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Don’t expect spike in arrests after B.C. ends decriminalization: police chief
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
The chief of Victoria’s police department supports ending drug decriminalization in British Columbia, but says she doesn’t expect to see a spike in arrests once the program ends this month, since it was already wound back 20 months ago. Fiona Wilson was originally a prominent advocate for decriminalization of personal possession of small amounts of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Georgian figure skaters win pairs and lead men’s event at European championships
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — It was Georgia’s day at the European figure skating championships Thursday. Skaters representing the former Soviet nation won the pairs gold medal and took the lead in the men’s event at the championships, a key warmup for next month’s Winter Olympics. Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava recovered from a fall to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bell unafraid of potential loss of HBO due to Warner Bros deal, CEO says
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
MONTREAL — BCE Inc. chief executive Mirko Bibic says he remains unperturbed about the prospect of losing access to content from HBO, the premium U.S. television network that Bell streams on its Crave platform. The comment comes as Netflix’s US$83-billion bid to buy Warner Bros., which owns HBO, continues to make waves in Canadian and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner lead Magic past Grizzlies 118-111 in Berlin
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
BERLIN (AP) — Paolo Banchero had 26 points and 13 rebounds, Franz Wagner had 18 points and nine rebounds in his return to the Magic lineup, and Orlando beat the Memphis Grizzlies 118-111 on Thursday in the NBA’s first regular-season game in Germany. Wagner had missed more than a month with a high ankle sprain ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heavy snow in southern Ontario and Quebec shutters schools, snarls commutes
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
Heavy snow hammered much of southern Ontario and parts of Quebec on Thursday, shuttering schools and causing commuter chaos throughout the day. Environment Canada said some parts of Ontario, including the Greater Toronto Area, could see up to 40 centimetres of snow by Thursday evening, even as snowfall warnings for Toronto, Hamilton and Kitchener were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City of Ottawa loses court appeal over property payments
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a City of Ottawa request to overturn a lower court decision about property payments on federally owned buildings. The decision relates to the payments in lieu of taxes the federal government pays the City of Ottawa in place of property taxes, which are known as PILT. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Is Alberta’s separation really the UCP’s priority?
By Lethbridge Herald on January 15th, 2026
Editor: On January 3, 2026 I emailed the following to Mr. Neudorf, MLA for Lethbridge East. Mr. Neudorf, as you know a bunch of separatists have been given the go ahead to collect enough signatures for a referendum for the Province of Alberta to quit Canada and become an independent state.Obviously your Government made it much easier for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A scheme to rig college basketball games has been uncovered. Here’s what we know
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal investigation into a sprawling betting scheme to fix basketball games stretched from the Chinese Basketball Association to the NCAA and has ensnared 26 people, including current and former college players, prosecutors revealed Thursday. The charges filed in federal court in Philadelphia include bribery, wire fraud and conspiracy. How did ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Adrien Rabiot helps AC Milan close Serie A gap with 3-1 comeback win over Como
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
MILAN (AP) — AC Milan didn’t let city rival Inter Milan open up too big a gap at the top of Serie A as it fought back to win 3-1 at in-form Como on Thursday, with Adrien Rabiot winning a penalty and then scoring two goals. Inter had moved six points clear of Milan and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Union Berlin rescues a draw at Augsburg after fan protest interrupts Bundesliga game
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
AUGSBURG, Germany (AP) — Marin Ljubicic scored a stoppage-time goal to salvage a 1-1 draw for 10-man Union against Augsburg on Thursday in a Bundesliga game that was disrupted in the first half by fans throwing toy balls onto the field. Alexis Claude-Maurice’s audacious long-range strike just before halftime had Augsburg on course for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Key facts in the latest NCAA basketball betting investigation
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
Federal prosecutors have revealed a sprawling scheme to rig men’s college basketball games while yielding big payouts to gamblers. According to an indictment unsealed Thursday, fixers started with two professional games in China before turning their focus to recruiting college players in America to participate in similar point-shaving efforts as recently as January 2025. The ... Read More »
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