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Blue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage to open season on injured list due to shoulder impingement
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage will start the season on the injured list due to impingement of the rookie right-hander’s throwing shoulder. “It’s something that he reported to camp with and obviously led to his slow build-up as well,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider told reporters Thursday. “Right now, (he’s) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister says he learned from newspaper Iranian strike may have hit Canadian assets
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty said he did not learn about a report of potential damage to Canadian assets from an Iranian airstrike on an airbase in Kuwait until a Quebec newspaper reported on it. The minister still refuses to confirm if the attack struck or damaged any Canadian assets at the base. “I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In ‘Project Hail Mary,’ Phil Lord and Chris Miller finally get their space odyssey
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Gosling wanted a friend. Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller were in the midst of their largest production ever, the $200 million science-fiction adventure “Project Hail Mary.” They were shooting some of the movie’s early scenes, when middle school biology teacher Ryland Grace (Gosling) wakes up in deep space. After ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada spending $307M to buy new army rifles from Colt
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government is buying 30,000 made-in-Canada 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. Stephen Fuhr, secretary of state for defence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man could face fraud charges after disruptions at Montreal-Trudeau airport
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say a man arrested at the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport could face fraud charges following an incident that caused flight delays on Wednesday afternoon. Police initially said two men, one in his 20s and one in his 30s, had been arrested on flights to Montreal. But they later explained that only ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sport Integrity Canada expands public safe sport registry
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — Sport Integrity Canada has expanded its public registry of people sanctioned under the Canadian Safe Sport Program. The agency, formerly the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, has taken over the management of complaints and reports of maltreatment in sport from the shuttered Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner (OSIC). The registry expansion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former ’19 Kids and Counting’ star Joseph Duggar is arrested on a child molestation charge
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
Former reality TV star Joseph Duggar is facing a child molestation charge in Florida, almost five years after his brother Josh, who also starred in the TLC show “19 Kids and Counting,” was convicted of downloading child sexual abuse images. Joseph Duggar, 31, was arrested in Arkansas, where he lives, and was awaiting extradition to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SMU coach Andy Enfield denies Mustangs misled NCAA committee about extent of B.J. Edwards’ injury
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
SMU coach Andy Enfield believes star forward B.J. Edwards’ right ankle would have been ready by Friday if the Mustangs had found a way to advance out of the First Four at the NCAA Tournament. Only SMU didn’t, falling to Miami (Ohio) with the senior guard out of the lineup. The Mustangs had indicated Edwards ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Netflix to adapt Carley Fortune’s ‘This Summer Will Be Different’ into series
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
TORONTO — Netflix has ordered a new series based on Canadian author Carley Fortune’s Prince Edward Island-set romance novel “This Summer Will Be Different.” The book follows a Toronto woman on her annual visits to Prince Edward Island, where she reluctantly falls in love with her best friend’s brother. The streamer says husband-and-wife duo Dane ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ireland coach Hallgrímsson contracted before World Cup playoffs and co-hosting Euro 2028
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland coach Heimir Hallgrímsson signed a new contract on Thursday ahead of the World Cup qualifying playoffs and kept him through the 2028 European Championship where Dublin is a host city. Hallgrímsson, who led Iceland at its first World Cup in 2018, said there was “big pressure” from the Irish soccer federation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Longtime Middle Tennessee women’s coach Rick Insell to retire and be succeeded by his son
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Rick Insell, whose 505 wins in 21 seasons leading the Middle Tennessee women’s basketball team made him the winningest coach in school history, announced his retirement on Thursday. Insell’s retirement will follow Middle Tennessee’s participation in the WNIT. Middle Tennessee (16-15) will play either St. Bonaventure or Drexel at home on ... Read More »
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