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Canada captain Sophie de Goede starts on the bench in return from knee injury
Captain Sophie de Goede, returning to action after a 13-month injury absence, starts on the…
Stephen Meehan names first roster as Canada coach for Belgian test in Edmonton
Cooper Coats will make his first start at fly half while fullback Brenden Black earns…
Canada women win again but face tougher task in downing Springboks in rugby test
GQEBERHA, SOUTH AFRICA — After thumping South Africa 50-20 last week in Pretoria, a revamped…
Hamilton Labour Council wants NHL to apologize for suspending players 100 years ago
The Hamilton and District Labour Council is hoping to right a century-old grievance between the…
Here’s a list of June inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in June, Statistics Canada says.…
Plan to fence off Nanaimo, B.C., city hall to protect from overdose site disorder
VICTORIA — The City of Nanaimo, B.C., is considering building a 1.8-metre-high fence to protect…
Drug use sees parole revoked for Kerry Sim, who killed B.C. teen Reena Virk in 1997
VANCOUVER — Day parole has been revoked for the woman who drowned Victoria teenager Reena…
Measles outbreaks in Illinois and North Dakota have ended
Health officials in Illinois and North Dakota say their states’ measles outbreaks are over, pointing…
Canada Basketball names B.C.’s Gordie Herbert next men’s head coach
TORONTO — Gordie Herbert will take over as head coach of the senior men’s national…
Canada’s Mboko closes in on main draw berth at Italian Open tennis tournament
ROME — Canada’s Victoria Mboko advanced to the second round of qualifying at the Italian…
Former U.S. head coach Fortner takes over Canada’s senior women’s basketball team
TORONTO — Nell Fortner has been named head coach of Canada’s senior women’s national team,…
Toronto teen Mboko qualifies for Italian Open main draw with comeback win
ROME — Canada’s Victoria Mboko qualified for the Italian Open main draw Tuesday with a…
Semi-pro TSS Rovers look to make more Canadian Championship history
There’s a lot on the line Wednesday for TSS Rovers when the semi-pro League1 B.C.…
Pope Leo XIV is a tennis player. Tsitsipas would be happy to hit some balls with him
ROME (AP) — It was fitting that when Pope Leo XIV was elected, the Italian…
Canada Soccer names roster for CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship in Costa Rica
Midfielder Jeneva Hernandez Gray and high-scoring forward Anabelle Chukwu lead Canada’s 21-player squad for the…
Canada women look forward to challenge of New Zealand in Pacific Four Series rugby
After a somewhat laboured 26-14 win over the ninth-ranked United States in its first outing…
NFL to discuss resolution to allow its players to play in 2028 Summer Games
NFL players are one step closer to participating in the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games.…
Scrutiny for supervised drug consumption site in Victoria’s ‘Downtown Eastside’
VICTORIA — The value of a supervised consumption site in the heart of Victoria’s most…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in June. Statistics Canada also…
Ten British Columbians in hospital with the measles, as disease spreads in north
VICTORIA — Ten people are hospitalized with measles in British Columbia, with one active, contagious…
Elections commissioner fines Conservative agent four times
OTTAWA — The elections commissioner has levied four fines totalling $4,500 against an accountant relating…
Ontario bakers look to heat up friendly competition with B.C. over Nanaimo bar record
In the kitchen of Northwest Fudge Factory in Levack, Ont., a group of five children…
Canada men and women to share rugby sevens stage in California with plenty at stake
Canada’s men and women will share the stage May 3-4 at Dignity Health Sports Park,…
Yukon disaster one of two ‘most catastrophic’ in heap-leach mining history: expert
The spill of about two million tonnes of cyanide-soaked ore at a Yukon gold mine…