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MacKinnon says minority Parliament can work if Conservatives ‘get out of the way’
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — Government House leader Steven MacKinnon said Monday he believes the minority Parliament can function and pass bills — if Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre agrees to “get out of the way.” Poilievre, meanwhile, shared online Saturday a letter he wrote to Prime Minister Mark Carney that says he is willing to work with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Einarson, Lawes both improve to 4-0 with wins at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
MISSISSAUGA — Canada’s Kerri Einarson improved to 4-0 thanks to an 8-2 win over Quebec’s Jolianne Fortin at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Monday. Up 2-1 after a scoreless third end, Einarson scored three in the fourth and another three in the sixth to go up 8-1. After a single in the eighth end, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Music Review: Joyce Manor delivers nostalgia, polished and punk, in ‘I Used to Go to This Bar’
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In his seminal 1981 book “Simulacra and Simulation,” cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard argued that Disneyland is emblematic of reality’s collapse into perpetual imitation. “Disneyland is presented as imaginary in order to make us believe that the rest is real, whereas all of Los Angeles and the America that surrounds it are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The 2025 Tony Awards set June 7 ceremony date at Radio City Music Hall
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Fans of Broadway, circle this date: This season’s Tony Awards will take place on June 7 at its familiar home of Radio City Music Hall. Producers of the show announced the date and location Monday. Nominations will be announced May 5. Radio City can seat 6,000 people and has been the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SEC sets record with 10 ranked teams, a first in 50-year history of women’s AP Top 25; UConn, UCLA are 1-2
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — SEC sets record with 10 ranked teams, a first in 50-year history of women’s AP Top 25; UConn, UCLA are 1-2. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wales captain calls Six Nations ‘a welcome distraction’ amid off-field turmoil
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — After Wales rugby players canceled their threat of strike action, national captain Dewi Lake called the upcoming Six Nations “a welcome distraction.” The Welsh players’ association last week gave the Wales Rugby Union a deadline of Feb. 6 — the day before Wales plays its Six Nations opener against England — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Broadway and Hollywood songwriter Marc Shaiman looks back with pessimistic humor in memoir
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Some people see the glass as half full and some as half empty. Marc Shaiman is something else entirely. “I’m not even happy with the glass,” he says with a laugh. The award-winning Hollywood and Broadway composer and lyricist cheerfully likes to call himself an “Eeyore” and “a card-carrying pessimist” despite ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dior couture debut for Anderson mixes wonder, wit, celebrity-wattage – and an occasional wobble
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
PARIS (AP) — Dior turned the Musée Rodin into a celebrity waiting room — then into a garden. Guests packed into the museum as the start time for the show drifted. French first lady Brigitte Macron arrived. Lauren Sánchez Bezos swept in. Parker Posey twirled in her trench-dress. And then the whole room, celebrities and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!F1 teams test all-new cars in private amid concerns they could break down
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
Ten new cars, five days, no fans. Formula 1 started a new era with the public and the media excluded from its private testing session in Spain on Monday. It’s hard to imagine a bigger contrast to last year’s lavish launch party that involved 16,000 fans and famous faces in London. Mercedes was one of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s ski cross, alpine ski racers unveiled for 2026 Olympic Games
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
TORONTO — World champions James Crawford, Laurence St-Germain and Marielle Thompson lead Canada’s alpine ski team into the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games Alpine Canada has announced the 20 athletes who will compete in downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, team alpine combined and ski cross. The 2026 Winter Olympics officially open Feb. 6 with men’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provincial police investigate after man, woman found dead in Manawan, Que.
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police are investigating an apparent case of domestic violence after discovering two bodies in an apartment in Manawan, a First Nations community northeast of Montreal. Police say the deceased are a 44-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman. Manawan police had responded to a call late Sunday afternoon in the Atikamekw community ... Read More »
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