January 16th, 2026
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Yeo has 18 as Seattle U knocks off San Diego 75-64

By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026

SEATTLE (AP) — Junseok Yeo scored 18 points as Seattle beat San Diego 75-64 on Thursday. Yeo shot 5 of 11 from the field, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the line for the Redhawks (13-6, 2-4 West Coast Conference). Brayden Maldonado shot 5 for 12 (3 for ... Read More »

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Ford sounds alarm over China EV deal, calls for federal help for Ontario auto sector

By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026

OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is slamming Canada’s new trade agreement with China, saying it’s inviting a flood of cheap Chinese electric vehicles with no guarantee of investments. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced today that Canada has agreed to slash its 100-per-cent tariff on Chinese EVs for up to 49,000 vehicles per year. In ... Read More »

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The road back to title contention was long for Miami. The Hurricanes have finally broken through

By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami safety Jakobe Thomas enjoyed seeing the Hurricanes at their worst. He was with Middle Tennessee State in 2022 when the Blue Raiders — four-touchdown underdogs that day — came into Hard Rock Stadium and used big play after big play to beat Miami 45-31, part of the Hurricanes’ spiral ... Read More »

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Ukraine’s young skiers practice in a bombed-out Olympic training base

By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026

CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (AP) — Young athletes in northern Ukraine spend their days cross-country skiing through a scorched forest, focused on their form — until a siren inevitably shatters the silence. They respond swiftly but without panic, ditching their skis and following coaches to an underground bomb shelter. It’s an ordinary training session at the complex ... Read More »

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Photo Gallery: Carney reaches ‘landmark’ tariff-quota deal with China on EVs, canola

By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026

The Liberal government has reached a deal with Beijing to slash tariffs on a set number of Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for China dropping duties on agriculture products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday. It marks the prime minister’s first deal on trade since taking office last year and a de-escalation in tensions with ... Read More »

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Crystal Palace and Fiorentina will head east after Conference League knockout playoffs draw

By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Crystal Palace and Fiorentina face trips to eastern Europe in the Conference League after both preseason favorites found the opening phase tough and landed in the knockout playoffs round draw Friday. Palace is away in the first leg against Bosnian champion Zrinjski Mostar while Fiorentina — a two-time beaten finalist — ... Read More »

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Julio Iglesias calls sexual abuse allegations against him ‘absolutely untrue’

By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026

MADRID (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Julio Iglesias on Friday denied allegations that he sexually assaulted two former employees, calling the accusations “absolutely untrue.” Media reports from earlier this week alleged Iglesias had sexually and physically assaulted two women who worked at his residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas between January and October 2021. ... Read More »

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Chenier excited to face former team

By Lethbridge Herald on January 16th, 2026

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Oli Chenier won’t have to wait long to face his former team for the first time. The Lethbridge Hurricanes acquired Chenier back on Jan. 5 ahead of the WHL trade deadline from the Prince Albert Raiders in exchange for a fourth round pick in the upcoming 2026 WHL Prospects Draft.  Lethbridge ... Read More »

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Giovanni Franzoni’s win in Wengen super-G makes him an Olympic contender for host Italy

By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026

WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Host Italy has a new contender in Alpine skiing with the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics three weeks away. Giovanni Franzoni claimed his first World Cup victory on the famed Lauberhorn course in a super-G Friday — four months after his close friend and former roommate, Matteo Franzoso, died in a crash ... Read More »

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Al-Attiyah and Brabec dominate penultimate stage to edge closer to Dakar Rally victories

By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026

YANBU, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and rider Ricky Brabec are set to win the Dakar Rally after dominating their closest pursuers in the Saudi desert on Friday. Both of them won the 311-kilometer 12th and penultimate stage between Al Henakiyah and Yanbu, the rally starting point on the Red Sea coast two ... Read More »

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Carney says he spoke with China’s Xi about Greenland, Arctic sovereignty

By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he and Chinese President Xi Jinping talked about Greenland’s sovereignty and the U.S. president’s threats to the territory during their meeting in Beijing today. Carney says he “found much alignment of views” with his Chinese counterpart during that discussion, adding that Canada’s position is that Greenland should determine ... Read More »

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