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[published_date] For many Canadians, there's been little hope of home ownership in some of the country's biggest housing markets.  But that narrative appears to be shifting, at least in places such as Vancouver, Toronto and surrounding areas, as prices remain relatively low and interest rates seem to hold steady. "I'm definitely starting to see those…

[published_date] Three summers ago, Daryl Watts looked at her phone and felt a pang of envy. She saw videos of friends on the ice at hockey practice. Meanwhile, Watts, who'd won the coveted Patty Kazmaier Award for the top player in women's college hockey a few years before, was working at a summer internship in…

[published_date] A lifelong friend of New Brunswick's world-famous jockey, Ron Turcotte, said he's going to miss Turcotte more for the humble and kind man he was than for being a great athlete. Turcotte, renowned rider of the legendary horse Secretariat — winner of the coveted Triple Crown in 1973 — was born in Drummond, near Grand Falls, N.B. The 84-year-old died Friday at…

[published_date] Canada jumped out to a 33-16 first quarter lead and never looked back, whipping Panama 99-49 for its second straight win at the FIBA men's AmeriCup tournament on Saturday in Managua, Nicaragua. Canada improved to 2-0 in Group B and will face Puerto Rico, also 2-0, on Monday in the final game of the…

[published_date] A second-half surge in a 32-15 win over the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday kept the Calgary Stampeders in the hunt for first place in the CFL's West Division. Trailing by a point at halftime, an 18-point burst aided by Calgary's defence that shut down Saskatchewan in the third and fourth quarters had the…

[published_date] Leylah Fernandez cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 win over fellow Canadian Rebecca Marino in first-round women's singles action on Sunday at the U.S. Open in New York City. Fernandez of Laval, Que., had one ace and three double faults but converted on all five of her break-point opportunities. Marino, from Vancouver, fired two aces…

[published_date] Researchers in southern Alberta are trying to get the upper hand in the battle against a stubborn disease that wipes out up to 10 per cent of Canada's wheat crop annually and costs farmers millions of dollars. It's called tan spot disease, a fungal infection named for the small tan-coloured lesions it creates on the green…

[published_date] An evacuation order was expanded Sunday afternoon and again in the evening as the Long Lake wildfire in Annapolis County, N.S., continues to grow due to strong winds and high temperatures. An emergency alert Sunday evening said evacuations were being extended to include Highway 10 around Trout, Zwicker and East lakes, Old Liverpool Road, Che-Boag-A-Nish Road and West Dalhousie Road in Albany…

[published_date] Brooke Henderson has won on the LPGA Tour 14 times but winning the CPKC Women's Open a second time is on another level for her. Henderson shot a 4-under 67 to pull ahead of Australia's Minjee Lee by a stroke in Sunday's final round to win the Canadian national women's golf championship. The win…

[published_date] The body of a Norwegian trekker missing since Aug. 14 has been discovered, marking a tragic end to a more than week-long search and rescue effort in northern Manitoba.  RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Paul Manaigre said although it was not the outcome many hoped for, he hopes the discovery can bring some closure to the family. It…

[published_date] Canada forward Jonathan David scored in his Serie A debut to set Juventus on the way to a 2-0 win over Parma in their season opener on Sunday. David joined Juventus in July on a free transfer after his five-year contract at Lille expired. Juventus ended the match with 10 men after Andrea Cambiaso…

[published_date] B.C.’s Fraser River has a bounty of sockeye salmon that hasn’t been seen in nearly 30 years and nobody knows exactly why. But it is a sign of hope for Indigenous and commercial fishers. Source link