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Canada’s Einarson books playoff spot at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
MISSISSAUGA — Canada’s Kerri Einarson posted a 13-2 win over Nicky Kaufman of the Northwest Territories to secure a playoff spot at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Einarson scored four points in the second end and never trailed in the round-robin matchup at Paramount Fine Foods Centre. The four-time national women’s curling champion improved to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal-area public transit agency Exo cutting jobs amid sector-wide budget crunch
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
MONTREAL — Montreal-area transit service Exo is cutting dozens of jobs and is warning of future service reductions as Quebec’s public transportation sector continues to struggle. Exo’s 2026 budget includes cutting its workforce by about 11 per cent, or 73 jobs, as it reduces its overall budget by 0.4 per cent compared to the previous ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets hire Dolphins’ Brian Duker as defensive coordinator, AP source says
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
The New York Jets are hiring Miami Dolphins assistant coach Brian Duker as their defensive coordinator, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Duker spent the last two seasons as the Dolphins’ pass game coordinator and secondary coach. He was the ninth and last known candidate to interview for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four big questions ahead of the 2026 Grammy Awards show
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 68th annual Grammy Awards are Sunday, airing live from Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on CBS and Paramount+. What can viewers expect? According to the Recording Academy: some new, some old and a lot of excitement. Executive producers Raj Kapoor, Ben Winston and Jesse Collins are returning for a different show ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Todd Monken will be the next Cleveland Browns head coach, AP source says
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns are naming Todd Monken as their head coach, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced Monken’s hiring. Monken had been Baltimore’s offensive coordinator for the past three seasons. He first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cleveland Browns are naming Todd Monken as head coach, person with knowledge of decision tells The Associated Press
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns are naming Todd Monken as head coach, person with knowledge of decision tells The Associated Press. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Criminals using AI to commit ransomware attacks, cybersecurity centre warns
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal cybersecurity centre warns in a new report that criminals who hold data for ransom are using artificial intelligence tools that make it easier to target their victims. The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security’s latest outlook report says the ransomware threat in Canada “continues to increase and evolve quickly” as malicious actors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal Canadiens fire goaltending coach Eric Raymond, name Marco Marciano interim replacement
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens fired goaltending coach Eric Raymond on Wednesday. They made the move 53 games into the NHL season despite sitting in a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Goalies Jakub Dobes, Samuel Montembeault and Jacob Fowler have combined for a save percentage of .884 that ranks 28th among the league’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the numbers: Girls high school basketball participation down at least 21% since 2000
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
The number of girls high school basketball players in the United States has dropped at least 21% since 2000 based on National Federation of State High School Associations’ annual participation surveys. The federation, which relies on individual schools to self-report numbers for each sport, said girls high school basketball participation declined from 451,600 at 16,526 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Even in Caitlin Clark’s home state, girls high school basketball in decline. It thrives in this town
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
NEWELL, Iowa (AP) — The streets of Newell and Fonda are quiet. Rural decline has taken a toll on these northwest Iowa towns with main street storefronts shuttered and vacant houses scattered here and there. Yet the heart of these communities separated by 9 miles isn’t hard to find. It still beats at the Newell-Fonda ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: Jason Statham sticks close to the formula as a lethal former spy in ‘Shelter’
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
Jason Statham lives in a Scottish lighthouse when we meet him in “Shelter” and that’s a pretty good analogy for Statham’s usual movie role these days: Tall, cold, alone, tough, quiet and only intermittently illuminating. Statham may appear to be just a grim-faced lighthouse keeper, but he’s really a hero laying low, like he was ... Read More »
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