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Dabrowski, Stefani win doubles opener in straight sets at French Open
PARIS — Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani won their opening match in…
Canada’s push to diversify trade away from U.S. seeing mixed results: report
OTTAWA — A small group of cities across the country drove Canada’s progress on diversifying…
Playful fashion details light up the Cannes Film Festival red carpet, in photos
Playful and extravagant fashion details shined at the Cannes Film Festival, where stars gathered for…
Comox Valley lifts emergency water restrictions after sewer leak repairs
COMOX — Residents in B.C.’s Comox Valley can resume normal use of toilets, dishwashers and…
Attorney General Sharma says B.C. supports company’s request to reopen Cowichan case
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s attorney general says it is rare to reopen a court case…
Seeded Canadians Mboko, Auger-Aliassime advance to French Open second round
PARIS — Victoria Mboko sailed and Félix Auger-Aliassime struggled. But in the end, both seeded…
Errors that forced reinstatement of Victoria school board ‘inadvertent’: minister
One of the nine Victoria school board trustees fired by the B.C. government last year…
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…
Man and woman die in separate drownings in Nananimo, B.C., police say
NANAIMO — Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., are investigating the unrelated drowning deaths of a man…
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…