March 30th, 2026
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Brewers giving shortstop prospect Cooper Pratt an 8-year, $50.75 million deal, AP source says

By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers shortstop prospect Cooper Pratt has agreed to terms on an eight-year, $50.75 million contract, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been announced. USA Today first reported that the two sides were on the verge of agreeing ... Read More »

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Vancouver-based pro-Palestinian group listed as terrorist entity dissolved in Canada

By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026

OTTAWA — The Canadian government says a pro-Palestinian group added to the country’s list of terrorist entities in 2024 has been dissolved. The federal corporation database with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada says the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network was “dissolved for non-compliance” on Friday. The group had been registered in British Columbia under ... Read More »

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Tatum ruled out, Brown returns to lineup for Celtics vs Hawks

By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026

ATLANTA (AP) — The Boston Celtics are swapping one key player for another in their Monday night contest against the Atlanta Hawks, as Jayson Tatum heads back to the bench and Jaylen Brown returns to the lineup following a two-game absence. Tatum, who ruptured his Achilles in May, made his season debut on March 6 ... Read More »

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Wolves’ Anthony Edwards available for game vs. Mavericks

By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026

DALLAS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves star guard Anthony Edwards will be available for Monday night’s game against Dallas, coach Chris Finch said before the game. Edwards, averaging a career-high 29.5 points per game, returns after missing the previous six games with pain in his right knee. Edwards would need to play in all eight remaining ... Read More »

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Accused B.C. cop killer wants to be found mentally fit for trial, lawyer tells court

By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026

VANCOUVER — The lawyer for the man accused of killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C., park in 2022 says he wants to be found mentally fit for trial. Jongwon Ham, who appeared at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Monday wearing a black shirt and grey suit, is charged with ... Read More »

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Buccaneers GM Jason Licht confident about Baker Mayfield’s future in Tampa Bay

By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026

PHOENIX (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are confident Baker Mayfield will be their quarterback beyond the 2026 season. Mayfield is entering the final season of a three-year, $100 million extension he signed after reviving his career in Tampa Bay in 2023. Bucs general manager Jason Licht said he’s had conversations with Mayfield’s representatives and ... Read More »

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Penguins captain Sidney Crosby returns from brief injury absence in time to face the Islanders

By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Sidney Crosby is back in the lineup for the Pittsburgh Penguins at the New York Islanders on Monday night after missing the previous game because of injury. Coach Dan Muse called the 38-year-old captain a game-time decision when asked following his team’s optional morning skate. Crosby and several other veteran players ... Read More »

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Independent MLA won’t resign while facing charges labelled intimate partner violence

By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026

VICTORIA — Independent British Columbia legislator Hon Chan says he is not resigning after his assault charges came to light and he was kicked out of the Conservative caucus. Chan says on Monday while briefly talking with reporters outside the floor of legislature that everybody is “actually innocent until proven guilty” when asked whether he ... Read More »

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Gus Malzahn, Jeff Tedford to join College Football Player selection committee this spring

By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026

Former coaches Gus Malzahn of Auburn and Jeff Tedford of Cal will join the College Football Playoff selection committee this spring, the CFP announced Monday. Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek will return for a second year as selection committee chair, and Louisiana-Lafayette AD Bryan Maggard will join the group. The new members will serve three-year ... Read More »

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B.C. youth charged over alleged school shooting threats in chats with U.S. teen

By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026

SOOKE — Police on Vancouver Island say a youth who lives in Sooke, B.C., has been charged after allegedly making threats about a school shooting in online chats with a 15-year-old in the United States. RCMP say the investigation was spurred after police in Louisville, Ky., made contact earlier this month about a 15-year-old there ... Read More »

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Pro-Palestinian group listed as terrorist entity dissolved in Canada

By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026

OTTAWA — The Canadian government says a pro-Palestinian group added to the country’s list of terrorist entities in 2024 has been dissolved. The federal corporation database with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada says the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network was “dissolved for non-compliance” on Friday. The group had been registered in British Columbia under ... Read More »

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