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Dubon, Baldwin lead Braves past Blue Jays 9-5 in Grapefruit League play
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
NORTH PORT — Mauricio Dubon had a two-run double and Drake Baldwin hit an RBI single in a three-run sixth inning as the Atlanta Braves topped the Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 on Thursday in exhibition play. Dominic Smith smashed a two-run homer for Atlanta (9-2) in the fourth after Austin Riley’s sacrifice fly scored a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The 49ers are hiring former Bears coach Matt Eberflus as a defensive assistant, AP source says
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers are hiring former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus as a defensive assistant on coach Kyle Shanahan’s staff. A person familiar with the deal said Thursday that Eberflus will join the defensive staff under coordinator Raheem Morris. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Astros All-Star SS Jeremy Peña’s broken finger will keep him out of the World Baseball Classic
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Houston Astros All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña will miss the World Baseball Classic with a broken right ring finger, the team announced on Thursday. Astros manager Joe Espada told reporters at the team’s spring training complex that Peña was being sent to a hand specialist for assessment of some damage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After her arrest, a timeline of events in the life of Britney Spears since her conservatorship ended
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After her arrest in California on Thursday, here’s a look at events in the life of Britney Spears since she was released from a court conservatorship in 2021. The pop superstar has in many ways led a very private life in the past 4 1/2 years, but big public moments have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto gets back-to-back Ks for his pitcher on ABS challenges
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto has a pretty good eye behind the plate. He got two strikeouts without Jesús Luzardo having to throw extra pitches, or face another batter in the first inning of his spring debut. Luzardo struck out three in a row in the first against Boston after a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL trade deadline: A look at some of the names potentially on the move
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
NHL general managers have until 3 p.m. ET on Friday to make a splash, tweak the edges of their roster, or secure deals with an eye toward the future. The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the players who could be on the move before the bell sounds and GMs put down their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney to cap Indo-Pacific trip with Tokyo visit focused on trade, security
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is headed to Japan for a brief visit to one of Canada’s closest partner countries as he wraps up a trip across the Indo-Pacific. “The trip is long overdue, given how significant Japan is as a partner for us in the region,” Asia Pacific Foundation vice-president Vina Nadjibulla said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LeBlanc to meet Trump’s trade czar in Washington on Friday
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
WASHINGTON — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to meet President Donald Trump’s trade czar in Washington on Friday, a day after the United States announced it was launching bilateral discussions with Mexico on the review of the continental trade pact. LeBlanc’s office said he will be meeting with United States Trade Representative Jamieson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canucks acquire Thompson from Sharks, send Woo to San Jose in swap of defencemen
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have acquired Jack Thompson from the San Jose Sharks for fellow defenceman Jett Woo, the NHL club announced Thursday. Thompson, 23, had 12 points (three goals, nine assists) and a plus-13 rating in 42 games for the American Hockey League’s San Jose Barracuda this season. The six-foot-one, 189-pound blueliner from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brad Gushue’s team goes unbeaten in pool play at Canadian men’s curling championship
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
ST. JOHN’S — Hometown favourite Brad Gushue went undefeated through pool play at the Montana’s Brier with a 4-2 victory Thursday over defending champion and reigning Olympic champion Brad Jacobs. Gushue topped Pool A with an 8-0 record ahead of Jacobs at 7-1 in St. John’s, N.L. Jayden King’s rookie Ontario team from Tillsonburg claimed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s most-wanted fugitive arrested in Montreal for July 2025 murder in Toronto
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
MONTREAL — The major crimes unit of the Montreal police force has caught Canada’s most-wanted fugitive. Montreal police say they arrested Bryan Fuentes Gramajo at around 2:40 a.m. in the Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie borough. The 24-year-old Montreal native is wanted by Toronto police on a first-degree murder charge for the killing of Kashif Jamal Bentley-Jean, 28, ... Read More »
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