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Quebec Superior Court rebukes feds for trying to block release of court decision
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court has ruled that it was inappropriate for the federal government to try to block publication of a court ruling in a case that has been shrouded in secrecy. The redacted ruling involved a former police informant whose identity is protected. The former informant is suing the government and several ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cernak scores on crazy carom late in 3rd period as the Lightning beat the Wild 6-3
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Erik Cernak scored a tiebreaking goal with 2:53 left in the third period when Minnesota goaltender Filip Gustavsson misplayed a carom off the end boards and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Wild 6-3 on Tuesday night. Cernak scored his second of the season after Charle-Edouard D’Astous’ pass traveled the length ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!American investors bet big on Indian cricket with two separate billion-dollar deals for IPL teams
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
BENGALURU, India (AP) — American investors are making a big move into Indian cricket, with two separate billion-dollar deals made on the same day for teams in the country’s most popular sports league. No team in the Indian Premier League — one of Asia’s most-watched sports events — had ever sold for more than $1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FIFA announces latest phase of World Cup ticket sales
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
FIFA announced on Wednesday plans for a final round of World Cup ticket sales. World soccer’s governing body said over one million tickets had been sold by the end of the previous release between December and February and additional tickets would be put on general sale April 1 to the end of the tournament, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Complaint commissioner announces ‘systemic’ probe into B.C. police sexual misconduct
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
VICTORIA — B.C.’s police complaint commissioner says his office has began a “systemic investigation” into how municipal police departments handle cases of sexual misconduct involving officers. Prabhu Rajan says sexual misconduct in police workplaces undermines “operational effectiveness” and the investigation will examine how municipal departments handle cases involving their own. The Office of the Police ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A ‘miracle’ more weren’t killed in Air Canada plane crash, expert says
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
MONTREAL — As experts assess the aftermath of the Air Canada Express plane crash at LaGuardia Airport, some have expressed surprise it wasn’t worse — despite the tragedy of a disaster that left two pilots dead. Commercial aircraft are constructed for flight, not for withstanding head-on collisions with fire trucks that can weigh between 25 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson signs with Real American Freestyle wrestling
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson has signed with Real American Freestyle wrestling, the company announced Wednesday. Steveson won gold for the United States at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and was named the Hodge Trophy winner as the nation’s top college wrestler twice while competing for the University of Minnesota. The 25-year-old heavyweight will make ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets sign forward Wahlin to one-year, two-way contract
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Lucas Wahlin to a one-year, two-way contract, the NHL club announced Wednesday. The deal for the 2026-27 season carries an average annual value of US$850,000 in the NHL. Wahlin will spend the remainder of this season with the American Hockey League’s Manitoba Moose on an amateur tryout ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oklahoma’s Owen Heinecke sues NCAA for another year of eligibility as key April dates loom
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
Oklahoma linebacker Owen Heinecke is suing the NCAA for an additional year of eligibility, according to court documents. Heinecke played briefly in three games of lacrosse at Ohio State in February 2022, costing him a year of eligibility. He transferred to play football at Oklahoma, then sat out a year because of injury. He was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Books by Lyse Doucet and Arundhati Roy make shortlist for Women’s Prize for Nonfiction
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Two books about hotels as places of risk and refuge in wartime are among finalists announced Wednesday for the Women’s Prize for Nonfiction, set up to help rectify a gender imbalance in publishing. “The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan” by Canadian journalist Lyse Doucet and U.K. author Jane ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP reveals Tumbler Ridge girl’s heroism, and how she passed on boy’s dying message
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
VICTORIA — The MP representing Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has described how a 12-year-old girl heroically tried to save two classmates shot in the mass killing in the community last month. Bob Zimmer told Tuesday’s National Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa that the girl, named Christina, had dragged both Abel Mwansa Jr. and Maya Gebala under a ... Read More »
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