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Pinheiro Braathen set to win World Cup giant slalom season title after Odermatt skis out
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2026
HAFJELL, Norway (AP) — Olympic champion Lucas Pinheiro Braathen is well set to add the season-long World Cup title in giant slalom, as he was fastest in the first run after standings leader Marco Odermatt failed to finish on Tuesday. Odermatt, starting first with the No. 1 bib, skied out of a ragged run where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Zealand coach Bazeley leaning on relationships ahead of FIFA World Cup
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2026
New Zealand is set to return to soccer’s biggest stage for the first time in 16 years this summer — and the man guiding the nation’s efforts is on the cusp of history. When Darren Bazeley takes his place on the sidelines at the FIFA World Cup, he’ll become the first head coach to manage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Investigating Air Canada crash, Flying anxiety, Trade war drags
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Aviation experts to probe Air Canada flight after fatal crash at LaGuardia Airport Aviation experts have arrived in New York City to probe how an Air Canada flight from Montreal crash-landed at LaGuardia Airport, killing its two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aviation experts to probe Air Canada flight after fatal crash at LaGuardia Airport
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2026
NEW YORK — American aviation experts have arrived in New York City to probe how an Air Canada flight from Montreal crash-landed at LaGuardia Airport, killing its two pilots and injuring many others. Disaster struck late Sunday when the jetliner carrying 72 passengers and four crew touched down and crashed into a firefighting truck moments ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Hoodie-gate’: Is David Eby qualified as fashion police after dressing down B.C. MLA?
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2026
VICTORIA — Style advisor Dale Olsen says he doesn’t distinguish between party colours, but he doubts British Columbia Premier David Eby is well qualified to act as the fashion police. Eby thrust political attire onto the agenda this month when he dressed down Opposition legislature member Gavin Dew for wearing a grey hoodie as he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba government hands down budget amid health care, affordability concerns
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2026
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is set to deliver its annual budget today, with a focus on affordability and health care. Property taxes have been rising in many areas, and a government source tells The Canadian Press that the budget will boost a credit homeowners receive on education property taxes by $100 starting next year. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air Canada plane crash at New York airport may add to travel fears: psychologist
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2026
After the fatal Air Canada plane collision at a New York City airport on Sunday, travellers may experience an initial spike in anxiety that for some could reinforce existing concerns about flying, one Canadian psychology expert says. Two pilots were killed and 41 people taken to hospital after an Air Canada jet carrying 72 passengers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stephen Curry will participate in play-in tourney for Warriors if he’s able, coach Steve Kerr says
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2026
DALLAS (AP) — Stephen Curry will be available for the play-in tournament if his ailing right knee allows. Golden State coach Steve Kerr dismissed the notion that the Warriors would sit their superstar without a guaranteed spot in the playoffs. Kerr said before Golden State’s 137-131 overtime victory at Dallas on Monday night that Curry’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Moses Moody of the Warriors exits with apparently serious knee injury late in OT against Mavs
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2026
DALLAS (AP) — Golden State’s Moses Moody dribbled all alone on his way to what looked to be an easy basket after stealing the ball from Dallas rookie standout Cooper Flagg yet again. Instead, Moody’s left leg buckled and he crumpled to the court with an apparently serious left knee injury that left players and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Betts scores career-high 35 as UCLA women roll past Oklahoma State into the Sweet 16
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA led all the way, repelling Oklahoma State’s lone run in the third quarter, and the top-seeded Bruins won 87-68 on Monday night to reach the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive year. Lauren Betts had a career-high 35 points on 15-of-19 shooting and nine rebounds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Still the 1. One perfect women’s March Madness bracket going into Sweet 16
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
And then there was one. Going into the Sweet 16, there was one perfect bracket left on Monday night for the women’s NCAA Tournament among the millions of entries in the ESPN bracket challenge and in the contests tracked on the NCAA’s official website. There were no perfect brackets remaining on the men’s side. The ... Read More »
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