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Canada's Andreescu wins first WTA event, beats Pegula at Oracle Challenger
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu earned her first WTA tournament title on Sunday, defeating American Jessica Pegula 0-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the Oracle Challenger. The 18-y...
Jan 27, 2019
Canada's Alphonso Davies makes Bundesliga debut off bench for Bayern Munich
MUNICH - Canadian teenager Alphonso Davies made his Bundesliga debut Sunday, coming off the bench in the 86th minute of Bayern Munich's 4-1 win over VfB Stuttgart. He arrived two minutes after Po...
Jan 27, 2019
Canadian striker Tosaint Ricketts signs with defending Lithuanian champion
Former Toronto FC striker Tosaint Ricketts has signed with Lithuania champion FK Suduva. Toronto opted not to exercise it option to keep Ricketts in November. The 31-year-old Canadian i...
Jan 27, 2019
Suspect in Louisiana shooting deaths caught in Virginia
WARSAW, Va. - A man suspected of killing his parents and three other people - including a girl he was dating - was arrested Sunday when he showed up at his grandmother's house in Virginia, a sheriff t...
Jan 27, 2019
Crisis Group says it trusts Ottawa to help free detainees after McCallum firing
OTTAWA - The employer of a Canadian man detained in China is expressing confidence in the Trudeau government following the firing of John McCallum. A spokesman for the International Crisis Group, wher...
Jan 27, 2019
Officials ponder easing mobility for doctors, nurses between provinces
HALIFAX - Efforts to create regional licensing for health care professionals in Atlantic Canada could be the vanguard for similar changes nationally, a leading advocate says. The four E...
Jan 27, 2019
Maxime Bernier names candidate to run in Montreal-area federal byelection
MONTREAL - People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier has chosen a candidate to represent his party in its first-ever Quebec election. Bernier will be in the Montreal area today to launch the camp...
Jan 27, 2019
Canada's Brayden Schnur, Bianca Andreescu advance to Oracle Challenger finals
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - A pair of Canadians advanced to the final of the Oracle Challenger tennis tournament on Saturday. Canadian Brayden Schnur advanced to the men's final with a 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 ...
Jan 27, 2019
Brothers edges Arsenault to secure host province berth at Scotties playdowns
Jill Brothers will represent host Nova Scotia at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts after a 6-5 victory over Mary-Anne Arsenault in Sunday's provincial final at the Dartmo...
Jan 27, 2019
Liberals' infrastructure program problems detailed in internal documents
OTTAWA - A large number of small construction transit and water system projects funded through the first phase of the Liberal government's infrastructure program bogged down the approval pro...
Jan 27, 2019
