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Canada’s wheelchair curling team continues winning at Milan Cortina Paralympics
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO — Canada’s wheelchair curling team moved to 8-0 with a 6-3 win over South Korea on Thursday at the Milan Cortina Paralympics. Canada’s rink of Mark Ideson, Jon Thurston, Ina Forrest, Collinda Joseph and alternate Gilbert Dash, jumped out to a 4-1 edge after four ends before the Koreans closed the gap to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vikings host Kyler Murray on a free agent visit after he was cut by the Cardinals, AP source says
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings are hosting Kyler Murray on a free agent visit, focusing their latest quarterback search on the first overall pick from the 2019 NFL draft who was just released by the Arizona Cardinals. The meeting Thursday was confirmed to The Associated Press by a person with knowledge of the situation. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minimalist horror ‘Undertone’ uses audio and soundscapes to scare you
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alfred Hitchcock famously claimed he didn’t watch his films in theaters. When asked if he missed out on hearing the audience scream, he said, “No. I can hear them scream when I’m making the picture.” While Ian Tuason, the mind behind the buzzy new auditory horror “Undertone,” reveres and references Hitchcock ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FC Barcelona’s 100,000-plus members vote for president with club buried under a mountain of debt
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The small auditorium in a working-class neighborhood of Barcelona is packed with people listening to a middle-aged man in a suit tell them why he deserves their vote. There are campaign posters, a jingle blaring over loudspeakers, television cameras, lots of handshakes and selfies, and, of course, a stump speech full ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AFA president Claudio Tapia appears in Buenos Aires court in tax case
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine Football Association boss Claudio Tapia appeared before a Buenos Aires court on Thursday for allegedly failing to pay social security taxes. It was the first court appearance for Tapia amid multiple investigations into his assets and the financial management of the AFA. Tapia arrived at the federal courthouse in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Bill would ease police, spy service access to online subscriber info
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — Newly proposed legislation would make it easier for police and Canada’s spy service to investigate online activities. The bill tabled in the House of Commons today would require internet and phone companies to tell authorities whether they provide service to a particular person or account number. The legislation would also allow authorities to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chelsea’s Neto charged by UEFA for pushing ballboy at PSG game
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Chelsea winger Pedro Neto was charged by UEFA on Thursday for pushing a ballboy during the Champions League loss at Paris Saint-Germain. Neto faces a one-game ban for the charge UEFA said was “unsporting behavior,” with a disciplinary decision to follow “in due course.” Chelsea trails the defending champion 5-2 after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL opts not to make Senators forfeit a 1st round pick for nullified 2021 trade
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has decided not to make the Ottawa Senators forfeit a first-round draft pick for their role in a 2021 trade that was later nullified. The Senators instead will get the 32nd and final pick in the first round after the league decided their change of ownership affected what the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey player who lost family in Rhode Island shooting scores winning goal in double overtime
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — High school senior hockey player Colin Dorgan, wearing a patch on his jersey honoring the three family members he lost in a Rhode Island ice rink shooting last month, scored a game-winning goal in double overtime Wednesday that advanced the Blackstone Valley Co-op team out of the semifinals. Colin Dorgan was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Morrissey calls off concert in Spain after local festivities deprived him of sleep
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — British rock star Morrissey won’t perform a concert in Valencia after festivities in the Spanish city kept him from getting a proper night’s rest, the former frontman of The Smiths said Thursday. A statement posted on Morrissey’s website on the morning of the concert said that the “scheduled show in Valencia ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL free agency: Panthers, 49ers, Patriots, Jets and Rams are early winners
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
Winning free agency doesn’t guarantee success. It’s still a good start. NFL teams have committed billions of dollars in free agency, hoping the players they’ve added can help them win a Super Bowl. Some of the more aggressive teams — the Raiders and Titans — would be happy if new players just make them more ... Read More »
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