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Focus on mental health, public safety at inquest into Tumbler Ridge, B.C., deaths
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
VICTORIA — An inquest into the deaths of nine people in Tumbler Ridge has been called to prevent future deaths, and will examine how the mental health and public safety systems intersect, British Columbia’s chief coroner says. Dr. Jatinder Baidwan announced the inquest, which he said would also consider how guns were obtained by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Witnesses called at civil trial for Quebec cardinal suing accuser for defamation
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
MONTREAL — Cardinal Marc Ouellet is back in Quebec Superior Court as he tries to clear his name in the wake of an allegation of sexual misconduct. Lawyers for Ouellet called several witnesses today in his defamation suit against a woman who named him in a wider class-action lawsuit against the archdiocese of Quebec. Three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jack Hughes returns to his day job in the NHL after TV tour as the US Olympic hockey hero
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes was enthralled by Lorne Michaels’ stories that highlighted his time at “Saturday Night Live” and enjoyed sharing the stage with brother Quinn and U.S. women’s captain Hilary Knight on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Now the U.S. men’s golden goal-scorer is ready to get back to his day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pitt fires embattled women’s basketball coach Tory Verdi amid court struggles, legal issues
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh fired women’s basketball coach Tory Verdi on Tuesday, ending a three-year tenure in which the Panthers struggled to find success on the court and Verdi potentially ran into trouble off it. Athletic director Allen Greene announced the decision shortly after the Panthers missed the ACC women’s tournament after going 8-23, including ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: Moongazers treated to a ‘blood’ moon eclipse
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
A blood-red moon graced the skies early Tuesday for a total lunar eclipse. There won’t be another until late 2028. The spectacle was visible Tuesday morning from North America, Central America and western part of South America. Australia and eastern Asia saw it Tuesday night. During a full lunar eclipse, the Earth is between the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justice Department lawyer says concert ticket industry is broken because of Ticketmaster
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. Justice Department lawyer told jurors at a civil antitrust trial Tuesday that the concert industry is broken because Ticketmaster and its parent Live Nation Entertainment have monopolized the market, driving up prices for consumers, but the companies say the government’s wrong. David Dahlquist, an attorney with the Justice Department’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rahm says European tour is ‘extorting’ LIV players by making them play more events to rejoin tour
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
Jon Rahm tore into the European tour Tuesday over its offer for him and other LIV Golf players to rejoin, claiming the tour was “extorting players” by forcing them to play additional tournaments. Rahm, competing this week in LIV Golf Hong Kong, spoke publicly for the first time since the European tour announced a deal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 2 Arizona clinches first Big 12 regular-season title, eyes a deep March run
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Bill Self spent the morning before his team’s game at Arizona walking around campus, getting some exercise while enjoying the mild desert weather. But the Kansas coach couldn’t seem to get very far without being stopped. Nothing derisive. Just basketball talk. “There’s no telling how many people stopped me to talk ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scherzer calls daughter’s letter to Blue Jays ‘the cutest thing you can possibly imagine’
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Max Scherzer says the note his daughter composed asking the Toronto Blue Jays to re-sign the three-time Cy Young Award winner arose as his kids were writing letters to Santa Claus in December. After Scherzer agreed last week to a $3 million, one-year contract to return to the Blue Jays, his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coroner calls inquest into Tumbler Ridge, B.C., deaths
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s chief coroner has called an inquest into the shooting deaths of nine people in Tumbler Ridge to determine how future deaths might be prevented. Dr. Jatinder Baidwan says the inquest will examine how the mental health and public safety systems intersect and will also consider how guns were obtained by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AP women’s basketball player of the week is No. 5 Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 17 of the season: Mikayla Blakes, Iowa The sophomore guard led No. 5 Vanderbilt to wins over Alabama and Tennessee last week, averaging 34.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists. She is the first SEC player in the past 26 years to ... Read More »
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