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US names major sporting events other than World Cup, Olympics exempt from Trump visa ban
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has identified a host of athletic competitions it classifies as “major sporting events” — aside from soccer’s 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games — that athletes and coaches will be allowed to travel to the U.S. to take part in despite a broad visa ban on nearly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jason Kidd leans into youth baseball the same way the Mavs coach did with girls basketball
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
DALLAS (AP) — Jason Kidd had to choose basketball over baseball 30-plus years ago when it became clear the whiz kid of a point guard would be one of the top picks in the NBA draft. The Hall of Fame player turned coach is now in a position to indulge one of his childhood passions, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alex Bregman looking to win a World Series with the Chicago Cubs
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Bregman was clear and concise. His biggest priorities are his family and winning baseball games. Bregman’s wife, Reagan, and sons, Knox and Bennett, watched from the front row on Thursday as he detailed his reasons for signing with the Chicago Cubs in free agency. He displayed his other priority on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raiders have interviewed 7 head coaching candidates since firing Pete Carroll
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders have interviewed seven candidates for their coaching vacancy in the two weeks since they fired Pete Carroll, including former head coaches Kevin Stefanski, Vance Joseph and Matt Nagy. Their most recent interviews were Wednesday with defensive coordinators Jesse Minter of the Los Angeles Chargers and Ejiro Evero ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday morning in Beijing
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
BEIJING — Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Xi Jinping are set to meet today in Beijing. The meeting, which is to take place in the late morning in Beijing, will be the second between the two leaders, following a discussion the two had on the sidelines of the APEC summit in South Korea in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veteran skaters lead Canada’s long-track speedskating team into Milan Cortina Games
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
CALGARY — Ted-Jan Bloemen’s two young children surprised him at Thursday’s unveiling of Canada’s Olympic long-track speedskating team for the Milano Cortina Games. When the 39-year-old was introduced in Calgary, his daughter Fiene and son Thias ran to hug their dad wearing red shirts with “Proud of my dad” on the front, and “My dad ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barcelona defeats 2nd-division club Racing 2-0 to advance to quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Defending champion Barcelona avoided an upset a day after Real Madrid faltered in the Copa del Rey, edging second-division leader Racing Santander 2-0 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals. Madrid, which lost last year’s Copa final to Barcelona, was eliminated by second-tier team Albacete 3-2 on Wednesday in the debut of coach Álvaro ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!49ers star Fred Warner ruled out for playoff game against Seattle, could return if team advances
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco star linebacker Fred Warner was ruled out for the 49ers’ divisional round playoff game against Seattle but could return from a serious ankle injury if the team wins this week. Warner returned to practice this week for the first time since breaking and dislocating his right ankle in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Don’t expect spike in arrests after B.C. ends decriminalization: police chief
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
The chief of Victoria’s police department supports ending drug decriminalization in British Columbia, but says she doesn’t expect to see a spike in arrests once the program ends this month, since it was already wound back 20 months ago. Fiona Wilson was originally a prominent advocate for decriminalization of personal possession of small amounts of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Georgian figure skaters win pairs and lead men’s event at European championships
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — It was Georgia’s day at the European figure skating championships Thursday. Skaters representing the former Soviet nation won the pairs gold medal and took the lead in the men’s event at the championships, a key warmup for next month’s Winter Olympics. Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava recovered from a fall to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bell unafraid of potential loss of HBO due to Warner Bros deal, CEO says
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026
MONTREAL — BCE Inc. chief executive Mirko Bibic says he remains unperturbed about the prospect of losing access to content from HBO, the premium U.S. television network that Bell streams on its Crave platform. The comment comes as Netflix’s US$83-billion bid to buy Warner Bros., which owns HBO, continues to make waves in Canadian and ... Read More »
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