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[published_date] After more than a week in the B.C. wilderness, a man has been rescued thanks to the efforts of Quesnel Search and Rescue and the Williams Lake RCMP. The man was found in the bush, near a shelter he had created out of mud and sticks, about 50 kilometres northwest of Williams Lake, B.C., said Bob…

[published_date] Several of Canada's most prominent real estate companies are slamming an attempt from a B.C. billionaire to take over 25 former Hudson's Bay leases, saying her plan for their spaces "defies commercial common sense" and is "entirely unrealistic." The landlords, including Cadillac Fairview, Oxford Properties, Ivanhoe Cambridge, KingSett Capital Inc., Morguard Investments Ltd. and Primaris…

[published_date] ST. JOHN'S —  If the opening ceremony was any indication, the next 17 days of competition at the 2025 Canada Games are going to be full of energy and excitement. Thousands of young athletes from every Canadian province and territory marched into the sold-out Mary Brown's Centre to loud cheers, but the loudest were reserved for…

[published_date] Athletes from the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut are heading to St John's on Friday to compete in the Canada Summer Games Team Yukon and Team Nunavut will be sending their largest contingents of athletes ever to this year's games, with 211 athletes representing the Yukon and about 70 athletes representing Nunavut. Another 130…

[published_date] Thunder Bay's tennis community is a growing one, thanks in part to the on-court achievements of Canadian pros like Victoria Mboko, the director of the city's tennis centre said. The southern-Ontario based Mboko, 18, won the National Bank Open on Thursday, by defeating Japan's Naomi Osaka in Montreal. "The kids see it on TV,…

[published_date] Jen Pawol felt love and support from fans, family, peers and players as she made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues. "It was amazing when we took the field," Pawol said. "It seemed like quite a few people were clapping and calling my name. That…

[published_date] Nikayla Small and Kaylee Hunter scored one goal apiece in the first half as AFC Toronto extended its lead atop the Northern Super League with a 2-1 win over Montreal Roses FC on Saturday in Montreal. Small opened the scoring with a tidy finish in the 24th minute after Sarah Stratigakis found her with…

[published_date] A small community in B.C.'s South Okanagan may have to undergo a name change.  The possible change comes after Okanagan Falls voted to incorporate to become B.C.'s newest municipality.   The incorporation process was exciting to Mike and Kyle Belich. The father-son duo moved to Okanagan Falls three years ago, and quickly noticed a shift in the small beach-side community. "We came…

[published_date] Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the Cincinnati Open's third round in men's singles, while Leylah Fernandez exited the women's draw on Saturday. Auger-Aliassime, who received a bye to the second round, won 6-2, 7-6 (3) over Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry. The 23rd seed from Montreal hit 14 aces and 30 winners in the one-hour,…

[published_date] Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko has rocketed 61 spots to a career-best No. 24 in the world rankings after winning her first career WTA Tour title at the National Bank Open. The 18-year-old from Toronto upset four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka of Japan in a three-set final in Montreal on Thursday night. WATCH |…

[published_date] Florence Symonds scored two first-half tries and Canada survived an uneven second half to dispatch Ireland 47-26 Saturday in its final warm-up match before the Rugby World Cup kicks off in England later this month. After running up a comfortable 33-7 lead in the first half in Belfast, the second-ranked Canadian women were outscored…

[published_date] An Ottawa Police Service (OPS) constable has pleaded guilty to three charges under the Police Services Act for picking up a woman while on duty more than 15 years ago, going to her home in his service car and having sex with her, CBC has learned. Richard Lemay is expected to learn his punishment on Sept.…