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U.S. border czar says about 700 federal immigration officers to leave Minnesota
Donald Trump’s administration is reducing the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota, where two local residents were fatally shot last month by federal officers, border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday. Source link
Attack on civilians in Nigeria kills at least 170, lawmaker says
At least 170 people have been killed in an attack by armed men on a remote village in central Nigeria’s Kwara state, a local lawmaker tells Reuters, as authorities and soldiers continue to comb nearby bushland for survivors. Source link
Cochran-Siegle fastest in Olympics downhill training, Norwegian skier airlifted to hospital
American skier Ryan Cochran-Siegle was fastest in the opening downhill training session of the Milano-Cortina Games on Wednesday but another racer had to be airlifted off the fearsome Stelvio slope. Source link
A social network for AI looks disturbing, but it's not what you think
A social network where humans are banned and AI models talk openly of world domination has led to claims that the “singularity” has begun, but the truth is that much of the content is written by humans Source link
Free from 'sports prison,' winter athletes get chance to enjoy Olympics without a COVID lockdown
In some ways, the goals Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris set for the Milano-Cortina Olympics are the same ones he set in his three previous appearances at the Games. However, he listed one other element that no Olympian on the ground four years ago in China will ever take for granted again: “To enjoy it with […]
Canadian snowboarder Elizabeth Hosking on a roll ahead of her 3rd Olympic Games
Canadian halfpipe snowboarder Elizabeth Hosking has lived the highs and lows of her sport. But with injuries behind her, Hosking ., is more than grateful to compete at the Milano-Cortina Games, her third Olympics. Source link
Calgary reflects on rejecting 2026 Olympic bid, as legacy of 1988 Games fades
A year-long debate over whether to host the 2026 Winter Olympics dominated headlines in Calgary in 2018. The idea was abandoned after the public voted the idea down in a plebiscite. Now, residents are about to watch the Games they could have hosted kick off on the other side of the world in Italy. Source […]
Canada's long-track speed skaters look to replicate past magic on Italian ice at Milano-Cortina Olympics
As Canada’s most successful Olympic team with 42 Olympic and over 150 world championship medals through the years, the expectations are always high for the Canadian speed skating team. Italy holds a special place in the heart of Canadian speed skaters. Will there be the same kind of magic at Milano-Cortina 2026? Source link
No favourites in Milan, but Orser sees something brewing in Canadian singles skating
Brian Orser knows Canada’s odds of bringing home a singles figure skating medal from the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics are slim. But he sees a promising future in singles skating for Canada. Source link
Throwing punches: Sask. teen boxer Havanna Demers has her eyes on Youth Olympics
A teenage girl from the small Saskatchewan community of Rapid View hopes to qualify for the Youth Olympic Games later this year in Dakar, Senegal. Source link