Can Moh Ahmed make Canadian history at World XC Championships?
The 2026 World Cross-Country Championships are set for Saturday at Tallahassee, Fla.’s Apalachee Regional Park, returning to the U.S. for the first time in more than three decades. He took a dominant win by a 15-second margin, earning a spot at his first World XC Championships since 2013. At those 2013 championships, which took place in Bydgoszcz, Poland, 21-year-old Ahmed placed an impressive 22nd and was the top Canadian. After back-to-back wins, Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo, fresh off his Chicago Marathon win, is chasing his third straight World XC crown. Compatriot Maurine Chebor, the 2025 Kenyan XC champion, is also in the running, alongside Ugandan national XC champion Joy Cheptoyek.
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January 08, 2026 22:06 UTC
Conservative MP says York University Student Centre blocked his campus discussion event
اخبار العرب-كندا 24: الخميس 8 يناير 2026 04:44 مساءًAlberta member of Parliament Garnett Genuis is claiming an attack “on free speech” after the York University Student Center (YUSC) rejected a request for him to bring his public discussion forum to the campus on Friday. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe YUSC is a legal entity separate from York itself, with its own staff and board of directors comprised of students, stakeholders and university representatives. Genuis first identified the school’s student union, the York Federation of Students, as the party responsible for making the decision when he posted about the cancelled event Wednesday night on X. While students have presented a broad range of differing political views, he said the discourse was always respectful. He also vows to return to York University.
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January 08, 2026 21:49 UTC
Cowboys DC Search: Raheem Morris Defenses from 2020-2023 » Inside The Star
They finished 29th in total defense, 30th in passing yards allowed, and 32nd in passing touchdowns allowed. LA finished 17th in total defense, 22nd in passing yards, 2nd in passing touchdowns, and 15th in yards per pass. They were 19th in total defense, 21st in passing yards allowed, 14th in passing touchdowns, and 24th in yards per attempt. The rushing defense was better, ranking 13th in rushing yards allowed, 10th in rushing touchdowns, and 13th in yards per rush. Here’s where I landed after stacking all of this: Raheem Morris’ defenses can produce disruption in spurts, turnovers, flashy plays, and moments fans remember.
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January 08, 2026 19:35 UTC
Striped bass stocks increasing, DFO says
In 2025, the department estimated there were 547,300 spawning striped bass in the southern gulf, up from 340,300 from 2024. David Roth, program director at the Atlantic Salmon Federation, said Atlantic salmon stocks continue to plummet in the region, with one of the major factors being the increasing number of striped bass. “The main reason for the low survival rates is predation by striped bass.”David Roth, program director at the Atlantic Salmon Federation, said consumption of salmon by striped bass is a reason salmon stocks have declined. (CBC)By listing striped bass in a cautious zone, DFO is suggesting, according to its presentation, that any decisions about the fishery “should promote growth.”But Roth said striped bass fishery limits are too conservative and should increase to help Atlantic salmon. “But now Atlantic salmon in the Miramichi and southern gulf are kind of where striped bass used to be.”
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January 08, 2026 19:30 UTC
‘He was there to kill somebody’: Police believe U of T student was randomly targeted in fatal shooting
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January 08, 2026 16:52 UTC
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January 08, 2026 16:01 UTC
Some Greenlanders express outrage over Trump’s threats. But not all are concerned
However, not all from the island are reacting with outrage, with some downplaying the comments made by the Trump administration about the territory’s fate. “I think [Trump] should just come out outright and say he wants … the oil, he wants the rare earth minerals,” Martinussen said. We are Greenlanders.”Greenland relies on U.S. for securityGreenland MP Pele Broberg, who’s the leader of the opposition pro-independence party Naleraq, didn’t express concern about Trump’s comments. [Trump] wants to do a deal. Berthelsen said Greenland has been an ally of the U.S. for more than 80 years, with U.S. military bases stationed there.
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January 08, 2026 13:50 UTC
Alberta boy, 9, sues 11-year-old for injuring his finger with a toy dinosaur at daycare
Usually, if a child swats another child with a toy dinosaur, it does not cause catastrophic injury. Usually, if a child gets hurt at a daycare, it is the daycare owners who get dragged into court. Procedural rules required that each child had a litigation representative: Nsamba Mamisa Robinson for Elijah, and Courtney and Josh Fellin for Xavier. But the action was formally child versus child. “Children in these situations are within the expected scope of risk of injury, especially a difficult to foresee risk.
