By Canadian Press on February 9th, 2026
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Sam Darnold and that stingy Seattle Seahawks defense captured the franchise’s second Super Bowl championship on the familiar field of their rival — the San Francisco 49ers. General manager John Schneider considered that an advantage in his team’s 29-13 victory against the New England Patriots on Sunday night after Seattle ... Read More »
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Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Conservatives call for tax relief for GM worker severance packages The Opposition Conservatives are calling on the federal Liberal government to exempt taxes on severance pay for more than a thousand laid-off GM workers in Ingersoll, Ont. Conservative ... Read More »
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KOLKATA, India (AP) — Italy’s 45-year wait ended in a disappointing 73-run defeat against Scotland at the T20 World Cup on Monday, with captain Wayne Madsen dislocating his shoulder inside the first six overs of Group C game. Italy, where the sport’s national federation was formed in 1980, crashed to 137 all out in 16.4 ... Read More »
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The “Dark Side” defence carried Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks to a Lombardi Trophy. Devon Witherspoon, Derick Hall, Byron Murphy and the rest of Mike Macdonald’s ferocious unit pummelled Drake Maye, and the Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29-13 on Sunday to win the franchise’s second Super Bowl. ... Read More »
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Over the weekend a bookmaker said it was already paying out on Arsenal winning the Premier League this season. Manchester City, however, is not ready to concede defeat just yet. Sunday’s dramatic 2-1 win at Liverpool closed the gap between the top two teams to six points. If second-place City beats ... Read More »
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MILAN — Canada’s women’s hockey team will look to pick up a second straight win, while slopestyle skiers Meghan Oldham and Naomi Urness look to bring Canada its second medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics on Day 3. Canada will take on Czechia today in its second preliminary round game after defeating Switzerland 4-0 on ... Read More »
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Hundreds of engineering students braced the bone-chilling cold over the weekend to race concrete sleds down a hill in London, Ont. As part of the annual Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race, teams from about 20 universities across the country design and construct their own toboggans to send down a hill. This year, the students gathered ... Read More »
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OTTAWA — The Opposition Conservatives are calling on the federal Liberal government to reduce taxes on severance packages for laid-off General Motors workers in Ingersoll, Ont. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre penned a letter Sunday, co-signed by labour critic Kyle Seeback and local MP Arpan Khanna, addressed to Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne calling for an exemption ... Read More »
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Drake Maye was a dependable and steadying force for the New England Patriots this season. The second-year quarterback never got the chance to be that when his team needed him most in the Super Bowl. Maye was the NFL’s most accurate passer during the regular season and finished second in ... Read More »
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — During a defensive struggle in the first half, the Seahawks got the consistency — and the cushion they needed — from their kicker. Seattle’s Jason Myers connected on a Super Bowl-record five field goals, scoring the first 12 points of the night to help the Seahawks pull away for a ... Read More »
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KOLKATA, India (AP) — Italy’s 45-year wait finally ended Monday when it won the toss against Scotland and elected to field in its opening game at the Twenty20 World Cup, a debut in a major International Cricket Council tournament. Italy, where the sport’s national federation was formed in 1980, placed second behind Netherlands in the ... Read More »
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