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Shapovalov falls in five-set third-round match to Shelton at Wimbledon
LONDON - Canadian Denis Shapovalov dropped a five-round battle 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to American Ben Shelton in third-round men's singles action at Wimbledon on Saturday. The match was scheduled...
Jul 06, 2024
Heat wave expected to hit Vancouver Island, interior B.C. in the coming days
VANCOUVER - Heat warnings are covering more than two dozen regions in British Columbia as temperatures could creep into the low 40s in the coming days. Environment Canada says the worst of the heat wa...
Jul 06, 2024
Heat wave expected to hit Vancouver Island, interior B.C. in the coming days
VANCOUVER - Heat warnings are covering more than two dozen regions in British Columbia as temperatures could creep into the low 40s in the coming days. Environment Canada says the worst of the heat wa...
Jul 06, 2024
New UK Prime Minister Starmer says controversial Rwanda deportation plan is 'dead and buried'
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday that he is scrapping a controversial Conservative policy to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda. "The Rwanda scheme was dead and buried befo...
Jul 06, 2024
'Dead to me': Alberta transgender teen takes action after being deadnamed in yearbook
Remi Laboucane says memories of being bullied were finally fading, memories so awful he switched schools. He was graduating from high school this summer, ready for life's next chapter, when he opened ...
Jul 06, 2024
City of Montreal says painting a house as an ad for Koodo is against the rules
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal says the owner of a more than 100-year-old home has violated city rules by allowing it to be painted in neon colours as an ad for telecom company Koodo. A Toronto-based...
Jul 06, 2024
B.C. ship and dock foremen issue 72-hour strike notice to employer
VANCOUVER - A union representing ship and dock foremen in British Columbia has issued 72-hour strike notice against their employer. The BC Maritime Employers Association says ILWU Local 514 has served...
Jul 05, 2024
Castillo dominates for 6 2/3 innings, Raley has 2-run double in Mariners' 2-1 win over Blue Jays
SEATTLE (AP) - Luis Castillo limited Toronto to two hits over a dominant 6 2/3 innings, Luke Raley had a two-run double in the third and the Seattle Mariners beat the Blue Jays 2-1 on Friday night. Ca...
Jul 05, 2024
Canada beats Venezuela in extra round of penalty kicks, reaches semifinals in 1st Copa America
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Ismael Kon scored in the sixth round of the shootout after a third save by Maxime Crpeau and Canada advanced to the semifinals of its first Copa America with a victory over Ven...
Jul 05, 2024
Winnipeg Blue Bombers top Ottawa Redblacks 25-16 for first win of CFL season
WINNIPEG - Chris Streveler and Brady Oliveira used their legs to help propel Winnipeg to a 25-16 win over the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday for the Blue Bombers' first victory of the season. Streveler, w...
Jul 05, 2024