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Big 12’s Brett Yormark: SCORE Act is the best path forward after Trump meeting at White House
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark called his meeting with President Donald Trump and other high-level officials from the NCAA, its member institutions and the CEO of the U.S. Olympic team “very constructive,” and underscored his belief that the SCORE Act is the best path forward for college athletics. Yormark spoke ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former CBC anchor says the broadcaster ‘silenced and intimidated’ him
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
OTTAWA — Former CBC television reporter and anchor Travis Dhanraj told a House of Commons committee today that the public broadcaster “silenced and intimidated” him. When Dhanraj, who hosted “Canada Tonight,” announced his departure in an email to CBC staff in 2025 he called out what he claimed was a culture of “retaliation, exclusion and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police search for two suspects after U.S. consulate in Toronto hit by gunfire
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
TORONTO — Shots fired at the United States consulate in Toronto were denounced by Ontario’s premier as unacceptable acts of intimidation as police searched for two suspects in the early-morning shooting on Tuesday. No injuries were reported after police say two suspects pulled up in front of the downtown consulate in a white Honda CR-V ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mets option prized Canadian pitching prospect Jonah Tong to minor leagues
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — The New York Mets optioned Canadian pitching prospect Jonah Tong on Tuesday to Triple-A Syracuse. The 22-year-old right-hander was 2-3 with a 7.71 ERA last season with the Mets. Tong, a native of Markham, Ont., made a rapid and extraordinary rise last season from seventh-round pick in the amateur ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg and Dusty May and Illinois’ Keaton Wagler take top AP All-Big Ten honors
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
Michigan won three of the top four Associated Press Big Ten men’s basketball awards Tuesday, with Yaxel Lendeborg voted player of the year and top first-year transfer and Dusty May named coach of the year. Illinois’ Keaton Wagler was the unanimous choice for freshman of the year in voting by a panel of 16 media ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reds’ ace Hunter Greene could miss up to 4 months following right elbow surgery
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Cincinnati Reds’ ace Hunter Greene is scheduled to undergo surgery Wednesday on his right elbow and could miss up to the first four months of the season. The Reds said Greene was diagnosed with bone chips and loose bodies in his elbow. Greene needed an MRI last week after he left ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Italy buys Caravaggio painting for about $35 million, one of its largest payouts for a single work
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
ROME (AP) — Italy has bought a rare portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio for 30 million euros (about $35 million), one of the largest state investments ever for a single artwork, the country’s Culture Ministry said Tuesday. The portrait, painted around 1598 and attributed to Caravaggio in 1963, depicts Maffeo Barberini, a nobleman who later ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa spending $229M to help tariff-hit Ontario workers obtain new skills
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government will spend $228.8 million over the next three years to help Ontario workers in industries hit hard by U.S. tariffs acquire new skills and adapt to the trade war disruption. The new Canada-Ontario Workforce Tariff Response will support workers and job seekers in the province’s softwood lumber, steel and automotive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamilton’s Alena Sharp headlines 2026 inductee class for Canadian Golf Hall of Fame
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
Hamilton’s Alena Sharp headlines this year’s class of inductees to the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. She was joined by longtime global industry executive Peter Broome of Montreal. Former professional golfers Pat Bradley and Lee Trevino were also selected. All four inductees received unanimous support from the Hall’s selection committee. They will be enshrined at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 5,000 Canadians have fled Middle East, Anand says demand for help dropping
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says it has helped more than 5,000 Canadians leave the Middle East since the latest conflict began, and demand for evacuation support is now falling off. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is urging Canadians thinking of leaving the Middle East to do so and says the number of daily calls ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gary Woodland shares his struggles with PTSD following brain surgery
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two years after Gary Woodland returned to the PGA Tour following brain surgery, he still struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder so severe there have been times when he was in tears in the middle of the fairway. He chose to share his PTSD diagnosis with Golf Channel on Monday ... Read More »
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