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[published_date] Canada advanced to the semifinals in both the women's and men's tournaments at the inaugural 3x3 wheelchair basketball world championships on Saturday. The Canadian women remained undefeated with a commanding 21-3 win over host South Africa 1, setting up a clash with Great Britain on Sunday at 6:20 a.m. ET in Sun City. Canada's women's team…

[published_date] A group led by Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca has reached a deal to buy the Connecticut Sun for a record $325 million US and move the team to Boston, according to a person familiar with the sale. The franchise wouldn't play in Boston until the 2027 season. Pagliuca also would contribute $100 million…

[published_date] Amanda Allen struck in the 73rd minute for the host Halifax Tides in a 1-1 draw with the Montreal Roses in the Northern Super League on Saturday. Latifah Abdu gave the visitors an early lead in the fourth minute with her team-leading sixth goal of the NSL's inaugural season. Allen's goal was her first…

[published_date] Jerome Blake broke the Canadian track and field championship record running 19.95 seconds to win the men's 200-metre title on Sunday. The previous meet record was held by Brendon Rodney — Blake's teammate on Canada's Olympic champion 4x100 men's relay team — who ran 19.96 in 2016. The time was also a personal best…

[published_date] Madison Keys has advanced to the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open. The sixth-seeded American rebounded from a one-set deficit to beat the Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 on a windy Sunday afternoon at IGA Stadium's Centre Court. It marked the second straight come-from-behind win for Keys, who defeated American compatriot Caty…

[published_date] Hilary Weston, an Irish Canadian former fashion model, 26th lieutenant-governor of Ontario and businesswoman, has died, her family said in a statement on Sunday. She was 83. Weston served as Ontario's lieutenant-governor from 1997 to 2002, after being appointed by then- Progressive Conservative premier Mike Harris, and held various executive roles in the fashion industry on both sides…

[published_date] Officials are urging boaters to stay off lakes near a raging wildfire on Vancouver Island that has prompted evacuation orders for people on hundreds of properties. The Wesley Ridge wildfire has grown to an estimated 389 hectares, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) and is among nearly 150 wildfires burning around the province. It is…

[published_date] Police are searching for a man in connection with three deaths and arson that happened Friday night at a residence in Bracebridge. The man, 29, who is from Bracebridge, is wanted for murder, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday. He is described as approximately 5'8" tall, with light brown hair…

[published_date] A Niagara Region man has admitted to defrauding two Ontario entrepreneurs of $52,000 after promising them millions of dollars in financing if they paid him a fee. Peter Corbière, 67, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud over $5,000, in Goderich court earlier this year and St. Catharines in 2024. He's set to go…

[published_date] Nicholas Celozzi has spent much of his life revisiting the events leading up to the assassination of former U.S. president John F. Kennedy. Hushed stories filled his childhood home. Conversations with his uncle Joseph [Pepe] Giancana, brother to Chicago Mob boss Sam Giancana, later helped shed light on his family's possible involvement in one of…

[published_date] Canada won gold in both the women's and men's tournaments at the inaugural 3x3 wheelchair basketball world championships Sunday in Sun City, South Africa. The Canadian women completed an undefeated run with a 17-12 victory over Spain in the final, going 6-0 at the three-day event. Canada's women's team is comprised of Kady Dandeneau of Pender…

[published_date] A small shed sits on a property close to the ferry in Pettes Cove, N.B., on Grand Manan. The shed is white with green trim and a black roof. It looks like any other backyard shed. But it is packed with hundreds of books — a legacy of the late Anneke Deichmann Gichuru —…