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Canada. The United States. A big sporting event with more than just winning a game on the line. It’s a tale that fans on both sides have seen play out dozens of times before, but usually when it happens, the playing surface is a sheet of ice.This time, the two nations will be facing off in the quarterfinal round of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) as Canada looks to advance further than they’ve ever gone in the tournament.In the heart of Southern Alberta’s baseball community, there will be lots to cheer for — including the man taking the ball for…

Xbox is getting ready to launch its Gaming Copilot AI assistant on “current-generation consoles” this year, according to a report from GamesRadar. Sonali Yadav, Xbox’s product manager for gaming AI, revealed the news during a panel at the Game Developers Conference (GDC), adding that the company will also add the assistant to “more services that players are playing.”Microsoft has been working on its gaming-focused Copilot assistant for months now, with the company launching it in beta on the Xbox mobile app, Windows 11, and Xbox Ally handhelds. Players can use their voice to call upon the Gaming Copilot if they…

New York, New York, March 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Closures Due to Limited Interest Since Launch Due to their inability to attract sufficient investment assets, the Board of Trustees of the Direxion Shares ETF Trust has decided to liquidate and close ten ETFs (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), based on the recommendation of the Funds’ adviser, Rafferty Asset Management, LLC. The Board concluded that liquidating and closing the Funds would be in the best interest of the Funds and their shareholders. The Funds closing are as follows: The Funds will cease trading on their respective listing exchange…

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, March 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH) achieved a global milestone by recording the highest number of kidneys paired donation transplants performed at a single center worldwide, completing 130 transplants in 2025. This figure surpassed the total performed transplants across 23 centers in Canada, which reached 73 transplants, as well as the highest-volume single center in the United States, which carried out 94 during the same period. The achievement reflects the steady growth of the program since its launch in 2016, bringing the cumulative number of kidneys paired transplants performed…

More than a hundred people gathered in Halifax on Friday to honour the life of longtime Africville activist Eddie Carvery. Carvery became widely known for his decades-long protest on the former site of Africville, a historically Black community that was bulldozed by the City of Halifax in the late 1960s.The funeral was held at New Horizon Baptist Church, where family, friends and community members filled the building to celebrate the life of the 79-year-old, who died in February after years of health issues.Carvery held Canada’s longest recorded protest beginning in 1970.He maintained a protest camp on the waterfront land for…

It’s only been a year since Digg founder Kevin Rose, Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian, and a few others announced the link-sharing site would relaunch, promising a “social discovery built by communities, not by algorithms.” Now, two months after opening its Reddit-like platform to the public, Digg is announcing a “hard reset” that’s shutting down operations and will “significantly downsize the Digg team.”When they announced its relaunch, Rose told The Verge that AI could “remove the janitorial work of moderators and community managers.” Now, the new Digg’s CEO Justin Mezzell writes in a note pinned to the homepage that, “We knew…

Tampa, Fla., March 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vistra Communications is proud to announce the promotion of Kelsy Long to Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications, recognizing her leadership, strategic vision and contributions to the agency. “Kelsy has been a driving force behind Vistra’s success,” said Brian Butler President and CEO of Vistra Communications. “Her ability to align strategy with execution, build and coach high-performing teams, and deliver measurable results has made a tangible difference for our clients and the agency. Her promotion reflects the exceptional leadership and positive energy she brings to work each day.” As Senior Vice…

MONTREAL, March 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canadian technology entrepreneur Yanik Guillemette today published a new analysis examining the potential economic and societal implications of Bill C-9 – the Combatting Hate Act, as Canada faces a period of economic fragility marked by a net loss of 83,900 jobs in February 2026 and an unemployment rate rising to 6.7%, according to the most recent data reported from Statistics Canada. Bill C-9, introduced on September 19, 2025, proposes amendments to the Criminal Code to create new offences related to intimidation and obstruction targeting access to certain community spaces, criminalize the public display of…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Health Canada is recalling several types of smoke alarms, warning they “may fail to operate.” In a recall notice issued on Thursday, Health Canada says the issues are with the following products.PGST Independent Smoke Detector Sensor Fire Alarm System for Home Office Security Smoke Alarm Fire Protection, model S11D-ENPhotoelectric Smoke Alarm, model PG-S11GauTone Independent Smoke Alarm Fire Protection Smokehouse Home Security System Smoke Detector, model GT-441B-1 Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. Hundreds of the devices have…

Adobe says it will pay $75 million to resolve a lawsuit filed by the US government alleging that the creative software giant harmed consumers by making its subscriptions intentionally hard to cancel and concealing termination fees.The payment aims to resolve the complaint raised in June 2024, in which the US Justice Department accused Adobe of breaking federal consumer protection laws by failing to properly disclose important terms for its “annual paid monthly” plans, and forcing Creative Cloud subscribers through an “onerous and complicated” cancellation process. The lawsuit said that customers would then be “ambushed” with early termination fees — something…