Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe are one step closer to a second U.S. Open women’s doubles title. The third seeds rallied Tuesday to defeat the 11th-seeded Timea Babos of Hungary and Brazil’s Luisa Stefani 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals. In a later quarterfinal match, the wild-card ride finally ended for the…
Vacancy signs are rampant across Kelowna, B.C., as roughly 1,100 new units have been added to the rental pool so far in 2025, with up to 2,000 more more coming over the next year or so. “Rental housing has been persistently one of the big problems in our community, really low vacancy rates, really high…
Colleagues and friends say Graham Greene was a multi-faceted actor, portraying serious and comedic roles alike, who was “like an uncle” to younger performers. Greene, who was Oneida from Six Nations of the Grand River, in southern Ontario, died Monday at the age of 73. He was a member of the Order of Canada, was nominated for an Academy Award…
As Felix Auger-Aliassime moves on to the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time since 2021, don’t call him “Felix 2.0”. He’s not reinvented as much as he is refreshed, healthy again, and with the passing of the years, more experienced and mature. “It feels even better than the first time,” a beaming Auger-Aliassime said…
Starting Monday, athletes who wish to play in a female-only sports league may now be asked if they were recorded as female at birth. The province will block transgender athletes from Alberta who are 12 and older from competing in female amateur sports. It’s one of a suite of changes surrounding transgender health, education, and…
Oscar-nominated actor Graham Greene died Monday in Stratford, Ont., at the age of 73, his manager has confirmed to CBC News. “It is with deep sadness we announce the peaceful passing of award-winning legendary Canadian actor Graham Greene,” Gerry Jordan said. The Oneida actor from the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario was best known for film…
Courtney Sarault earned two more wins to extend her gold-medal streak to nine and finish as the women’s short track speedskating national champion on Sunday. The Moncton native’s 30,000 points across her top six distances gave her a comfortable lead over the next closest competitor, Kim Boutin (21,760). Sarault won Sunday’s 1,500-metre event with a…
Margaret Atwood is taking aim at Alberta’s controversial ban on school library books containing sexual content with a new, satirical short story after the famed author’s novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” was yanked from some shelves due to the province’s sweeping new rules. In a social media post on Sunday, Atwood said since the literary classic…
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather and 31 of his caucus colleagues have issued a statement condemning a “deplorable rise of antisemitism in Canada” and calling on Canadians to stand up against hatred toward Jewish communities. The statement was posted to social media by Housefather just days after a Jewish woman was stabbed in broad daylight at…
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov was ousted from the U.S. Open following a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 third-round loss to top-ranked Jannik Sinner of Italy on Saturday in New York. The Richmond Hill, Ont., native leapt out to a 5-2 lead until Sinner stormed back to knot things up at 5-5 before the 27th-seeded Shapovalov took the…
