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Igor Thiago celebrates Brazil call-up with goal in Brentford draw with Wolves
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Igor Thiago celebrated his first call-up to the Brazil squad by scoring Brentford’s second goal in a 2-2 thriller against Wolves in the Premier League on Monday. Nearing halftime, the striker tapped into the empty net for his 19th league goal of the season. A few minutes earlier, Michael Kayode’s glancing header ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Soccer Canada unveils new World Cup jerseys, gets funding for youth initiatives
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
TORONTO — When a young soccer player asked Jonathan Osorio if Canada was going to win the men’s World Cup, his answer was direct. “Yes,” said Osorio during a question-and-answer period Monday at a children’s soccer camp in Toronto’s Downsview Park. The panel with Osorio, teammate Richie Laryea, Canadian soccer great Dwayne De Rosario and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada can ‘manage’ Trump’s call for help without being drawn into Iran war: minister
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada can successfully navigate President Donald Trump’s call for NATO allies to secure the Strait of Hormuz without getting drawn into the war, Defence Minister David McGuinty said Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump warned in an interview with The Financial Times newspaper that it “will be very bad” for the future of NATO ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. heli-ski company says snowboarder died in fall in a tree well
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
GOLDEN, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — A British Columbia helicopter-ski company says that a snowboarder has died in the Kootenay region after falling in to a tree well. Great Canadian Heli-Skiing, based in Golden, B.C., says in a statement the person was a guest of their company and died on Saturday in the northern Selkirk Mountains ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Johan Rojas suspended 80 games by MLB for failed drug test
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Johan Rojas was suspended for the first 80 games of the season by Major League Baseball on Monday following a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Boldenone. Rojas’ suspension was announced after a grievance filed by the players’ association appealing the discipline was denied by independent arbitrator Martin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flood, avalanche risks rise as atmospheric river sweeps over several areas of B.C.
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
VANCOUVER — An atmospheric river washing over British Columbia from the Pacific is creating dangerous conditions that could lead to flooding and the potential for large avalanches. Environment Canada has issued rainfall and storm warnings for western and northern Vancouver Island and the inland and central coast, with between 100 and 250 millimetres of rain ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fiorentina beats Cremonese to pull away from Serie A drop zone
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
CREMONA, Italy (AP) — Fiorentina beat fellow Serie A struggler Cremonese 4-1 in its biggest away win of the season and moved four points clear of the relegation zone on Monday. It was only the second time all season that Fiorentina scored more than three goals in one game and moved it into 16th place. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alabama’s Aden Holloway, the Tide’s No. 2 scorer, is arrested on a felony drug charge
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama guard Aden Holloway was arrested on a felony drug charge Monday, just days before the start of the NCAA Tournament, authorities said. Holloway, 21, was arrested after agents with the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force searched a residence near Alabama’s campus and “recovered more than a pound of marijuana, paraphernalia ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College baseball notebook: Best in the West are flexing with torrid starts to the season
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
West Coast college baseball aficionados are puffing out their collective chests one month into the season, and they have good cause. UCLA, Southern California and Oregon have combined to win 53 of their first 59 games. Before the sport’s epicenter moved to the Southeastern Conference in the 1990s, the power resided west of the Rockies. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster continues with states leading the charge
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — The antitrust trial of Live Nation and Ticketmaster resumed Monday in a New York federal court with three dozen states remaining in the case a week after the Justice Department settled its claims and withdrew. Judge Arun Subramanian greeted jurors in Manhattan federal court by asking them if they had heard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. MLA says Lapu Lapu survivors don’t want festival as anniversary looms
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
VICTORIA — A legislator of Filipino descent who was at the scene of last year’s deadly ramming attack at the Lapu Lapu Day festival is calling for this year’s event to be cancelled, saying it will trigger some in the still-traumatized community. Elmore says she signed a petition calling for a pause on the festival, ... Read More »
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