A solid serve and patience helped Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime earn his second men’s tennis title of the season. The second-seeded Canadian defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-2, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2) to win the Open Occitanie tournament Sunday in Montpellier, France. Auger-Aliassime, of Montreal registered 19 aces and also won 78 per cent of his first serves…
Canada must overcome a 2-0 deficit against Hungary to advance in the Davis Cup men’s team tennis tournament. Fabian Marozsan defeated Alexis Galarneau before Marton Fucsovics toppled Gabriel Diallo on Saturday at Montreal’s IGA Stadium, giving Hungary a commanding lead in the best-of-five first-round qualifier. Maroszan prevailed 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 against Galarneau, of Laval, Que., in…
Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford insists Ontario is not vulnerable during a snap election campaign he called as a possible trade war with the United States looms. But Ford warned Saturday of difficult times ahead should U.S. President Donald Trump make good on his vow to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. Ford…
When Penny Miller was growing up on her family’s cow-calf ranch in Athabasca, Alta., her father, who also worked in forestry, and her two older brothers were regularly called away to off-ranch jobs. As a result, keeping the operation running was a responsibility often left to 10-year-old Penny and her mother, a task that proved…
mmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that new immigration pilots for home care workers will open on March 31, 2025. These new pilots are referred to collectively by IRCC as Canada’s “Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots”. These pilot programs will replace the previous permanent residence (PR) pathways for caregivers, which have expired. Home…
