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NFL set to begin hiring and training replacement officials, AP sources say
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
PHOENIX (AP) — The NFL is moving forward with plans to begin hiring and training replacement officials in the next several weeks because negotiations with the referees’ union have been unsuccessful, two people with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press. Both people spoke on condition of anonymity Sunday because the conversations are private. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cardiff seeks $138M compensation from Nantes over Emiliano Sala’s plane crash
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
NANTES, France (AP) — Seven years after the plane crash that killed soccer player Emiliano Sala, a commercial court in France is set to rule on whether Welsh club Cardiff is entitled to compensation from the player’s former team Nantes. Cardiff is seeking more than 120 million euros ($138 million) from French league club Nantes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shelton’s ejection shows technology won’t take the emotions out of ABS reviews
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
Balls and strikes are now reviewable in baseball, and that has added some drama to the first few days of the season. You might think that with a limited number of challenges per game — and technology that’s hard to argue with — the tension would be minimal, but Minnesota manager Derek Shelton got himself ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Edin Dzeko is a familiar face for Italy’s defenders in World Cup playoff at Bosnia
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
ROME (AP) — If Italy is going to qualify for its first World Cup in 12 years, the Azzurri’s defenders are going to have to contain a striker they respect and know well. Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 40-year-old forward Edin Dzeko has been a club teammate of all three of Italy’s starting defenders. Dzeko played with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New York Marathon winner Albert Korir banned 5 years after admitting doping
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
MONACO (AP) — The 2021 New York Marathon winner, Albert Korir of Kenya, was banned for five years after he admitted doping, track and field investigators said Monday. Korir tested positive for the blood-boosting substance CERA, a modern version of EPO, in three different samples taken in Kenya last October while he was training to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thieves steal paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse from Italian private museum
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
ROME (AP) — Thieves made off with three paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions of euros (dollars) from a museum near the city of Parma in northern Italy, police said on Monday. The heist took place on the night of March 22-23, with thieves forcing open the entrance door, police said. The three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: NDP tensions, Political honesty law, Joni Mitchell at the Junos
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Lewis begins NDP leadership with Prairie tension and a big rebuilding task ahead New NDP Leader Avi Lewis begins his term in earnest with two major tasks ahead — rebuild and get the federal party ready for an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lewis begins NDP leadership with Prairie tension and a big rebuilding task ahead
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
WINNIPEG — NDP Leader Avi Lewis begins his term with the task of rebuilding the federal party in his unapologetically progressive vision, but there is already resistance from the leadership of the Alberta and Saskatchewan branches. Lewis won a first-ballot victory with a platform built on bold ideas that he says meet the issues Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals dismiss call for law to ensure political fibs and flubs don’t eclipse facts
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Liberal government has dismissed a Toronto man’s proposal to keep politicians honest in an age of misinformation, saying there are already several ways to fight falsehoods. Federico Sanchez initiated an electronic petition to the House of Commons to propose legislation that would help correct the record when members of Parliament stray from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian banks, pension funds have poured billions into ICE contractors
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — Major Canadian banks and pension funds have provided tens of billions of dollars to American contractors for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, an investigation by the non-profit Stand.earth has found. The environmental advocacy group analyzed financial data from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the private financial data firm LSEG. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Transgender Quebecers face surgery delays, out-of-province patients get faster care
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
MONTREAL — Fraser Place says gender-affirming surgery will finally allow him to feel comfortable in his own body. But the 26-year-old Montrealer says that sense of comfort feels excruciatingly far away. Recently, GrS Montreal, the sole clinic in Quebec offering fully subsidized gender-affirming surgeries, announced that a change in provincial funding will delay wait times ... Read More »
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