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[published_date] Netflix has secured the exclusive broadcasting rights in Canada for the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2027 and 2031, mirroring an earlier announced rights deal in the U.S. World Cups have typically been shown on free-to-air public networks to reach the biggest audiences. But Netflix has been flexing its sports muscle of late, adding…

[published_date] The Canada Games have been an important part of the country's athletic landscape since they began in 1967. It's Canada's largest domestic multi-sport event and often the pinnacle of its athletes' careers. For others, it's a key stepping stone on the path to becoming an Olympian. That includes the four athletes honoured by the…

[published_date] Residents from the Northern Village of La Loche, Sask., are packing up and heading home after the community removed its mandatory evacuation order. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said the community also called off its declaration of local emergency as of 9 a.m. CST Friday. "Buses are scheduled to transport evacuees back to La Loche…

[published_date] After her extraordinary win at the National Bank Open in Montreal, 18-year-old tennis sensation Victoria Mboko is being celebrated as a role model for the next generation of Canadian athletes. The phenom, who was born in North Carolina and raised in Burlington, Ont., took the National Bank Open title on Thursday after defeating four-time…

[published_date] This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here. On Thursday night in Montreal, 18-year-old Victoria Mboko completed one of the most stunning runs in Canadian tennis history, defeating four-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1 Naomi…

[published_date] For the first time in Quebec, a judge has considered a pre-sentencing report known as an Impact of Race and Culture Assessment (IRCA) to help determine the sentence for a Black offender. Last week, Quebec Court Judge Magali Lepage sentenced 52-year-old Frank Paris to 24 months in prison, after Paris pleaded guilty to drug…

[published_date] Air Canada flight attendants could walk off the job as early as next week after voting overwhelmingly to approve a strike mandate.  Members of the Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) voted 99.7 per cent in favour of a strike mandate on Tuesday. But a strike isn't set in…

[published_date] The sun is visible as an orange ball over Victoria. Forest fires have closed roads and caused mandatory evacuations from several communities in Conception Bay North. (Paul Daly/The Canadian Press)Latest updates: Kingston fire grew to 2,875 hectares. Officials are building a fire guard on southern flank of fire. …

[published_date] Advance polls in a historic federal byelection for Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot open today, and for the the first time ever, Elections Canada says voters must fill out a blank ballot. Prime Minister Mark Carney called the byelection in June after Conservative Damien Kurek, who handily won the seat in the April general election, stepped down so…

[published_date] As the sun beat down on their house in central Nova Scotia last weekend, Brian Wilson's teenage daughter turned on the tap, but no water came out. "That led me to start investigating what the cause was and we determined upon opening the hatch to the well that we were empty," Wilson said of…

[published_date] Some Windsor, Ont., charities say donations they rely on have either ceased or decreased in the past six months — and they worry the trend may continue as recent tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump add to economic uncertainty for the border city.  With few alternatives for funding and increasing demand for charitable services, the ability to ask for more is becoming…

[published_date] A second person has been arrested and charged in the shooting death in April of 21-year-old international student Harsimrat Randhawa, who was an innocent bystander, Hamilton police say. Obiesea Okafor, 26, was located in North York in suburban Toronto on Thursday, police said in a news release Friday, a day after murder and attempted murder charges…