January 13th, 2026
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Coastal First Nations call on Carney to defend the B.C. tanker ban in pipeline talks

By Canadian Press on January 13th, 2026

PRINCE RUPERT — Coastal First Nations president Marilyn Slett says she called on Prime Minister Mark Carney in a meeting Tuesday to maintain and protect the oil tanker moratorium in his government’s pipeline talks with Alberta. The meeting between Carney and Coastal First Nations in Prince Rupert, B.C. was held to restart relations with the ... Read More »

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Mason Greenwood’s hat trick powers Marseille to a 9-0 victory in French Cup

By Canadian Press on January 13th, 2026

BAYEUX, France (AP) — Mason Greenwood scored a hat trick and set up two other goals as Marseille crushed regional team Bayeux 9-0 to reach the last 16 of the French Cup on Tuesday. Greenwood was Marseille’s top scorer last season with 22 goals in all competitions and already has 19 in 25 games this ... Read More »

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Ex-journalists lament closure of Ming Pao, Canada’s last Chinese-language daily paper

By Canadian Press on January 13th, 2026

VANCOUVER — Former journalists for Ming Pao Daily News say its impending closure will be a devastating blow for consumers of the only Chinese-language daily newspaper in Canada. Ming Pao announced on Monday that its final Vancouver and Toronto editions will be published on Jan. 16 and its newsrooms and offices will shut on Jan. ... Read More »

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Why an Ontario couple is leading a court battle to change MAID in B.C.

By Canadian Press on January 13th, 2026

OTTAWA — Gaye and Jim O’Neill have spend countless hours thinking about their daughter’s final hours in April 2023. It’s a memory they say they’d wish on no one — and it’s the reason why they joined a years-long legal campaign to change the way medical assistance in dying is delivered in British Columbia. The ... Read More »

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Griezmann’s free-kick goal sends Atletico Madrid to the Copa del Rey quarterfinals

By Canadian Press on January 13th, 2026

MADRID (AP) — Antoine Griezmann scored with a well-placed free-kick shot to give Atletico Madrid a 1-0 road win over second-division club Deportivo La Coruña and a spot in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey on Tuesday. Griezmann broke the deadlock in the 61st minute, finding the right upper corner with a curling left-foot ... Read More »

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Ready for a trip to the park? Snowboarding set for its spotlight at the Winter Olympics

By Canadian Press on January 13th, 2026

The origins of snowboarding go back to Christmas Day 1965 when an engineer named Sherman Poppen strapped two skis together to give his daughters something to do. He called it a “snurfer” and started selling them the next year. Jake Burton came along, refined the toy and helped turn snowboarding into a mass-market sport. Along ... Read More »

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Semenyo scores again as Man City beats Newcastle 2-0 in English League Cup semifinal

By Canadian Press on January 13th, 2026

New Manchester City signing Antoine Semenyo scored his second goal in as many games as Pep Guardiola’s team moved within reach of the English League Cup final with a 2-0 win over Newcastle on Tuesday. The forward, who joined City from Bournemouth for $87 million last week, struck the opening goal in the semifinal first ... Read More »

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Toronto Raptors exceeding expectations at midway point of NBA season

By Canadian Press on January 13th, 2026

TORONTO — A year ago, the Toronto Raptors were torn between pushing for a play-in berth or tanking for a top draft pick, but 12 months later they’re exceeding early expectations and positioned to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2022. Head coach Darko Rajakovic was asked to assess how his team was ... Read More »

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Kinew asks Ford to reconsider Crown Royal boycott in Ontario

By Canadian Press on January 13th, 2026

GIMLI — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is calling on Ontario Premier Doug Ford to drop plans for a boycott of Crown Royal whisky. Kinew made the remark while standing outside the plant at Gimli, Man., where Crown Royal is mashed, distilled and aged. Ford has said that in retaliation for parent company Diageo deciding to ... Read More »

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Police say person arrested following anti-regime protest at Iran’s empty embassy

By Canadian Press on January 13th, 2026

OTTAWA — Ottawa police say they arrested someone on trespassing-related charges after Iran’s shuttered embassy was defaced during an anti-regime protest Monday. Police say there were called to the embassy around 5:50 a.m. when someone reported that a person had jumped a fence at the embassy. The building has been vacant since Canada cut diplomatic ... Read More »

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Mikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn’s US teammates are also making an impact in the Olympic season

By Canadian Press on January 13th, 2026

FLACHAU, Austria (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin is dominating in slalom. Lindsey Vonn is doing the same in downhill at age 41. And other American skiers are making an impact, too, as the U.S. women dominate the World Cup circuit with the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics little more than three weeks away. For the second time ... Read More »

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