March 23rd, 2026
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‘Stop truck 1. Stop.’ Air Canada pilots killed in collision at LaGuardia airport

By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026

NEW YORK — Clément Lelièvre says the pilots of the Air Canada jet that collided with a fire truck on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport likely saved his life and the lives of other passengers late Sunday night. The pilot and co-pilot of Flight AC8646 were killed in the collision, which sent 41 ... Read More »

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Canadiens’ Caufield named NHL’s third star of the week behind Kucherov, Forsberg

By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026

NEW YORK — Montreal Canadiens right-winger Cole Caufield was named the NHL’s third star of the week on Monday. Caufield, who is second in the league in goals (43), had four goals and four assists across three games, with Montreal winning twice. The 25-year-old American scored his franchise-record 13th career overtime goal in a 3-2 ... Read More »

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Budding NASCAR powerhouse team owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan just needs short track magic

By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026

Denny Hamlin likes comparing his lightning-fast assembly of 23XI Racing to solving a Rubik’s Cube. He knows there’s one critical piece left to solving the championship puzzle for the budding NASCAR powerhouse that he’s built with NBA great Michael Jordan. “It’s the short tracks,” Hamlin said Sunday after Tyler Reddick won at Darlington Raceway for ... Read More »

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Italy coach Gattuso says ‘no albis’ for World Cup playoff as he sends Chiesa home

By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026

ROME (AP) — Coach Gennaro Gattuso acknowledged that only “someone without blood running through their veins” wouldn’t feel nervous as Italy attempt to avoid failing to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup. Gattuso is still just as feisty and gritty as when he played on the Italy team that won the country’s fourth World ... Read More »

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March Madness surges to its best TV start with viewership up 5%

By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — The NCAA Tournament is off to its best start on record. The tournament averaged 9.8 million for the first three days (the First Four on Tuesday and Wednesday along with Thursday’s first round) according to Nielsen, a 5% increase from last year. CBS and TNT began showing all of the games ... Read More »

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England sticking with Key, McCullum and Stokes despite Ashes humbling

By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026

LONDON (AP) — England is not sacking anybody following the 4-1 Ashes loss in Australia. A review of the tour by the England and Wales Cricket Board, announced within hours of the final match in January, was concluded on Monday. Firing people would “be the easy thing to do,” ECB chief executive Richard Gould said ... Read More »

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Pirates send veteran pitcher Mike Clevinger to the minors after a so-so spring training

By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Mike Clevinger’s career reset with the Pittsburgh Pirates is going to start in the minors. The club reassigned the veteran right-handed pitcher to minor league camp on Monday. The 35-year-old, who agreed to a minor league deal with Pittsburgh in early February, went 1-0 with a 5.02 ERA and 15 strikeouts ... Read More »

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Bridgewater teen in court after threats to schools in Nova Scotia and Manitoba

By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026

BRIDGEWATER, NOVA SCOTIA — A 15-year-old facing charges over threats to schools in Nova Scotia and Manitoba will remain in custody for at least another month. The teenager from Bridgewater, N.S., and a 14-year-old from Rivers, Man., were arrested last week with police alleging the two accused had talked online about simultaneously attacking schools in ... Read More »

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Seahawks, WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba agree to 4-year, $168.8 million deal, AP source says

By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks and wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba have agreed to a four-year, $168.8 million contract extension, with $120 million guaranteed, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the contract, which would make Smith-Njigba the ... Read More »

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Blues sign college free agent Felix Trudeau to a two-year entry level contract

By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Blues on Monday signed college free agent forward Felix Trudeau to a two-year entry-level contract that begins next season, adding one of the top undrafted players available to their stockpile of prospects. He is expected to join the American Hockey League’s Springfield Thunderbirds for the remainder of this ... Read More »

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Phoenix backlog needs to be cleared to avoid errors in new system: AG report

By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026

OTTAWA — Canada’s auditor general says the federal government is running out of time to clear the backlog of public service pay transactions under the old Phoenix system to avoid infecting the new system with errors. The federal government is working to replace the error-prone Phoenix with a new system, Dayforce, and all departments and ... Read More »

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