effects of coercive control and domestic violence. The legislation is up for its first debate today and is expected to face a vote in the House of Commons next week. It ... Read More »
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