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Swiss Army Scottie Barnes does it all for Raptors with 27th double-double of season
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
TORONTO — Scottie Barnes is, theoretically, a power forward. But 73 games into the Toronto Raptors season, he’s played extended time at every position. Against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday it was time to play point guard with regular starter Immanuel Quickley out with plantar facitiis in his right foot. Barnes excelled in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP leadership candidates to make their final pitch to voters at Winnipeg convention
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
WINNIPEG — The NDP leadership candidates are making their last pitch to party members before voting in the six-month campaign concludes later today. Each of the five candidates will have time at the convention this morning to outline their vision for party leadership. While there is a voting booth at the Winnipeg convention, voting opened ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quicksketch: Who’s who in the NDP leadership race
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
WINNIPEG — The next NDP leader will be announced on Sunday. There are five candidates on the ballot and voting concludes Saturday. Here’s a quick look at the candidates and how the last six months have gone for them. Avi Lewis Work: Lewis is a documentary filmmaker, activist and journalist for outlets ranging from Much ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feminists urge continuing fight of slain Iraqi-Canadian, Yanar Mohammed
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
OTTAWA — Gender-equality activists say a Toronto woman who was killed this month after decades pushing for women’s rights in her native Iraq would not want Canadians to give up the fight for equality. Toronto resident Yanar Mohammed opened the first women’s shelter in Iraq two decades ago. She died after being shot outside her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gausman fans 11, Gimenez drives in Okamoto to give Jays a walkoff 3-2 win over A’s
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
TORONTO — On a night when the Toronto Blue Jays celebrated their past, the team showed why the future looks bright too. Kevin Gausman had 11 strikeouts and Andres Gimenez drove in Kazuma Okamoto with the winning run for a 3-2 walkoff victory over the Athletics in Toronto’s season opener Friday night at Rogers Centre. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A trumpet, a debut save and an eighth-inning swing: Dodgers’ new faces make noise early
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The two biggest offseason acquisitions by the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers are paying dividends already. Edwin Diaz earned his first save in his debut and Kyle Tucker singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning of a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Just give her the damn thing’: Fleet coach makes PWHL MVP case for Frankel
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
TORONTO — There isn’t a need to make a case for Aerin Frankel to win PWHL MVP if you ask Boston Fleet head coach Kris Sparre. The star goaltender recorded her third consecutive shutout and seventh of the season with 18 saves in a 4-0 win over the Toronto Sceptres on Friday. Frankel leads the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Formula 1: Antonelli and Russell 1-2 in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli took the pole for Sunday’s Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, just two weeks after he led qualifying and won the first race of his career at the Chinese Grand Prix. The 19-year-old Antonelli’s qualifying time Saturday was 1 minute, 28.778 seconds on the 5.8-kilometer (3.6-mile) Suzuka circuit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Formula 1: Antonelli and Russell 1-2 on the pole for Japanese Grand Prix
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli took the pole for Sunday’s Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, just two weeks after he led qualifying and won the first race of his career in China. Antonelli’s top qualifying time Saturday was 1 minute, 28.778 seconds on the 5.8-kilometer Suzuka circuit. Teammate George Russell will start ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Luka Doncic faces a 1-game suspension after getting his 16th technical foul in Lakers’ win over Nets
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBA scoring leader Luka Doncic is facing a one-game suspension after he received his 16th technical foul of the season while scoring 41 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 116-99 victory over Brooklyn on Friday night. Doncic got whistled for a double technical foul with the Nets’ Ziaire Williams in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ashlon Jackson’s last-shot 3 stunned LSU and etched its place in March Madness lore
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Ashlon Jackson’s 3-pointer at the buzzer kept Duke’s season alive and was the latest memorable March Madness buzzer-beater in the women’s NCAA Tournament over the last decade. It may not have had the same magnitude as Morgan Williams’ shot for Mississippi State that ended UConn’s 111-game winning streak in the 2017 ... Read More »
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