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Canada spending $307M to buy new modular army rifles from Colt
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government is buying 30,000 new modular assault rifles for the Canadian Army from Colt Canada in a $307 million procurement deal. That sum covers just the first three years of the contract, after which the federal government has the option of acquiring another 35,000 rifles. The new rifles will replace the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!David headlines Canada soccer roster with Davies unavailable for Toronto friendlies
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
TORONTO — Canada will be minus a trio of key defenders for a pair of men’s soccer friendlies later this month as the World Cup approaches. The national team’s 26-player roster announced Thursday for home matches against Iceland on March 28 and Tunisia on March 31 includes core attackers Jonathan David, Cyle Larin and Tajon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Soccer’s 26-player men’s roster for March international friendlies
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
TORONTO — Canada Soccer’s 26-player roster for March friendlies against Iceland and Tunisia, with age, hometown and notable Canadian youth club: Ali Ahmed, 25, Toronto, Ont., North Toronto SC Moïse Bombito, 25, Montréal, CS St-Laurent Tajon Buchanan, 27, Brampton, Ont., Brampton YSC Mathieu Choinière, 27, St-Alexandre, Que., AS Haut-Richelieu Derek Cornelius, 28, Ajax, Ont., Ajax ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre appearing on ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ podcast Thursday
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre sat down for an interview with “The Joe Rogan Experience” for a podcast episode set to be released later today. A spokesperson for Poilievre says he and Rogan recorded a full-length episode, which can run upwards of three hours. Poilievre recorded the episode while in Austin, Texas recently, where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real Madrid faces Atletico in key La Liga derby as it tries to catch Barcelona
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid’s bid to catch Barcelona and win La Liga faces a critical test in the Spanish capital derby this weekend. Real Madrid hosts Atletico Madrid on Sunday trailing Barcelona by four points with 10 rounds remaining. A win ensures Real stays close to Barcelona or even gains ground on the front-runner ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bayern teenager Lennart Karl set for Germany debut and Rüdiger returns to squad
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Bayern Munich teenager Lennart Karl earned a first Germany call-up on Thursday ahead of the World Cup for his eye-catching Champions League goals. Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger was recalled. The summons came a day after 18-year-old Karl set up one goal and scored another for Bayern against Atalanta. That took ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arsenal vs. Man City is about so much more than the English League Cup final
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — When Arsenal and Manchester City lock horns in the English League Cup final on Sunday there will be more at stake than the first domestic silverware of the season. The trophy is the tangible reward. The intangibles could ripple further, especially on the Premier League title race. With all due respect, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada drops down to 25th place in world happiness rankings: report
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
A new report says Canada has dropped down to 25th place in world happiness rankings, as researchers highlight heavy social media use contributing to a sharp decline in well-being among young people. The annual report published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford found that Finland is the happiest country in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After the Green Beer – Irish Heritage Month has more to offer
By Lethbridge Herald on March 19th, 2026
By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald If St. Patrick’s Day is the headline act, consider the rest of Irish Heritage Month the encore worth sticking around for. By March 18, the green hats are wrinkled, the shamrock shakes are gone, and even the most enthusiastic “honorary Irish” have traded pub songs for coffee. But beyond ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dutch youth internationals cleared to play for Suriname in World Cup qualifying playoffs
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
ZURICH (AP) — Ahead of World Cup qualifying playoffs next week, Leeds forward Joël Piroe has been cleared by FIFA to play for Suriname. Piroe and Melayro Bogarde, a defender with Austrian club LASK, are Netherlands youth internationals with family ties to Suriname, which plays Bolivia on March 26. FIFA published its approval late Wednesday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michael Bambang Hartono, tobacco tycoon and Indonesia’s richest man, dies at 86
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s richest man, Michael Bambang Hartono, who helped turn the Djarum cigarette company into one of the country’s largest business empires and later became a controlling shareholder of Bank Central Asia, Indonesia’s biggest private lender, died Thursday. He was 86. Hartono died at a hospital in Singapore on Thursday afternoon, the ... Read More »
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