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Canada's Maltais earns bronze at speedskating World Cup in last race before Olympics
INZELL - Canada's Valerie Maltais earned bronze in the women's 3,000 metres at a speedskating World Cup on Saturday in her final race before the Milan Cortina Olympics. Maltais, from La Baie, Que., fi...
The Canadian Press Jan 24, 2026

Personal leave puts hockey into perspective for Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl
EDMONTON - Time away from the Edmonton Oilers has clarified what's truly important for star forward Leon Draisaitl. The 30-year-old centre stepped away from the NHL team last week and returned to Germ...
The Canadian Press Jan 24, 2026

Canada's Laurin, Ethier 5th in pairs figure skating at Four Continents championship
BEIJING - Canada's Kelly Ann Laurin and Loucas Ethier finished fifth in pairs figure skating on Saturday at the Four Continents Championship. Laurin of St-Jerome, Que., and Ethier of St-Alphonse-de-Gr...
The Canadian Press Jan 24, 2026

Canada's Abigail Strate earns silver at ski jumping World Cup as Olympics approach
SAPPORO - Canada's Abigail Strate stayed hot heading to the Milan Cortina Olympics, earning a silver on the women's large hill at the Ski Jumping World Cup on Saturday. The 24-year-old Calgarian reach...
The Canadian Press Jan 24, 2026

WolfPack women lose in five sets, men sweep Cascades in Canada West volleyball action
KAMLOOPS - A mixed bag of results for the Thompson Rivers University volleyball teams as they split games against the Fraser Valley Cascades Friday (Jan. 23) night.The WolfPack women lost 3-2 (16-25, ...
Pattison Media Jan 24, 2026 (Image Credit: Alessandro Boggio/Thymos Capture via TRU WolfPack)

Man City wins after dropping Haaland and Liverpool loses on stoppage-time goal
Dropping Erling Haaland worked out just fine for Manchester City. The Premier League's most fearsome striker and top scorer was relegated to the bench on Saturday after scoring just one goal in his pr...
The Canadian Press Jan 24, 2026

Surprising Augsburg hands Bayern Munich first defeat in the Bundesliga
BERLIN (AP) - The best team in Germany is not necessarily the best in Bavaria. Bayern Munich slumped to its first Bundesliga defeat of the season by 2-1 at home to Bavarian rival Augsburg on Saturday,...
The Canadian Press Jan 24, 2026

West Ham beats Sunderland for back-to-back wins in Premier League survival bid
West Ham's bid to escape the Premier League's relegation zone gathered pace with a 3-1 win over Sunderland on Saturday. It was a second straight victory for West Ham, which surged into a three-goal le...
The Canadian Press Jan 24, 2026

Blazers overpower Wild to begin three-game U.S. road trip on winning note
WENATCHEE, WASH. - Harrison Brunicke, Tommy Lafreniere and JP Hurlbert had three-point nights as the Kamloops Blazers ran riot over the Wenatchee Wild Friday (Jan. 23) night. The Blazers scored seven ...
Pattison Media Jan 24, 2026 Joaquin Geras celebrates his first WHL goal in Wenatchee on Jan. 23, 2026. (Image Credit: Russ Alman/Wenatchee Wild)

Skijoring: a sport you've likely never heard of pushed a resort town to its limit
BANFF - Cole Carey learned quickly to keep his mouth shut when skiing in the snowy wake of a galloping horse: there's the danger of snow, ice and the occasional flavour of animal droppings dusted into...
The Canadian Press Jan 24, 2026

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