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Top seed Iga Swiatek cruises into third round at National Bank Open
TORONTO - Top-ranked Iga Swiatek cruised into the third round of the National Bank Open with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Australian qualifier Ajla Tomljanovic on Wednesday. Swiatek increased her hardcourt win...
Aug 10, 2022
Family of Saskatoon woman being held in U.S. urges Canada to extradite her home
Family of a Saskatchewan woman being held in custody in the United States say they want her extradited quickly to deal with her charges in Canada. Dawn Walker, who is 48, is facing two charges in Oreg...
Aug 10, 2022
Pacific FC sells CPL leading scorer Alejandro Diaz to Norwegian team
Pacific FC forward Alejandro Diaz, who leads the Canadian Premier League with 13 goals this season, has been sold for a club-record fee to Norway's Sogndal Fotball. Pacific said the sale, whose amount...
Aug 10, 2022
American Tommy Paul upsets second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz at National Bank Open
MONTREAL - American Tommy Paul pulled off the first big upset of the National Bank Open on Wednesday, dispatching second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz of Spain 6-7 (4), 7-6 (7), 6-3 at IGA Stadium. Paul, the ...
Aug 10, 2022
Draft speech on residential schools edited out blaming Ottawa for abuse: documents
Ottawa was careful to avoid admitting abuses Indigenous children suffered at residential schools happened "at the hands of the federal government" in remarks prepared for a Liberal cabinet minister af...
Aug 10, 2022
Quebec rejects plea to send army to northern region facing health worker shortage
MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department says it has rejected a request from officials in the northern region of Nunavik that the Armed Forces be brought in to help ease a shortage of health-care workers...
Aug 10, 2022
Shaw joins Spruce Kings as Associate Coach
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings announced the hiring of Andrew Shaw as the team's new Associate Coach.The 32-year-old Shaw is a native of Chilliwack and spent the past three seasons as ...
Aug 10, 2022
World food crisis prompts rise in child marriages: Canadian aid agencies
OTTAWA - Canadian aid agencies are warning that the world food crisis, made worse by the war in Ukraine, is leading to a rise in underage girls being forced into marriage. Plan International Canada sa...
Aug 10, 2022
Kodiaks football engaging community of PG
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Kodiaks have been making a name for themselves within the city in a short amount of time. Although their season hasn't started with the winning streak that they had h...
Aug 10, 2022
Coroner's report shows 16 suspected heat deaths linked to recent B.C. hot spell
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Coroners Service is reporting 16 suspected heat-related deaths in late July and early August, coinciding with heat warnings over much of the province during the same pe...
Aug 10, 2022