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Harris notches double-double as No. 25 North Carolina women take down Clemson 53-44
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Nyla Harris notched a double-double to lead No. 25 North Carolina 53-44 over Clemson on Thursday. Harris scored 17 on 7-of-13 shooting with 10 rebounds and two steals. It was her fourth double-double of the season for the Tar Heels (19-5, 8-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). Lanie Grant added 16 points, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gotterup shoots 63, Scheffler struggles in first round of Phoenix Open
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chris Gotterup shot a bogey-free 8-under 63 to take a two-shot lead Thursday in the first round of the Phoenix Open on a rare day when top-ranked Scottie Scheffler struggled. Warm weather — even for the desert — led to some long drives and low scores at TPC Scottsdale’s Stadium Course. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police say threats ‘intertwined’ as some schools in Coquitlam, B.C., are shut again
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
Sharon Perry says her 16-year-old daughter sent her an alarming text on Wednesday, saying students at Centennial Secondary in Coquitlam, B.C., were sitting on the floor because of a police lockdown. There was also a photo of the classroom’s windows covered in sheets of paper. Perry said the school had also been locked down a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Wheels are in motion’: Deportation closer for driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
CALGARY — A lawyer for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash says his client is one step closer to being deported to India. Lawyer Michael Greene says Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has rejected a request for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu to stay in the country as a refugee. “The wheels ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!49ers will play in the first regular-season NFL game in Australia. The Cowboys will play in Rio
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers will be the team facing the division-rival Los Angeles Rams in the first-ever regular-season NFL game in Australia next season, and the Dallas Cowboys will be one of the teams playing the first game in Rio de Janeiro, the league said Thursday. The league had announced last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How Brandi Carlile, Coco Jones and Charlie Puth are preparing for the Super Bowl pregame stage
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brandi Carlile isn’t hedging. When the multi-Grammy winner steps onto the field at Super Bowl to sing “America the Beautiful,” Carlile said she’ll perform fully live — with no prerecorded safety net, embracing the same risk she believes audiences take every day simply by showing up. “The people deserve to have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Epstein emails show he helped arrange White House visit for Woody Allen
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — In 2015, Woody Allen and his wife, Soon-Yi Previn, went on a trip to Washington, D.C. With the help of their friend Jeffrey Epstein, they were able to tour the White House. Allen’s friendship with Epstein has been known for years, but emails in the huge trove of records released by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Truck driver who caused Humboldt Broncos bus crash loses refugee bid
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
CALGARY — A lawyer for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash says his client is one step closer to being deported to India. Lawyer Michael Greene says Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has rejected a request for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu to stay in the country as a refugee. Greene says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Measles outbreak prompts health alert in World Cup host Jalisco, Mexico
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
ZAPOPAN, Mexico (AP) — The Mexican state of Jalisco on Thursday issued a health alert and mandated the use of face masks in schools as a measles outbreak hit the state capital, a key host city for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup. The measures come on the heels of an epidemiological alert issued by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Auger-Aliassime tops Wawrinka in straight sets to advance to Open Occitanie quarters
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
MONTPELLIER — Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 7-6 (3) in second-round men’s singles tennis action at the Open Occitanie on Thursday. Auger-Aliassime fired 16 aces and won 82 per cent of his first-serve points. The Montreal native broke on two of his 10 chances but held a 34-19 advantage on winners. Wawrinka ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Cory Johnston off to solid start in Elite Series opening event
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
SCOTTSBORO — Canadian Cory Johnston is off to a solid start to the 2026 Elite Series season. Johnston, of Cavan, Ont., took the lead after the first round of the circuit’s opening event on Lake Guntersville on Thursday. Johnston’s five-fish limit weight 24 pounds, nine ounces, leaving him three ounces ahead of American Bryant Smith. ... Read More »
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