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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…
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…
B.C. seeks to claw back future ownership and breeding of exotic cats
VICTORIA — When Bill Edwards feeds his pet servals Luna and Tumas on his rural…
Environmentalist, political science student joins B.C. Greens leadership race
VICTORIA — The B.C. Green Party has announced Adam Bremner-Akins as its third contestant for…
Transport committee will study BC Ferries’ receiving $1B loan for Chinese ships
OTTAWA — The House of Commons transport committee agreed on Monday to launch a study…
Striking transit workers in Cowichan Valley, B.C., reject mediator’s recommendations
DUNCAN — The union representing striking transit workers in the Cowichan Valley says its members…
Big tent or small? John Rustad and the battle for the soul of the B.C. Conservatives
VICTORIA — Dave Sharkey still remembers how he felt about the future of the Conservative…
Federal trial starts over Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus activists
BOSTON (AP) — Plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration campaign of arresting and…
Search for another Vancouver Island boa constrictor prompts warning about exotic pets
Inspector Drew Milne of the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service likened it to finding a…
Climate justice advocate joins race for B.C. Greens leadership
VICTORIA — The B.C. Green Party says a 24-year-old advocate for climate justice and Indigenous…
Victoria mayor announces $10 million on diverted spending for community safety
VICTORIA — Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto said residents will see a difference in community safety…
In the news today: Public servants losing confidence, major agribusiness merger
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…