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South Korean submarine in B.C. is floor model in sales pitch to supply Canada’s fleet
VICTORIA — The flagship of South Korea’s submarine fleet is docked in British Columbia where…
Canada’s Fernandez loses 6-4, 6-4 to Parks in first round of French Open
PARIS — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez was bounced from the French Open after a 6-4, 6-4…
Australian spy boss says he shifted resources from counterterrorism before Hanukkah attack
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian spy agency boss told an inquiry on Monday he…
Western Canadian premiers set to meet in Alberta as province grapples with separatism
Premiers from Western Canada and the northern territories are set to gather in Alberta to…
Canada’s Gabriel Diallo retires due to injury in opening match at French Open
PARIS — Gabriel Diallo is out of the French Open. The Montreal native retired due…
Mboko, Dabrowski earn mixed results at Strasbourg International tennis tournament
STRASBOURG — Victoria Mboko and Gabriela Dabrowski provided Canada with mixed results Saturday at the…
Vast marine conservation reserve, bigger than P.E.I., to protect B.C. central coast
An enormous national marine conservation reserve is being established on British Columbia’s central coast, spanning…
Mboko into singles final, Dabrowski advances to doubles final at Strasbourg
STRASBOURG — Canadian teen tennis star Victoria Mboko will play for her third WTA Tour…
Canada’s struggling tennis stars look to tame clay surface at French Open
PARIS — Victoria Mboko is the only Canadian player coming into the French Open with…
Photo highlights from Cannes 2026
The 79th Cannes Film Festival is underway, kicking off 12 days of nonstop premieres, photo…
Saanich, B.C., man pleads guilty in voyeurism case involving 652 victims: police
SAANICH — A man has pleaded guilty in a voyeurism investigation involving 652 women and…
Poilievre says all Conservatives will campaign for Alberta to stay part of Canada
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he and all Conservative MPs will press for…
B.C. to rename Site C dam after deceased premier John Horgan
VICTORIA — Former British Columbia premier John Horgan didn’t like the idea of the Site…
Sinner opens French Open against wild card as he chases a career Grand Slam
PARIS (AP) — Jannik Sinner won’t have the crowd on his side when he starts…
Mboko defeats fellow Canadian Fernandez in French Open tune-up tournament
STRASBOURG — Top seed Victoria Mboko cruised to a 6-4, 6-4 win over fellow Canadian…
Canada’s Galarneau comes up short in French Open qualification bid
PARIS — Canada’s Alexis Galarneau fell just short of clinching his first Grand Slam main…
University of Alberta’s Abby Guezen, Ryder Rattee sweep U Sports awards
CALGARY — The University of Alberta swept the U Sports awards with volleyball player Abby…
Rugby Canada fundraising again as men’s World Cup, 2028 Olympic Games loom
When Emerson Prior works a nursing shift at Victoria’s Royal Jubilee hospital, patients comment on…
B.C. Premier Eby says Canada won’t work if Ottawa favours separatist premiers
VICTORIA — Canada cannot work if “separatist premiers” get all of the attention of the…
Mboko, Fernandez set to meet in all-Canadian quarterfinal at Strasbourg International
STRASBOURG — Victoria Mboko and Leylah Fernandez will meet in an all-Canadian quarterfinal at the…
Kenya’s professional mourners help grieving families and keep tradition alive
KISUMU, Kenya (AP) — The body of Tom Ochieng Mima is dressed in formal funeral…
Professional mourners mix tribal tradition with Kenya’s widespread Christianity
KISUMU, Kenya (AP) — The body of Tom Ochieng Mima is dressed in formal funeral…
Canadians, in crucial moment, must decide on equality for all: LGBTQ advocate
Canada has reached a critical juncture where it must decide if it will be a…
Canadian isolating in B.C. tests “presumptive positive” for hantavirus
British Columbia’s provincial health officer says one of the four Canadians isolating in the province…