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Branstine beats Andreescu in all-Canadian Wimbledon qualifier
WIMBLEDON - Carson Branstine defeated Bianca Andreescu 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-1 in an all-Canadian second-round Wimbledon women's qualifier on Wednesday. The 24-year-old Branstine, a California native who re...
Jun 25, 2025
Canadian international Sarah Stratigakis returns home, signs with NSL's AFC Toronto
TORONTO - Canadian midfielder Sarah Stratigakis tells a familiar story in signing with AFC Toronto "I'm very excited. Finally, to have a chance to play professionally in Canada," said the 26-year-old ...
Jun 25, 2025
Grief, loss changed mindset of top NHL draft prospect Matthew Schaefer
Matthew Schaefer has been hit with heartache and grief. The 17-year-old defenceman projected to go first overall at the 2025 NHL draft dusted himself off after each devastating blow. Those tragedies n...
Jun 25, 2025
StatCan says two-bedroom asking rents highest in Vancouver in Q1
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says Vancouver saw the highest average asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in the first quarter. The average asking price in B.C.'s largest city for a two-bedroom unit w...
Jun 25, 2025
Canada’s women fall to France, Hungary at 3x3 basketball World Cup, head to play-in
ULAANBAATAR - Canada's women's team dropped both of its games Wednesday at the FIBA 3x3 Basketball World Cup and will now have to go the play-in route for a shot at the quarterfinals. Cassandra Brown ...
Jun 25, 2025
NATO leaders agree to hike military spending and restate 'ironclad commitment' to collective defense
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - NATO leaders agreed on Wednesday on a massive hike in defense spending after pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, and expressed their "ironclad commitment" to come ...
Jun 25, 2025
Scaled-down road construction season starts in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - With typically several big-ticket projects on the go simultaneously, notably fewer road renewal projects are happening this summer in Nanaimo. A key project features an upsized sewer line an...
Jun 25, 2025
Canada's Myles Creighton does it all in first win on Korn Ferry Tour
Myles Creighton had such a good week he almost forgot about the hole-in-one. Creighton, from Digby, N.S., had an ace on a par-3 hole in Friday's second round, followed it up with an 11-under 59 in the...
Jun 25, 2025
Iran executes 3 more prisoners over allegedly spying for Israel, state media say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran executed three more prisoners Wednesday over allegedly spying for Israel, its state-run IRNA news agency reported, the latest hangings connected to its war with...
Jun 24, 2025
Explosive kills 7 Israeli soldiers in Gaza inside an armored vehicle, military says
JERUSALEM (AP) - Seven Israeli soldiers were killed Tuesday in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis when their armored vehicle was struck by an explosive, an Israeli military official said Wednesday....
Jun 24, 2025