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Blue Jays pitcher José Berríos will miss start of season due to stress fracture in his elbow
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays pitcher José Berríos won’t be ready for the start of the season after being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right elbow. Berríos had met with Dr. Keith Meister regarding what the Blue Jays were describing as inflammation in his elbow. Blue Jays manager John Schneider told ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michigan women’s basketball team shooting for a run in March Madness with super sophomores
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan celebrated its best women’s basketball players for the first time this season, honoring Diane Dietz, Katelynn Flaherty Yates and Naz Hillmon by raising maize banners to the rafters at Crisler Center with their names and numbers in blue. Olivia Olson and Syla Swords might be next. The sophomore shooting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UConn teammates Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd headline AP All-America first team
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd helped UConn to an undefeated season heading into March Madness. The pair became the first teammates in six years to make The Associated Press All-America team. It’s the 10th time that teammates have made the first team, seven of those involving UConn players. The last pair to achieve the feat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Population dropped in closing months of 2025 due to immigration slowdown: StatCan
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada’s population estimate suggests Canada’s population declined last year, due primarily to a drop in the number of non-permanent immigrants. The estimate suggests Canada’s population lost about 102,000 people in 2025. That came after the non-permanent resident population fell by more than 171,000 individuals between Oct. 1, 2025 and Jan. 1, 2026. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UConn’s Strong and Fudd headline AP All-America team, joined by Vanderbilt’s Blakes, Texas’ Madison Booker, UCLA’s Betts
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — UConn’s Strong and Fudd headline AP All-America team, joined by Vanderbilt’s Blakes, Texas’ Madison Booker, UCLA’s Betts. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Louisville rules out guard Mikel Brown Jr. for first 2 NCAA Tournament games because of back issue
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Louisville will open the NCAA Tournament without star freshman Mikel Brown Jr. because of a nagging back injury, the school announced Wednesday. Besides Brown missing Louisville’s first-round game against South Florida on Thursday, the Cardinals announced the guard would not be available if the team advances to play on Saturday. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Argentina pushes forward with bid for men’s Rugby World Cup in South America in 2035
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina is fronting a South American bid to host the men’s Rugby World Cup in 2035. The Argentine Rugby Union said it is moving forward with an official proposal to stage the tournament in the continent for the first time, with the unions of Brazil, Chile and Uruguay also involved in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North Carolina’s Wilson, Texas Tech’s Toppin among the missing stars in the NCAA Tournament
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
Top-ranked Duke earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament behind star freshman Cameron Boozer and an overpowering inside game. But as the Blue Devils embark on what they hope will be a deep March Madness run, coach Jon Scheyer is having to make some adjustments with two key players dealing with injuries. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Mother Bruin’ brings support as the UCLA women open March Madness
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s an hour before tipoff and Patti Close takes her usual seat near the UCLA bench. Mother Bruin is in the house, ready to cheer on the team coached by her daughter, Cori Close. That reassuring presence is felt whenever the players take the floor. The next game is Saturday, when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario asks B.C., Quebec to drop electric vehicle targets
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is asking his counterparts in Quebec and British Columbia to drop their electric-vehicle sales targets, saying they are making the country less competitive. In the fall, both provinces scaled back or dropped their previous goals of having all new vehicle sales be zero emissions in 2035, but Ford says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!N.S. Oscar winner Tamara Deverell says government cuts to arts will hurt the economy
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
HALIFAX — One of Nova Scotia’s newest Oscar winners says the provincial government’s decision to cut funding for arts and culture will hurt the economy. Tamara Deverell won the Academy Award for production design along with Nova Scotia’s Shane Vieau over the weekend for the pair’s work on director Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. Her win ... Read More »
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