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Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka headlines 96-player entry list for NBO Toronto tourney
TORONTO — Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka headlined the 96-player list for the National Bank Open, a…
Crowds, culture and celebrations: looking back on Canada hosting the World Cup
VANCOUVER — Volunteers, supporters, coaches and officials are sharing their favourite memories of the World…
Taylor Ruck wins third race — in third different stroke — at Canadian swimming trials
MONTREAL — Taylor Ruck has joined some elite company. The 26-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., captured…
Canada’s Mboko withdraws from National Bank Open due to knee injury
TORONTO — Canada’s Victoria Mboko has withdrawn from the National Bank Open due to a…
Summer McIntosh wins 400 IM gold but misses her own world record at Canadian trials
MONTREAL — There was no record-breaking encore for Summer McIntosh one day after the emotional…
Business leader says he hopes Greater Victoria gets fair share of submarine money
VICTORIA — The federal government’s submarine contract with a German company offers a “tremendous amount…
Carney names TKMS preferred sub bidder, hopes to join sub club with Germany, Norway
HALIFAX — Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday named German defence manufacturer TKMS as the…
Five things you should know about Canada’s new fleet of submarines
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government on Monday named Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems…
Swimmer missing after being swept away in river on Vancouver Island
PORT ALBERNI — Police on Vancouver Island say a female swimmer is missing after reportedly…
Summer McIntosh breaks women’s 200-metre butterfly world record at Canadian trials
MONTREAL — Summer McIntosh has broken world records before. This, however, was the one she’d…
Carney to travel to Turkey, where NATO allies will focus on managing Trump
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to leave for Ankara on Monday to…
Serena Williams’ coach tells AP nerves and a closed roof were factors in Wimbledon loss
LONDON (AP) — Looking back, it seems perfectly understandable that it took Serena Williams some…
Victoria police arrest two following incident that injured three people in park
VICTORIA — Police in Victoria say they have arrested two people following an assault with…
Swimming star Summer McIntosh headlines Canadian trials in Montreal
MONTREAL — Summer McIntosh crafted an all-time great performance the last time she entered the…
Top-ranked paddlers from 55 countries spend Canada Day racing in Dartmouth, N.S.
DARTMOUTH — Top-ranked paddlers from 55 countries spent Canada Day racing in Dartmouth, N.S., for…
Much more than a piece of furniture, the president’s Resolute Desk has echoed through history
WASHINGTON (AP) — Franklin D. Roosevelt toiled over paperwork there during World War II’s darkest…
B.C. sailors tell of harrowing choices in rescue of charter sinking survivors
Brian Angus and Dorothy Stauffer set out from Vancouver’s Coal Harbour on Sunday morning to…
Victoria police arrest two men in trafficking, sexual assault of woman
VICTORIA — Police in Victoria say they arrested and charged two men in connection with…
Immigration department blames ‘unclear’ guidance for citizenship document recalls
OTTAWA — The immigration department says unclear department guidance for both immigration officers and applicants…
RCMP say four men and two women presumed drowned in B.C. fishing charter sinking
Four men and two women are presumed to have drowned in the sinking of a…
Body of murderer who escaped after 35 years in prison is found in B.C. waters
VICTORIA — The Correctional Service of Canada says the body of an inmate who escaped…
Six missing after marine rescue in waters of Vancouver airport
VANCOUVER — Search and rescue officials in British Columbia say six people are still believed…
Lindsey Vonn has a special understanding of Serena Williams’ comeback as a fellow 40-something
LONDON (AP) — When Serena Williams played her first professional tennis match in nearly four…
Wimbledon 2026: Here’s how to watch, betting odds and more you should know
LONDON (AP) — Wimbledon, the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament, starts Monday on the manicured…