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Toronto FC bolsters backline by signing veteran centre back Walker Zimmerman
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
TORONTO — Toronto FC bolstered its backline Friday by signing free-agent centre back Walker Zimmerman, a two-time MLS Defender of the Year, through the 2027-28 MLS season. The 32-year-old U.S. international has spent 13 years in Major League Soccer with FC Dallas, Los Angeles FC and most recently Nashville SC. Along the way, he became ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney will meet with Ukraine’s allies in Paris as peace talks intensify
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to France next week to meet with Ukraine’s allies as talks aimed at ending Russia’s war intensify. The Prime Minister’s Office says Carney will be in Paris on Monday and Tuesday to meet with the “coalition of the willing” in an effort to push forward a peace ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What to know about the Swiss Alpine bar fire that killed 40
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss investigators believe sparkling flares atop Champagne bottles started a fire in a bar at an Alpine ski resort that left 40 people dead and another 119 injured during a New Year’s celebration. Most injuries, many of them serious, occurred when the blaze swept through the crowded bar in southwestern Switzerland ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hilary Knight set to make 5th Olympics appearance as US women’s hockey unveils 23-player roster
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
Hilary Knight is set to make her fifth Olympic appearance, and this time lead a younger, faster U.S. women’s national team that’s favored to win gold at the Milan Cortina Winter Games next month. The 36-year-old Knight headlines the list as USA Hockey released its 23-player Olympic women’s roster on Friday. It’s a group that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US hockey picks 4 Nations-heavy roster for the Winter Olympics, adding Keller, Thompson and Jones
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
Tage Thompson and Clayton Keller helped the U.S. win the world hockey championship for the first time since 1933, while Seth Jones was a key part of the Florida Panthers’ second consecutive Stanley Cup run. Those contributions earned them a spot on the U.S. team at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics as the only three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2025 Lethbridge Sports Year in Review
By Lethbridge Herald on January 2nd, 2026
Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Another year has ended in the Lethbridge sports scene but their were many key victories and feel-good moments to be celebrated in the calendar year of 2025. Cougars win first-ever provincial title The Catholic Central Cougars varsity boys volleyball team won the program’s first-ever provincial championship in late November. “It means a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US picks 4 Nations-heavy roster for the Milan Olympics, adding Keller, Thompson and Jones
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
Tage Thompson and Clayton Keller helped the U.S. win the world hockey championship for the first time since 1933, while Seth Jones was a key part of the Florida Panthers’ second consecutive Stanley Cup run. Those contributions earned them a spot on the U.S. Olympic team as the only three additions from the 4 Nations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada pushes back on Chinese military drills in Taiwan Strait
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada is pushing back on Chinese influence in the Taiwan Strait after Beijing ratcheted up tensions in East Asia by conducting military drills off Taiwan this week. China’s People’s Liberation Army said Wednesday that it had “successfully completed” two days of military exercises in the waters off Taiwan, concluding a set of high-powered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo to play against Arsenal amid transfer interest from Man City
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo is expected to play against Arsenal on Saturday despite reports linking him to an imminent transfer to Manchester City. “Antoine is going to play, yes,” Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola said Friday at a press conference. The Ghana international is third on the Premier League’s scoring chart this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s what to know about a deadly fire at a Swiss Alpine bar’s New Year celebration
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss investigators are probing what caused a fire in a bar at an Alpine ski resort that left around 40 people dead and another 115 injured during a New Year’s celebration. Most injuries, many of them serious, occurred when the blaze swept through the crowded bar less than two hours after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump wants to overhaul the ‘president’s golf course.’ He hasn’t played there yet
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has spent much of his two-week vacation in Florida golfing. But when he gets back to the White House, there’s a military golf course that he’s never played that he’s eyeing for a major construction project. Long a favored getaway for presidents seeking a few hours’ ... Read More »
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