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Madison Keys upsets No. 2 Iga Swiatek to reach her first Australian Open final
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Madison Keys saved a match point and came back to upset No. 2 Iga Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8) in a high-intensity, high-quality Australian Open semifinal on Thursday night...
Jan 23, 2025
Canada's golden speedskating trio gears up for push to 2026 Olympic Games
CALGARY - Canada's golden trio is gearing up for its last Olympic Games. Isabelle Weidemann, Ivanie Blondin and Valerie Maltais, who won speedskating team pursuit gold together in Beijing, each did so...
Jan 23, 2025
"September 5" film revisits 1972 broadcast of Munich Olympics terrorism
His swimming pursuits at the 1972 Olympics complete, Canada's Byron MacDonald joined some friends one night in Munich for a live viewing of another big sports event on the go at the time -- hockey's S...
Jan 23, 2025
Curling and teen life collide at Canadian theatres with release of "Curl Power"
The combination of teenagers and curling might seem an odd pairing for a documentary, but "Curl Power" weaves rocks and rings into a coming-of-age story. Curling is the tie that binds five young women...
Jan 23, 2025
Australian Open: Aryna Sabalenka overpowers Paula Badosa to near 3rd consecutive Melbourne title
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Aryna Sabalenka moved one win away from becoming the first woman since 1999 to win three consecutive Australian Open titles, recovering from a slow start to beat good frien...
Jan 23, 2025
Australian Open: Aryna Sabalenka overpowers Paula Badosa to near 3rd consecutive Melbourne title
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Aryna Sabalenka moved one win away from becoming the first woman since 1999 to win three consecutive Australian Open titles, recovering from a slow start to beat good frien...
Jan 23, 2025
In the news today: Liberal leadership deadline, Trump versus Canada's digital tax
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Deadline arrives for Liberal leadership candidates The federal Liberal caucus is meeting today and tomorrow on...
Jan 23, 2025
Laundering of fentanyl cash linked to online betting sites, intelligence agency warns
OTTAWA - Canada's financial intelligence agency suspects online gambling platforms are being used to launder proceeds from fentanyl dealing and production. In an operational alert, the Financial Trans...
Jan 23, 2025
Supreme Court to decide whether to hear challenge of Quebec secularism law
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is set to announce this morning whether it will hear a challenge of Quebec's controversial secularism law, known as Bill 21. In 2024, the Quebec Court of Appeal up...
Jan 23, 2025
Canada's digital services tax, online regulation bills a likely Trump trade target
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has spent years touting its efforts to make tech giants pay. Now, those pieces of legislation could be a target of the Trump administration - particularly the digital s...
Jan 23, 2025
