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Yamal’s acrobatic goal helps Barcelona beat Oviedo and regain Spanish league lead
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Lamine Yamal scored with an acrobatic volley and Barcelona beat last-place Oviedo 3-0 to regain the lead of the Spanish league on Sunday. Dani Olmo and Raphinha also struck in the second half with both players taking advantage of defensive mistakes by the Oviedo defense. Yamal scored his 73rd-minute goal with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Mercy’ unseats ‘Avatar: Fire & Ash’ atop the box office on snow-blanketed weekend in theaters
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — With a winter storm blanketing a large swath of the country, Hollywood had its quietest weekend of the year at the box office. The Amazon MGM sci-fi thriller “Mercy” dethroned “Avatar: Fire and Ash” from the No. 1 spot with $11.2 million in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. Hundreds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A man is under arrest for assaulting U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost at the Sundance Film Festival
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A man was arrested Friday night at a party during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, for allegedly assaulting a Florida congressman. Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost wrote on X Saturday that he was punched in the face by a man who told Frost that President Donald Trump ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maltais, sprint team earn Canada two silvers at final speedskating World Cup
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
INZELL — Valérie Maltais earned her second podium of the weekend on Sunday, bringing home silver in the women’s mass start to conclude the final speedskating World Cup event of the season. The 35-year-old from La Baie, Que., finished the 16-lap race in eight minutes 38.77 seconds, behind Marijke Groenewoud of the Netherlands (8:38.32). “Obviously, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celtic concedes late in 2-2 draw with surprise Scottish leader Hearts
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Celtic missed its chance to close the gap on Heart of Midlothian on Sunday after conceding late to draw 2-2 with the Scottish Premiership leader. Claudio Braga’s 87th-minute goal at Tynecastle Park leveled the game and kept first-place Hearts six points clear of the defending champion. But the draw saw Rangers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Australia culls dingoes linked to attack on Canadian Piper James, found dead on beach
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
A pack of “aggressive” dingoes involved in the death of 19-year-old Canadian Piper James on an Australian beach is being culled, government officials have announced. Preliminary autopsy results released on Thursday found that James, from Campbell River, B.C., had been bitten by dingoes both before and after her death on the island of K’gari, in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A man is under arrested for assaulting U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost at the Sundance Film Festival
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A man was arrested Friday night at a party during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, for allegedly assaulting a Florida congressman. Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost wrote on X Saturday that he was punched in the face by a man who told Frost that President Donald Trump ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Mboko, American Jovic fall in second round of doubles at Australian Open
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
MELBOURNE — Canada’s Victoria Mboko and Iva Jovic of the United States fell 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (10) to Belgium’s Elise Mertens and China’s Zhang Shuai in second-round women’s doubles action on Monday. Mboko was coming off being eliminated in singles play by world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the fourth round. Mboko and Jovic carried ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rayo Vallecano defends decision not to pay tribute to Pathé Ciss after African Cup of Nations title
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Spanish club Rayo Vallecano said Sunday it did not pay tribute to its player Pathé Ciss following Senegal’s Africa Cup of Nations title because of the recent tragedy involving train crashes in Spain. Rayo was taking heat from some of its fans for not honoring the central midfielder who helped Senegal in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nova Scotia’s Black beats Alberta’s Sturmay 9-6 at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
MISSISSAUGA — Nova Scotia’s Christina Black defeated Alberta’s Selena Sturmay 9-6 on Sunday morning at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Black, who reached the final of the Olympic Trials last November, scored three points in the fifth end and added three more in the seventh. In other early games, Manitoba’s Beth Peterson rolled to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Abigail Strate earns second World Cup ski jumping medal of the weekend
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
SAPPORO — Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate won her second World Cup medal of the weekend on Sunday with a silver. The Calgary native finished with 129.2 points in the large hill event. Slovakia’s Nika Prevc (134.5) and Norway’s Heidi Dyhre Traaserud (124.6), placed in first and third. Strate also took silver in the large ... Read More »
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