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All I want for Christmas is the Olympics. Mariah Carey to perform at Milan Cortina opening ceremony
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — Mariah Carey is going to add some American pop-star pedigree to the opening ceremony for the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. The local organizing committee announced on Monday that the 56-year-old Carey — the “All I Want for Christmas is You” singer — is the first international star named to perform in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!35 countries will compete in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after 5 countries announce boycott
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
GENEVA (AP) — Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest on Monday announced a final list of 35 countries that will take part in the glitzy pop-music gala next year, after five countries said they would boycott due to discord over Israel’s participation. Contest organizers announced the list for the 2026 finale, set to be held ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lindsey Vonn likely to push back retirement following winning start to Olympic season at age 41
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
They said she “should see a psychologist,” had “gone completely mad” and hadn’t “recognized the meaning and purpose of her other life” away from skiing. Well, Lindsey Vonn’s return to downhill racing on her titanium knee doesn’t seem so crazy now. Not after she dominated the opening speed weekend of the Olympic season, won the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rob Reiner, son of a comedy giant who became one in turn, dies at 78
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
Rob Reiner, the son of a comedy giant who became one himself as one of the preeminent filmmakers of his generation with movies such as “The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally …” and “This Is Spinal Tap,” has died. He was 78. Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, were found dead Sunday at their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Injuries to Patrick Mahomes and Micah Parsons ruin NFL’s Week 15
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
First, Patrick Mahomes went down. Then, it was Micah Parsons. The NFL lost two of its all-time greatest players to serious knee injuries in a span of a few hours on Sunday, ruining a day filled with exciting comebacks and fascinating stories. Forty-four-year-old Philip Rivers played his first game in 1,800 days and nearly led ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rugby to trial lower tackle height at elite level amid concussion concerns
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
Rugby remains “a long, long way” from making a law change to lower the tackle height at elite level despite “positive results” from trials in the amateur game, the world governing body said Monday. World Rugby said trials over the last two seasons involving 11 unions around the world that set the legal tackle height ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Germany to face Ghana in World Cup warmup after draw blocks Ivory Coast plans
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany will face Ghana in March to prepare for the World Cup after the draw blocked a planned friendly with the Ivory Coast. Germany and Ghana both confirmed Monday they will play in Stuttgart on March 30, three days after an already-scheduled away game for Julian Nagelsmann’s team in Switzerland. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Singer Cliff Richard says he has been treated for prostate cancer
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — British pop star Cliff Richard said Monday he has been given the all-clear after treatment for prostate cancer. The 85-year-old singer joined calls for Britain to introduce a national screening program for the disease. Richard told “Good Morning Britain” that he was diagnosed a year ago after a health check for his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer set to miss last game of year with hamstring injury
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer could miss his team’s last game of the year because of a hamstring tear. The club said on Monday that the injury to Neuer’s right hamstring was confirmed by a medical examination after the 39-year-old club captain played the entirety of Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Mainz. That ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dobes rebounds for big win as Canadiens hold off McDavid, Oilers
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
MONTREAL — Jakub Dobes needed a strong performance after consecutive poor showings. Six minutes into Sunday’s game, the Montreal Canadiens goalie was staring down Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers on a two-minute 5-on-3 power play – an early test against one of the NHL’s most dangerous units. Dobes stopped five shots during that stretch ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Louvre workers vote to strike in another blow to the Paris museum
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Workers at the Louvre Museum voted Monday to strike over working conditions and other complaints, dealing another blow to the Paris museum after an embarrassing jewelry heist in October. The CFDT union said the vote was taken at a meeting of 400 workers on Monday morning and that they decided to strike ... Read More »
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