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Bianca Andreescu, Simona Halep set to clash for first time at WTA Finals
SHENZHEN, China - Bianca Andreescu will play her first career match against Simona Halep at the WTA Finals - a contest that should make headlines in Canada and Romania. The draw for the US$14-mil...
Oct 25, 2019
Even Matchup: Forge FC to meet Cavalry FC in battle of CPL's top sides
The class of the Canadian Premier League in both the spring and fall sessions, Calgary's Cavalry FC and Hamilton's Forge FC appeared to be on a collision course from the start of the inaugur...
Oct 25, 2019
Gritty Canadian side ready for men's field hockey Olympic qualifier vs. Ireland
VANCOUVER - Scott Tupper knows the Canadian men's field hockey team has an opportunity to do something special this weekend. Winning a two-game aggregate Olympic qualifier against visiting I...
Oct 25, 2019
NewsAlert: Trade Minister Jim Carr diagnosed with cancer, says 'spirits are high'
OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Jim Carr says he has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer. Carr says in a statement that he has begun treatment for the disease, which he says has...
Oct 25, 2019
No need to pause divorce proceedings despite foreign hearings: Supreme Court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says Quebec courts shouldn't automatically pause civil proceedings when a foreign court is examining the same matter. The ruling comes today in the case of a Belgi...
Oct 25, 2019
Workforce women tapped to fund success of Canada's female athletes
When softball player and Olympic 2022 hopeful Natalie Wideman was handed a cheque and told the money came from women she did not know, she was speechless. "I instantly broke down crying," said the 27-...
Oct 25, 2019
Bo Levi Mitchell sports 11-2 all-time record versus Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Bo Levi Mitchell has been a thorn in the side of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Calgary Stampeders quarterback sports an 11-2 career record versus Winnipeg, his latest win being a 37-33...
Oct 25, 2019
Tom Brady jersey stolen - again
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Authorities say a Rhode Island man visiting the New England Patriots Hall of Fame took a Tom Brady jersey off a display and walked off with it. Zanini Cineus, of Providence, was fr...
Oct 25, 2019
Kanye West premieres new 'Jesus Is King' film, album
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Kanye West has unveiled his "Jesus Is King" IMAX film, featuring a gospel choir performing at artist James Turrell's dramatic Roden Crater in the Arizona desert. It'll be in theatr...
Oct 25, 2019
Son of Christian artist TobyMac dies at 21 in Nashville
NASHVILLE - Christian artist TobyMac has recalled the artistry of his 21-year-old son, who was found dead in Nashville, Tennessee, this week. TobyMac praised Truett Foster Mckeehan as a "magnetic son,...
Oct 25, 2019