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Canada's Andreescu, Fernandez fall in quarterfinals at Tokyo's Pan Pacific Open
TOKYO - Canadians Bianca Andreescu and Leylah Fernandez were eliminated in the quarterfinals at the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Friday. Andreescu was ousted after dropping a 6-2, 6-1 decision to Britain...
Oct 25, 2024
Buoyed by squash's Olympic inclusion and date change, Canadian Women's Open on rise
TORONTO - When Squash Canada CEO Jamie Nicholls thinks about the impact Pro Squash Association tournaments have had in this country, a conversation with former world No. 1 Jonathon Power comes to mind...
Oct 25, 2024
4 astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Four astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton. A SpaceX capsule carryi...
Oct 25, 2024
Death toll from deadly storm that struck the Philippines rises to 65
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A Philippine provincial police chief said Friday that 33 people were killed mostly in landslides set off by Tropical Storm Trami in a province south of Manila. The deaths ca...
Oct 25, 2024
In the news today: Most Canadians would back Harris in U.S.: poll
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Most Canadians would back Harris in U.S.: poll If Canadians could vote in the U.S. election, a majority would ...
Oct 25, 2024
Canadian consensus on immigration under threat, but not gone: immigration minister
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Canada's long-held consensus on immigration is under threat, but has not disappeared. On Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to slash...
Oct 25, 2024
Majority of Canadians would vote for Kamala Harris in U.S. election: poll
WASHINGTON - If Canadians could vote in the U.S. election, a majority would choose to send Kamala Harris to the White House. In a new survey from polling firm Leger, 64 per cent of Canadian respondent...
Oct 25, 2024
Mail-in ballot figures coming for each B.C. riding, may make election outcome clearer
VICTORIA - Elections BC is expected to provide a breakdown today of the number of uncounted mail-in and absentee ballots in each of British Columbia's 93 ridings, potentially making clearer the outcom...
Oct 25, 2024
New regulations allow Canada Post to ship restricted firearms returned in gun buyback
OTTAWA - The federal government is giving Canada Post the ability to store and transport restricted firearms in new regulations that bring the retail gun buyback program one step closer to beginning. ...
Oct 25, 2024
4 astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Four astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton. A SpaceX capsule carryi...
Oct 25, 2024
