Marino rallies to win U.S. Open singles qualifier, Branstine and Galarneau bounced

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Rebecca Marino of Vancouver started strong, faded, then scrambled to survive two match points before rallying to save her bid to qualify for the 145th U.S. Open Tennis Championships on Monday in New York.

Canada leading the way when it comes to applications to volunteer at 2026 World Cup

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Organizers of the Canadian end of the tournament say Toronto and Vancouver rank one-two among the 16 host cities in the number of applications.

'Ketamine Queen' accused of supplying drugs to actor Matthew Perry to plead guilty

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Jasveen Sangha, a woman known as the "Ketamine Queen" who was charged with selling actor Matthew Perry the drug that killed him in October 2023, agreed to plead guilty Monday.

Alcaraz wins Cincinnati Open after Sinner retires in opening set due to illness

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Carlos Alcaraz won the Cincinnati Open title in a little more than 20 minutes on Monday after top-ranked Jannik Sinner was forced to retire because of illness during the first set.

Groundbreaking WNBA stop in Vancouver raises the bar ahead of league's 2026 Canadian expansion

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The Seattle Storm and Atlanta Dream were in Vancouver to take part in a historic moment in the WNBA — the first ever regular-season game on Canadian soil on Friday. The game served as a teaser for what fans might experience in May 2026 w...

How to see the 'planet parade' on now

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Want to spot up to six planets at once in the night sky? Look up before dawn for the second and last "planet parade" of the year.

Canadian prop DaLeaka Menin expected to play an important role at Rugby World Cup

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Canada coach Kevin Rouet has plenty of options when it comes to choosing his front row at the Rugby World Cup. But DaLeaka Menin is usually one of the first names on the Canadian team sheet.

'Skibidi' and 'tradwife' are now part of the Cambridge Dictionary

What the skibidi is happening to the English language? "Skibidi," pronounced SKI-bi-di, is one of the slang terms popularized by social media that are among more than 6,000 additions this year to the Cambridge Dictionary.

Ottawa's Michael Woods announces retirement from cycling

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Ottawa's Michael Woods, the first athlete to both run a sub-four-minute mile and complete the Tour de France, announced he's retiring from professional cycling at the end of the season.

Olympic runner Moh Ahmed joins call to cancel Canada's Davis Cup tie with Israel

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Four-time Olympian Moh Ahmed is one of 413 Canadian signatories calling on Tennis Canada to cancel Canada's Davis Cup tie with Israel in Halifax this September.

Texas Democrats return home, Trump rails about mail-in voting in latest U.S. midterm manoeuvres

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Democratic lawmakers who fled their state to stymie Republican plans to redraw political maps at the behest of President Donald Trump announced on Monday they were "returning to Texas on our terms," as the battle lines harden 15 months b...

Raptors GM Bobby Webster appointed team's head of basketball operations

Toronto Raptors general manager Bobby Webster stands on the basketball court before a February 14, 2024 NBA regular-season game against the visiting Indiana Pacers.
The Toronto Raptors' search for a new team president is over, with general manager Bobby Webster having his contract extended to be the team's head of basketball operations. The NBA team will not appoint a president at this time.