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January 08, 2026 12:44 UTC
Federal government confirms 25 guns collected in 'buyback' pilot, as Quebec pledges support
Late Wednesday, Public Safety Canada announced the results of a six-week pilot program that ran in parts of Cape Breton last fall, which was designed to test the system before it rolled out nationally. The Public Safety department announced it would compensate Quebec $12 million to assist in coordinating collection efforts. Quebec is one of several provinces with its own provincial police force, the Sûreté du Québec, and is the first province to publicly declare its intention to support the federal program. “We have decided against a contribution agreement and advised Public Safety Canada accordingly. Provincial involvement is not required for the federal government to implement its own policy,” Robert Gauvin, the provincial public safety minister, said in a statement.
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January 08, 2026 11:53 UTC
Stuart Thomson: The looming tech backlash may have just started on a farm in Ireland
Or, dive right into the deep end and buy a “dumb phone” that can only text and make phone calls. Weary of technology’s endless incursions into his life, Kingsnorth moved his family from England to a farm in rural Ireland. And to say the tech world has become increasingly anti-human is no longer a rhetorical flourish, but an accurate description of how some AI researchers like to describe their goals. And as artificial intelligence dominates the economy, the tech world may have overplayed its hand, by almost cheerleading humanity’s obsolescence in a way that is unsettling and infuriating to normal people. The academic and writer Tyler Austin Harper, who has written favourably about Kingsnorth’s ideas, sees a popular backlash on the horizon.
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January 08, 2026 11:48 UTC
N.B. mill worker who was fired for equating Zionists to Nazis ordered reinstated with unpaid suspension
A New Brunswick paper mill worker fired for equating Zionists to Nazis has seen his dismissal replaced with four months of unpaid leave. Chamberlain’s union, UNIFOR, Local 523, grieved the shipper’s firing. Marichev testified “that he has known” Chamberlain “for a few years,” said the decision. At one point in their conversation, Marichev testified, Chamberlain became “quite agitated … and was raising his voice,” said the decision. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“The comments were a severe violation of the (mill’s) workplace harassment … policy and must reflect that fact.
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January 08, 2026 11:33 UTC
U.S.-Canadian moon mission preps for February launch despite international tensions
U.S.-Canadian moon mission preps for February launch despite international tensionsIn space, no one can hear you fight. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThat would mean transporting the giant Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. That would be mission commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen. Since then, eight other Canadians have flown to space as NASA astronauts. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementIn addition to Hansen, the Canadian Space Agency has three active astronauts, though none has an assigned mission at the moment.
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January 08, 2026 11:33 UTC
Why Trump wants Greenland
Why Trump wants GreenlandNewsDuration 4:22The Trump administration has made it clear it wants to take control of Greenland and it isn’t ruling out using military force. For The National, CBC’s Eli Glasner breaks down why the U.S. has labelled annexing the sparsely-populated island a ‘national security priority.’
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January 08, 2026 09:48 UTC
Throwback: When the U.S. invaded Panama
Throwback: When the U.S. invaded PanamaNewsDuration 2:29The use of U.S. troops to capture former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro to stand trial in New York isn’t the first time the White House has invaded a Latin American country. In 1989, under then-president George W. Bush, American soldiers ousted Gen. Manuel Noriega, Panama’s acting president, forcing him to flee the capital.
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January 08, 2026 09:34 UTC
Trump suspends U.S. support for 66 international organizations
The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the UN's population agency and the UN treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the U.S. further retreats from global co-operation. U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending support for 66 organizations, agencies and commissions following his instructions for his administration to review participation in and funding for all international organizations, including those affiliated with the United Nations, according to a White House statement on social media. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC, is the latest effort by Trump and his allies to distance the U.S. from international organizations focused on climate and addressing climate change. UNFCC, the 1992 agreement between 198 countries to financially support climate change activities in developing countries, is the underlying treaty for the landmark Paris climate agreement. Trump, who calls climate change a hoax, withdrew from that agreement soon after reclaiming the White House.
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January 08, 2026 09:17 UTC