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Top-ranked Sabalenka ends Mboko’s singles run in fourth round at Australian Open
MELBOURNE — Fast-rising Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko, who has seemed unstoppable during her meteoric rise…
Canadian phenom Victoria Mboko set to duel No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka at Australian Open
MELBOURNE — Victoria Mboko will test herself against the world’s best. The 19-year-old Canadian phenom…
Lawes tops Reese-Hansen on opening night at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
MISSISSAUGA — Youth was no match for experience on Friday night at the Scotties Tournament…
Singing contest in Rio prison provides creative outlet for women behind bars
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A group of Brazilian women behind bars applied makeup, donned…
B.C. Law Society names OPCC counsel in probe over obscenity that derailed hearing
VANCOUVER — The Law Society of British Columbia has confirmed it is investigating Brad Hickford,…
Quebec government is removing the British crown from province’s coat of arms
MONTREAL — The Quebec government announced Friday that it’s removing the British crown from the…
Carlos Alcaraz wins third-round match but loses ‘drop-shot battle’ at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz had to acknowledge that while he won the third-round…
A meeting of experience and youth: Sabalenka set to play Mboko at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Luxury brands have been getting airtime at the Australian Open as…
A meeting of experience and youth: Sabalenka set to play Mboko at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Luxury brands have been getting airtime at the Australian Open as…
Hong Kong vigil organizer says she was seeking democracy, not end to Communist Party rule
HONG KONG (AP) — A prominent activist who organized Hong Kong’s decades-old vigil commemorating the…
Scores and schedule for Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026
Thursday’s Scoreboard NHL Buffalo 4 Montreal 2 Florida 2 Winnipeg 1 (SO) Nashville 5 Ottawa…
OneBC group ‘facilitated’ off UBC campus by RCMP amid safety fears
VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia says RCMP officers “facilitated” a group of people…
Canada’s Mboko tops Tauson to advance to fourth round of Australian Open
MELBOURNE — Victoria Mboko is off to the fourth round of the Australian Open. The…
A capsule look at the 18 teams set to play at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts
MISSISSAUGA — A capsule look at the 18 teams competing in the Jan. 23-Feb. 1…
2 Tiananmen vigil organizers plead not guilty in Hong Kong national security trial
HONG KONG (AP) — Two organizers of Hong Kong’s long-running vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen…
Killing of B.C. academic spurs calls for government action against gender violence
The killing of a Vancouver Island academic is spurring calls for action against gender-based violence.…
Record crowds witness Sabalenka, Alcaraz, Gauff and Zverev advance at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Another day, another record crowd. Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz…
Mboko advances to third round at Australian Open, Dabrowski wins doubles opener
MELBOURNE — Victoria Mboko of Toronto punched her ticket to the third round of women’s…
Brooklyn Beckham accuses David and Victoria of putting branding before family and sabotaging wedding
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Beckham family falling-out has spilled further into public view in…
What to know about the trial in Hong Kong against Tiananmen vigil organizers
HONG KONG (AP) — Two former leaders of a Hong Kong pro-democracy group that for…
Toronto’s Victoria Mboko headlines Canada’s latest crop of young tennis stars
Guillaume Marx admits that even he didn’t predict Victoria Mboko’s rapid ascent. Tennis Canada’s vice…
Lili Taylor, Keith McNally and Andrew Ross Sorkin are among Gotham Book Prize finalists
NEW YORK (AP) — A book of essays by actor Lili Taylor, a memoir by…
B.C.’s balmy January brings out blossoms, but a cold snap could put plants in peril
VANCOUVER — A couple weeks ago, North Vancouver resident Larry Sewell looked down a street…
Fernandez bounced in women’s singles at Australian Open, Mboko wins doubles opener
MELBOURNE — Janice Tjen’s rise to becoming the No. 1 women’s player in Indonesia has…