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Fernandez tips Mertens, reaches final 16 in Mexico
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Canadian tennis star Leylah Fernandez has a date in the final 16 at the Guadalajara Open after knocking off 13th-seeded Elise Mertens of Belgium on Tuesday. Fernandez, of Laval, ...
Sep 19, 2023
B.C. to introduce new disaster management laws to address preparedness, mitigation
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's emergency management minister says the province will soon introduce new laws to govern responses to increasingly frequent natural disasters such as wildfires and floodin...
Sep 19, 2023
Climate, development, India top of mind as Trudeau arrives at UN General Assembly
NEW YORK - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived Tuesday at the UN General Assembly with the planet at a climate crossroads - and Canada facing an ever more fraught relationship with the world's faste...
Sep 19, 2023
Roger Federer confident of Laver Cup quality despite late withdrawal of stars
VANCOUVER - The Laver Cup may lack the star power of its previous iterations with no Grand Slam or world champions taking the court at Rogers Arena, but tournament co-founder Roger Federer is convince...
Sep 19, 2023
Senators, Sokolov agree to terms on one-year, two-way contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have agreed to terms with forward Egor Sokolov on a one-year, two-way contract. The deal carries a value of US$775,000 in the NHL and $120,000 in the American Hockey Leagu...
Sep 19, 2023
Canadiens acquire Tanner Pearson, 2025 draft pick from Canucks for DeSmith
The Montreal Canadiens have acquired forward Tanner Pearson and a 2025 third-round pick from the Vancouver Canucks. In return, Montreal is sending goaltender Casey DeSmith. Pearson had five points (on...
Sep 19, 2023
Timing tweak for pedestrians hoped to provide safer crossings at crash-prone Nanaimo intersections
NANAIMO - A shift in timings for several signalized intersections throughout the city is hoped to provide a safer experience for pedestrians.The City of Nanaimo has moved to a "leading pedestrian inte...
Sep 19, 2023
Temple University says acting president JoAnne A. Epps has died after collapsing on stage
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Temple University acting president JoAnne A. Epps died Tuesday shortly after becoming ill on stage at a memorial service, officials said, describing her loss as a gut punch and str...
Sep 19, 2023
Hurricane Nigel strengthens, gaining Category 2 status far from land out in the Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Nigel powered up to Category 2 storm status on Tuesday afternoon and could intensify further before it starts weakening in coming days far out over the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. ...
Sep 19, 2023
Hardeep Nijjar met CSIS every week before killing that Trudeau links to India: son
VANCOUVER - The son of Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar says his father was meeting regularly with Canadian intelligence officers in the months before he was shot dead in British Columbia, i...
Sep 19, 2023