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Heavy snow in southern Ontario and Quebec shutters schools, snarls commutes
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
Heavy snow hammered much of southern Ontario and parts of Quebec on Thursday, shuttering schools and causing commuter chaos throughout the day. Environment Canada said some parts of Ontario, including the Greater Toronto Area, could see up to 40 centimetres of snow by Thursday evening, even as snowfall warnings for Toronto, Hamilton and Kitchener were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City of Ottawa loses court appeal over property payments
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a City of Ottawa request to overturn a lower court decision about property payments on federally owned buildings. The decision relates to the payments in lieu of taxes the federal government pays the City of Ottawa in place of property taxes, which are known as PILT. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Is Alberta’s separation really the UCP’s priority?
By Lethbridge Herald on January 15th, 2026
Editor: On January 3, 2026 I emailed the following to Mr. Neudorf, MLA for Lethbridge East. Mr. Neudorf, as you know a bunch of separatists have been given the go ahead to collect enough signatures for a referendum for the Province of Alberta to quit Canada and become an independent state.Obviously your Government made it much easier for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A scheme to rig college basketball games has been uncovered. Here’s what we know
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal investigation into a sprawling betting scheme to fix basketball games stretched from the Chinese Basketball Association to the NCAA and has ensnared 26 people, including current and former college players, prosecutors revealed Thursday. The charges filed in federal court in Philadelphia include bribery, wire fraud and conspiracy. How did ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Adrien Rabiot helps AC Milan close Serie A gap with 3-1 comeback win over Como
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
MILAN (AP) — AC Milan didn’t let city rival Inter Milan open up too big a gap at the top of Serie A as it fought back to win 3-1 at in-form Como on Thursday, with Adrien Rabiot winning a penalty and then scoring two goals. Inter had moved six points clear of Milan and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Union Berlin rescues a draw at Augsburg after fan protest interrupts Bundesliga game
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
AUGSBURG, Germany (AP) — Marin Ljubicic scored a stoppage-time goal to salvage a 1-1 draw for 10-man Union against Augsburg on Thursday in a Bundesliga game that was disrupted in the first half by fans throwing toy balls onto the field. Alexis Claude-Maurice’s audacious long-range strike just before halftime had Augsburg on course for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Key facts in the latest NCAA basketball betting investigation
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
Federal prosecutors have revealed a sprawling scheme to rig men’s college basketball games while yielding big payouts to gamblers. According to an indictment unsealed Thursday, fixers started with two professional games in China before turning their focus to recruiting college players in America to participate in similar point-shaving efforts as recently as January 2025. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!49ers’ Brock Purdy gets another chance at Mike Macdonald’s Seahawks D that shut him down in Week 18
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Two of Brock Purdy’s worst performances in an otherwise stellar career came when he matched up against a Mike Macdonald-coached defense. Now thanks to one of his more memorable moments when he led the short-handed San Francisco 49ers to a fourth-quarter comeback in a wild-card win at Philadelphia, Purdy gets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cincinnati Reds and pitcher Pierce Johnson complete $6.5 million, 1-year contract
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
CINCINNATI (AP) — Pierce Johnson already knew how formidable the Cincinnati Reds were last year after facing them. It also helped that Johnson’s best friend, Emilio Pagan, is the closer on the Reds staff. “After Cincinnati ended up re-signing him he was like, ‘You’re coming here. We’re getting it done.’ When you have your best ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes: ‘I want to be ready for Week 1’ after ACL surgery
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes intends to be ready for Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season. Mahomes had surgery in mid-December to repair two torn ligaments in his left knee, and he said during a Zoom call Thursday that his rehab is “hitting all the checkpoints” that could ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Versatile infielder/outfielder Willi Castro and Rockies agree to 2-year deal, AP source says
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
DENVER (AP) — Versatile infielder/outfielder Willi Castro and the Colorado Rockies agreed to a two-year deal Thursday, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced. Castro spent last season with the Minnesota Twins and Chicago Cubs, where he hit ... Read More »
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