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Six Georgian rugby players sanctioned under anti-doping rules in urine sample substitution case
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
MONTREAL (AP) — Six players in Georgia’s rugby team and one member of the support staff have been charged and sanctioned for what World Rugby described Friday as an “orchestrated scheme involving recreational drugs” and the swapping of drug-test samples. In a case dating back to before the former Soviet republic’s team played at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian women’s rugby sevens team forced to make changes ahead of New Jersey stop
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
Injuries and club commitments have forced Canadian women rugby sevens coach Jocelyn Barrieau to make five changes to her roster ahead of this weekend’s HSBC SVNS stop in Harrison, N.J. Captain Carissa Norsten, Keyara Wardley and Piper Logan are out injured, with Norsten sidelined by a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered in Canada’s final game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ryan Coogler aware of potential Oscar history ahead but focused on ‘Sinners’ team before ceremony
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Coogler understands what Sunday night could mean for Oscar history. He’s just not dwelling on it. Instead, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker is looking forward to spending one more night with his “Sinners” collaborators who helped bring the film to life. Coogler could become the first Black filmmaker to win best director ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: Carney announces $32B for northern defence and infrastructure projects
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday the government is putting an additional $32 billion into military forward operating locations in Yellowknife, Inuvik and Iqaluit and Deployed Operating Base 5 Wing in Goose Bay, N.L. The prime minister made the announcement in Yellowknife on Thursday before taking off for a planned visit to Norway. The $32 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winter Olympics star Klaebo says he has a concussion from crash in World Cup race
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
DRAMMEN, Norway (AP) — Norwegian cross-country skiing star Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo said Friday he sustained a concussion from a fall in a World Cup race a day earlier but that he was “all good in the hood.” Klaebo, one of the stars of the recent Milan Cortina Games, said he would “take some days off” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For baseball’s tallest hitters, robo-umps should bring consistency to a tricky strike zone
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
PHOENIX (AP) — San Francisco Giants rookie Bryce Eldridge was logged at 6-foot-7 “and some change,” he said. That was the measurement for the slugger for the major leagues’ Automated Ball-Strike System. That is one expansive strike zone — but a more defined one, at least. “I think they told me I’m the tallest guy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump administration expands trade investigations to more countries, including Canada
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has expanded it’s trade investigations to 60 countries, including Canada, in an effort to solidify the president’s tariff policies. The United States Trade Representative announced earlier this week that it was launching investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 on the European Union and a handful of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two long-lost episodes of ‘Doctor Who’ have been found. Fans will soon be able to watch them
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Over six decades of “Doctor Who,” the intergalactic adventurer’s adversaries have included evil robots, rampaging Yeti — and the BBC, which erased many early episodes of the now-iconic sci-fi TV series. A film charity announced Friday that it has found two previously lost 1960s episodes among the possessions of a deceased collector. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Arsenal player Thomas Partey to plead not guilty to 2 new charges of rape
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Former Arsenal player Thomas Partey intends to plead not guilty to two new charges of rape, his lawyer told a London court on Friday. The 32-year-old Ghana midfielder, who now plays for Spanish club Villarreal, is separately awaiting trial on five counts of rape related to two women and one count of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for February, by Canadian city
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in February. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely because they are based on small statistical samples. Here are the jobless rates last month by city (numbers from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for February, by province
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in February. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.2 per cent (9.2) _ Prince Edward Island 7.2 per cent (7.6) _ Nova Scotia 7.1 per cent (6.9) _ New Brunswick 7.0 ... Read More »
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