March 23rd, 2026
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A crowded bench and a 16-point win: The Nuggets finally look whole again

By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026

DENVER (AP) — For the first time in four months the Denver Nuggets look like the team their new management team of Ben Tenzer and Jon Wallace assembled in the offseason, one featuring a strong starting five and enviable depth. Peyton Watson returned from a pulled hamstring and a six-week absence Sunday and helped the ... Read More »

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Olivia Miles’ decision for another college season is paying off in many ways for the guard and TCU

By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Olivia Miles understands why people thought she was making a dumb decision returning for another college season when she was a projected lottery pick in last year’s WNBA draft. “I can’t blame them,” Miles said. “To leave what I left on the table seemed stupid and seemed like, what is ... Read More »

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Carney did not ‘proactively’ raise human rights or foreign interference with Xi: docs

By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney did not “proactively” raise human rights or foreign interference with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his Beijing visit in January, the government says. The Privy Council Office, which serves the prime minister, says in a parliamentary tabling that “human rights and foreign interference were not brought up proactively” by ... Read More »

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Canada’s Mboko advances, Auger-Aliassime ousted at Miami Open

By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026

MIAMI GARDENS — Canada’s Victoria Mboko earned a 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-0 fourth-round win over Russia’s Mirra Andreeva on Monday at the Miami Open tennis tournament. Mboko, the tournament’s 10th seed, had six aces to seven double faults and converted on just one of her six break-point chances. However, the 19-year-old won 77.8 per cent ... Read More »

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March Madness is Miller time for Texas as the No. 11 Longhorns return to the Sweet 16

By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sean Miller was the coach at Xavier last season when he knocked Texas out of the NCAA Tournament. A week later, Miller was wearing burnt orange and flashing a “hook ’em horns” hand sign when he was introduced as the Longhorns’ new head coach. Call it a good hire. After a ... Read More »

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A media-rating company says a Trump agency is threatening its livelihood

By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026

As media organizations go, NewsGuard cuts a low public profile as it follows its mission of issuing credibility ratings about news outlets. The Trump administration knows about it, though, and the company has joined a lengthening list of journalism organizations to face the White House’s wrath. A dispute between President Donald Trump’s regulators and the ... Read More »

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Costa Rica looks to Canada to safeguard rules-based trade, democracy in Latin America

By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026

OTTAWA — Canada can protect rules-based international trade and resist pressure from superpowers by working more with the Americas, shoring up supply chains and strengthening economic ties, Costa Rica’s trade minister said on a recent visit to Ottawa. “We share the same vision of the type of world that we would like to live in,” ... Read More »

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March Madness: How to watch and what to watch in the 2026 NCAA men’s basketball tournament

By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026

Let the madness continue! March Madness restarts this week when the NCAA Tournament switches to regional sites for the Sweet 16 and the Elite Eight. Four lower seeds made it to the round of 16, one in each region: 11th-seeded Texas in the West, No. 9 seed Iowa in the South, sixth-seeded Tennessee in the ... Read More »

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CAF members reported safe after missile intercepted near Israel-Lebanon border

By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026

OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office says Canada received reports of damage at a United Nations peacekeeping camp near the Israel-Lebanon border after a missile was intercepted on Sunday. The damage was reported at the UN Interim Force in Lebanon Camp Naqoura in the south of the country. McGuinty’s office says all members of ... Read More »

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Istanbulluoglu scores 18 points, No. 3 Louisville holds off No. 6 Alabama to reach women’s Sweet 16

By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Elif Istanbulluoglu had 18 points and a key steal with 1:42 remaining that led to Reyna Scott’s one-handed jumper as the shot clock expired, Imari Berry added two free throws with 8.2 seconds left and third-seeded Louisville held off No. 6 seed Alabama 69-68 on Monday in the second round of ... Read More »

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Seattle Kraken forward Ryan Winterton takes leave of absence

By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Kraken forward Ryan Winterton will take a temporary leave of absence, the team said in a statement on Monday. Winterton will be attending to a family matter, the statement said, and that no further details will be shared. Winterton, 22, has appeared in a career-high 62 games this season, with career ... Read More »

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