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CP NewsAlert: Charges stayed on Saskatchewan cult leader Romana Didulo
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
SWIFT CURRENT, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA — Crown prosecutors have stayed charges against a cult leader whose group made life miserable for residents of a Saskatchewan village. Romana Didulo had been charged with failing to comply with an undertaking and intimidating a justice system participant. The charges stemmed from a police raid last September at a decommissioned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tim Hortons white and pink donut mugs recalled due to burn hazard
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
TORONTO — Health Canada has announced a recall of Tim Hortons ceramic mugs because they may crack or break when filled with hot liquid. The affected mugs are white on the outside and pink on the inside, with a pink handle and a chocolate dip donut design on the front and back. The chocolate dip ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Greer says U.S. trade talks with Canada lagging behind those with Mexico
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
WASHINGTON — United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says talks with Canada ahead of the mandatory review of the continental trade pact are lagging behind those with Mexico. Speaking on Fox Business today, Greer says talks are moving ahead with his Mexican counterparts as the Trump administration negotiates changes to the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marc Jacobs let Sofia Coppola film with ‘no off limits’ – and didn’t hate himself after
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Neither Sofia Coppola nor Marc Jacobs were convinced a documentary was a good idea. Jacobs wasn’t sure he wanted to be the subject of one and Coppola wasn’t sure she wanted the pressure of being the person behind the camera. This was her friend of over 30 years, after all. What ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man arrested for identity theft no longer with CRA, federal agency says
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
VANCOUVER — The Canada Revenue Agency says a worker arrested in Vancouver for alleged identity theft and trafficking of private information is no longer with the agency. A spokesman with the agency did not say when Yoan Zola’s employment with the agency ended, only describing him as a former employee. The agency says it is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s population edged lower in fourth quarter as non-permanent residents drop
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country’s population edged down in the fourth quarter, dipping 0.2 per cent. The agency says preliminary estimates indicate the population fell by 103,504 people from Oct. 1, 2025 to Jan. 1, 2026 to bring the number of people in Canada to 41,472,081. National Bank of Canada says in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Einarson downs Turkey 9-3 in women’s world curling championship
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
CALGARY — Kerri Einarson’s curling team produced a bounce-back win at the women’s world championship with a 9-3 victory over Turkey. Canada, which dropped an extra-end decision to Switzerland a night earlier, moved into a tie atop the standings with the Swiss at 6-1. Turkey shook hands after six ends. Canada was to face Scotland ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Purdue seniors start March Madness farewell tour putting team success ahead of individual glory
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith chose Purdue for all the traditional reasons. They wanted to become part of the school’s proud basketball fraternity. They wanted their names linked together in program history. They wanted to earn degrees from a respected academic school, and, yes, just maybe, they could be the seniors to finally ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An AI-rendered Val Kilmer will posthumously appear in a new film
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — A year after the actor’s death, a generative AI version of Val Kilmer will co-star in an independent film, in one of the boldest uses yet of artificial intelligence in moviemaking. First Line Films announced Wednesday that Kilmer has posthumously joined the cast of a film titled “As Deep as the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veteran skip Mike McEwen joins forces with Rylan Kleiter on new curling team
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
SASKATOON — Veteran skip Mike McEwen is joining forces with Rylan Kleiter on a new curling team that will be based in Saskatchewan. McEwen, who has competed at the Montana’s Brier on 10 occasions over his career, will throw last rock while Kleiter will move to third. The team confirmed the news this morning with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Associated Press 2025-26 women’s college basketball All-America teams
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
The Associated Press 2025-26 All-America women’s basketball team with statistics through regular-season and conference tournaments: First Team Sarah Strong, UConn, Sophomore; Durham, North Carolina: 18.5 points, 7.6 rebounds, 60.1 field goal% (31 first-place votes, 155 points(asterisk)) Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt, sophomore; Somerset, New Jersey: 27 points, 4.4 assists, 45.8 field goal% (29, 151) Lauren Betts, UCLA, ... Read More »
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