March 28th, 2024

Super Bowl 2015

Correction to March 27 story on NCAA basketball team hiring Canadian coach Dave Smart

By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2024

In a March 27 story on Canadian basketball coach Dave Smart being hired by the Pacific Tigers of NCAA Division 1, The Canadian Press incorrectly spelled Pacific director of athletics Adam Tschuor’s last name as “Tschor.” The story also stated that Smart has won five Pat O’Brien Awards as the top coach at Carleton University. ... Read More »

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Sting coach Letang, assistant suspended by OHL for abuse of officials

By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2024

TORONTO – The Ontario Hockey League has suspended Sarnia Sting head coach Alan Letang three games and assistant coach Micheal Haley two games for conduct demeaning to game officials. The Sting have also been fined $2,500. Letang and Haley were both ejected from Sarnia’s 4-2 loss to visiting Saginaw last Friday after receiving game misconducts ... Read More »

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Four Saskatchewan family members died in murder-suicide, RCMP say

By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2024

NEUDORF, SASK. – RCMP say four members of the same family found dead earlier this week in a rural Saskatchewan home were the victims of a murder-suicide. Mounties say a 67-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman, along with their 30-year-old son, were killed on the property near Neudorf, about 130 kilometres east of Regina. The ... Read More »

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Trudeau won’t say if he has spoken to Housefather since Gaza motion

By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2024

OTTAWA – Quebec MP Anthony Housefather remains undecided on his future more than a week after a House of Commons motion on Israel and Gaza left him questioning whether he will remain in the Liberal party. And Prime Minister Minister Justin Trudeau isn’t saying if he has even been talking to Housefather to try and ... Read More »

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B.C. First Nation, Catholic Church announce ‘sacred covenant’ to be signed on Easter

By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2024

KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Vancouver’s Catholic Archbishop says a ‘Sacred Covenant’ agreement has been reached with the First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., that announced the discovery the remains of more than 200 children at the site of a former residential school. Archbishop J. Michael Miller of the Catholic archdiocese of Vancouver says the agreement with the ... Read More »

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CP NewsAlert: Four Saskatchewan family members died in murder-suicide, RCMP say

By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2024

NEUDORF, SASK. – RCMP say four family members found dead in a home in rural Saskatchewan earlier this week died in a murder-suicide. More coming... Read More »

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Calgary officer charged over assault at arrest processing centre

By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2024

CALGARY – Alberta’s police watchdog says a Calgary officer has been charged over an alleged assault at the arrest processing centre two years ago. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says the officer is accused of repeatedly using force on a handcuffed male suspect, who had to be taken to hospital. ASIRT says its investigation ... Read More »

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Suspect charged with murder, attempted murder in deadly Rockford rampage

By Kathleen Foody, Rick Callahan And Corey Williams, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024

CHICAGO (AP) – A 22-year-old man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder in a frenzied stabbing and beating rampage that left four people dead in a matter of minutes in a northern Illinois city, authorities said Thursday. Christian Soto is also charged with seven counts of attempted murder and home invasion with ... Read More »

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S&P/TSX composite higher, U.S. markets mixed as record-breaking first quarter ends

By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2024

TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index rose Thursday ahead of the long weekend, while U.S. markets were mixed as a record-breaking quarter for equities drew to a close. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 59.95 points at 22,167.03. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 47.29 points at 39,807.37. The S&P 500 ... Read More »

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Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ reinforces her dedication to Black reclamation – and country music

By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) – First, Beyoncé arrived at the 2024 Grammy Awards in full cowboy regalia – making a statement without saying a word. Then, during the Super Bowl, she dropped two hybrid country songs: “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages.” All of that heralded her latest album, “Act ll: Cowboy Carter,” out Friday. As ... Read More »

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