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Olympic champion Shiffrin takes record 8th slalom win of season but main rival Aicher is 2nd
By Canadian Press on March 15th, 2026
ÅRE, Sweden (AP) — Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin won her record-equaling eighth World Cup slalom of the season Sunday but her main rival in the overall standings was second to keep the pressure on the American star. Shiffrin dominated the last race before the World Cup Finals to beat Emma Aicher of Germany by 0.94 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!DeChambeau beats LIV wild card Richard T. Lee in a Singapore playoff
By Canadian Press on March 15th, 2026
SINGAPORE (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau hit his drive into the water and still won the playoff with a par Sunday at LIV Golf Singapore when Richard T. Lee of Canada missed a 2-foot putt. DeChambeau birdied the par-5 18th for a 5-under 66. Lee birdied four of his last six holes for a 66. They ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Six Nations history littered with epic last-day dramas
By Canadian Press on March 15th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — The 2026 Six Nations was already being called one of the greatest in the championship’s history before the final round. Super Saturday may have confirmed it. Ireland beat Scotland to the Triple Crown after a 43-21 victory in Dublin and topped the table at that point. To tide over rugby fans until ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney, Nordic leaders pledge to deepen ties amid world economic coercion
By Canadian Press on March 15th, 2026
OSLO — The prime ministers of Canada and Nordic countries have agreed to continue working to deepen economic ties as technology and international trade are increasingly used as a “coercive tool,” they said in a joint statement. Prime Minister Mark Carney is concluding his time in Norway meeting with that country’s prime minister, along with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A media-rating company says a Trump agency is threatening its livelihood
By Canadian Press on March 15th, 2026
As media organizations go, NewsGuard cuts a low public profile as it follows its mission of issuing credibility ratings about news outlets. The Trump administration knows about it, though, and the company has joined a lengthening list of journalism organizations to face the White House’s wrath. A dispute between President Donald Trump’s regulators and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McLaren launches investigation after Norris and Piastri unable to start F1’s Chinese Grand Prix
By Canadian Press on March 15th, 2026
McLaren has launched an investigation with engine supplier Mercedes to investigate why both of its cars suffered terminal electrical faults that ruled them out of the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday, as Formula 1 champion Lando Norris said the team must rule out a repeat. Norris was stuck waiting in his car in McLaren’s garage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney, Nordic leaders pledge to deepen ties in world economic coercion
By Canadian Press on March 15th, 2026
OSLO — The prime ministers of Canada and Nordic countries have agreed to continue working to deepen economic ties as technology and international trade are increasingly used as a “coercive tool”, in a joint statement. Prime Minister Mark Carney is concluding his time in Norway meeting with that country’s prime minister, along with the leaders ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lewis Hamilton ‘incredibly grateful’ to Ferrari as long wait for F1 podium ends
By Canadian Press on March 15th, 2026
Lewis Hamilton says he is “incredibly grateful” to Ferrari for letting him guide the development of the car that put him back on a Grand Prix podium for the first time since 2024. Hamilton’s third-place finish at the Chinese Grand Prix followed a race-long battle with teammate Charles Leclerc and what Hamilton called “just a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic champion Shiffrin dominates 1st leg of penultimate slalom but main rival Aicher is 2nd
By Canadian Press on March 15th, 2026
ÅRE, Sweden (AP) — Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin dominated the opening run of the penultimate slalom of the World Cup season Sunday, but her main rival in the overall standings was second to keep the pressure on the American. Shiffrin had a free-flowing run on the Störtloppsbacken course to build a lead of 0.51 seconds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservative leader to announce auto plan following meetings in Michigan
By Canadian Press on March 15th, 2026
WINDSOR — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will announce his auto plan during a news conference this morning in Windsor, Ont. Late last week ahead of meetings in Michigan, Poilievre touted the plan as “literally the only hope of keeping our auto sector in Canada,” but said he hasn’t shared it with Prime Minister Mark Carney. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple 2.0: Quebec syrup-makers turn to automation and expansion as demand grows
By Canadian Press on March 15th, 2026
ROXTON POND — Visitors to the main building of the Côté et fils maple farm in Quebec’s Eastern Townships region will be greeted by a wall of screens with the views from dozens of security cameras, showing an array of tubes and troughs filling up with clear, foamy sap. Through a door, inside the production ... Read More »
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