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Audi team boss Jonathan Wheatley leaves 2 races into F1 season after reported Aston Martin interest
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
HINWIL, Switzerland (AP) — Team principal Jonathan Wheatley has left the Audi Formula 1 team just two races into its rebranding from Sauber, following reports Aston Martin was seeking to sign him as it tries to turn around a troubled season. Audi said Friday that Wheatley, who took charge of what was then the Sauber ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CBS News shutters its storied radio news service after nearly a century, ending an era
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News said Friday it is shutting down its storied radio news service after nearly 100 years of operation as part of a round of layoffs, blaming a shift in radio station programming strategies and challenging economic times. When it went on the air in September 1927, CBS News Radio was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liverpool condemns ‘dehumanising, cowardly’ racist abuse of Ibrahima Konate
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate was the target of “vile and abhorrent” racist abuse online, the Premier League club said Friday. Konate was targeted after Wednesday’s Champions League victory against Galatasaray when he was involved in an incident that led to opposition striker Victor Osimhen sustaining a fractured arm. Liverpool condemned the abuse as “dehumanising, cowardly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario border officer arrested in drug trafficking, import case
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE — An Ontario border officer has been arrested in a drug trafficking investigation. The officer and a driver who allegedly brought a truck load of drugs and tobacco across the border are facing the same charges, including for drug trafficking and import. RCMP say the border officer was arrested in January after he allegedly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde to leave at end of season
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde will leave the club at the end of the season, he said on Friday. Valverde has coached the most games in the history of Athletic. Sunday’s La Liga game against Real Betis will be No. 495 in charge of the club based in northern Spain. Valverde, whose ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Georgia Tech hires Troy’s Scott Cross less than 2 weeks after firing Damon Stoudamire
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech announced on Friday that Troy’s Scott Cross will replace Damon Stoudamire, who was fired on March 8, as its men’s basketball coach. Georgia Tech athletic director Ryan Alpert moved quickly to hire Cross, who won seven conference championships and 350 games in 19 seasons at Texas-Arlington and Troy. Cross closed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Canadian Press nominated for seven National Newspaper Awards
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
TORONTO — The Canadian Press has been nominated for seven National Newspaper Awards, including for its breaking news coverage of last year’s attack at the Lapu Lapu street festival in Vancouver. Finalists have been announced in 26 categories, with 99 individual journalists and seven larger team submissions nominated for their work in 2025. The Globe ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leicester once produced a soccer miracle. A decade later, it risks catastrophic drop to 3rd tier
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
Leicester celebrated the impossible a decade ago by winning the Premier League title against 5,000-to-1 odds. Fortunes have changed, though. Not only did the Foxes drop into the Championship this season, they’ve slipped into the relegation zone and are in danger of tumbling into the third tier of English soccer — League One. “Everything that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rudi Garcia names 3 uncapped players in Belgium squad for US and Mexico friendlies
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium coach Rudi Garcia has included three uncapped players in his squad for a training camp and friendlies in the United States ahead of the World Cup. Garcia summoned a group of 28 players on Friday featuring 17-year-old Anderlecht midfielder Nathan De Cat, Ajax winger Mika Godts and Saint-Etienne forward Lucas Stassin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamstring injury keeps Cristiano Ronaldo out of Portugal friendlies against US and Mexico
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A hamstring injury will keep Cristiano Ronaldo out of Portugal’s friendlies against the United States and Mexico ahead of the World Cup in North America. The 41-year-old Ronaldo hasn’t played since February 28 when he limped off the field while his Al-Nassr team beat Al-Fayha 3-1 in a Saudi Pro League ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in “Walker, Texas Ranger” and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy — sparking internet parodies and adoration from presidents — has died at 86. Norris died Thursday, in what his family described as a “sudden passing.” “While we would ... Read More »
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