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Auger-Aliassime eliminated from Paris Masters after second-round loss to Tsitsipas
PARIS - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime had his six-match winning streak ended Wednesday with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) loss to seventh seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in second-round action at the Paris Masters tennis...
Nov 01, 2023
Canadian skip Gushue sounds off on setup at WCF's Pan Continental championships
Canada skip Brad Gushue says he doesn't blame TSN for dropping television coverage of the Pan Continental Curling Championships. He says the broadcasting situation is one of many issues he has with th...
Nov 01, 2023
'Makes me sad': New Quebec poll sees Premier Legault losing ground to Parti Québécois
Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he takes full responsibility for his party's sagging poll numbers. He told reporters that a new Leger poll published today, conducted for the Journal de Montral and...
Nov 01, 2023
Quebec tuition hike: Concordia says could lose up to 90% of out-of-province students
Montreal's Concordia University is warning of "devastating financial implications" if Quebec moves forward with a plan to double tuition for out-of-province students next fall. University president Gr...
Nov 01, 2023
Nicklas Backstrom is taking a leave of absence from the Washington Capitals because of his hip
WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom is taking a leave of absence from the team because of what he called an "ongoing injury situation" after a slow start to the season on hi...
Nov 01, 2023
Montreal police arrest 17 people for alleged real estate fraud worth over $5 million
Montreal police say they've arrested 17 people in connection with an alleged real estate fraud scheme worth more than $5 million. Police say members of the alleged fraud ring used fake IDs to borrow a...
Nov 01, 2023
Lions will have to be better against the run in playoff versus Stampeders
The B.C. Lions have had time to think about this one. B.C. (12-6) hosts Calgary (6-12) in the West Division semifinal Saturday, with the winner advancing to the conference final against the Winnipeg B...
Nov 01, 2023
No Canadians among hundreds of foreigners preparing to exit Gaza Strip
TORONTO - No Canadian citizens have been included in a list of more than 400 foreign nationals who would be permitted to leave Gaza for the first time since Israel launched its retaliatory war on Hama...
Nov 01, 2023
Messi's trip to China for a pair of Inter Miami exhibition games called off
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi evidently won't be playing in China this month after all. Inter Miami announced Wednesday that its planned trip to China for a pair of exhibition matches has ...
Nov 01, 2023
Freeland to meet with provincial finance ministers on possible Alberta CPP withdrawal
OTTAWA, ON - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says she will meet provincial and territorial finance ministers later this week to discuss the possibility of Alberta's withdrawal from the Canada Pensi...
Nov 01, 2023