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After singles exits, Fernandez and Andreescu still making noise at French Open
PARIS - Two Canadians who failed to make big runs in singles action at the French Open are making noise in doubles competition. Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., advanced to the semifinals of the women...
Jun 07, 2023
Harvard women's hockey coach retires amid allegations she verbally abused, hazed players
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - One of the most decorated coaches in women's hockey history has stepped down after nearly 30 years leading Harvard's women's hockey program in the shadow of allegations by play...
Jun 07, 2023
Harvard women's hockey coach retires amid allegations she verbally abused, hazed players
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - One of the most decorated coaches in women's hockey history has stepped down after nearly 30 years leading Harvard's women's hockey program in the shadow of allegations by play...
Jun 07, 2023
D.C., N.Y.C. schools cancel outdoor activities amid smoke from Canadian wildfires
WASHINGTON - Officials in the U.S. capital have issued a "code red" air quality alert as smoke from wildfires in Quebec and Ontario continues to drift south. More than a dozen states in the northeaste...
Jun 07, 2023
Justice minister says government to reject Senate changes to judicial oversight bill
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti says the government will reject the Senate's amendments to a judicial oversight bill, arguing that the changes would do the opposite of what the bill is trying ...
Jun 07, 2023
Joly pledges foreign-service reboot in which diplomats better grasp languages, topics
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is promising a plan by this fall for a foreign-service reboot in which diplomats will have a better grasp of the languages and topics relevant to their po...
Jun 07, 2023
Captain Atiba Hutchinson returns to lead Canada at CONCACAF Nations League final four
Captain Atiba Hutchinson will lead Canada at the CONCACAF Nations League finals. The 40-year-old from Brampton, Ont., acknowledged in March, after helping Canada to a 4-1 win over Honduras in Toronto,...
Jun 07, 2023
Bank of Canada raises key interest rate amid stubbornly high inflation
The Bank of Canada announced a quarter-percentage point rate hike Wednesday, the first interest rate increase since January, as high inflation persists.the central bank announced a pause earlier in Ja...
Jun 07, 2023
Rory McIlroy has 'mixed emotions' at PGA Tour deal with Saudi Public Investment Fund
TORONTO - Rory McIlroy says he has mixed emotions about the PGA Tour's new deal with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. McIlroy spoke at the RBC Canadian Open a day after the new business partners...
Jun 07, 2023
Wildfire, shifting winds force evacuation of northern Quebec communities
MONTREAL - Residents of two northern Quebec communities are the latest to be hastily evacuated as a result of the province's wildfires. Officials in Chibougamau and the nearby Cree community of Ouj-Bo...
Jun 07, 2023