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There’ll be a lot of emotions circulating at B.C. Place on Wednesday when Canada’s new women’s professional soccer league officially launches. And Lydia Bedford wants one in particular to be dominant for her Calgary Wild as they take on the Vancouver Rise in the first-ever Northern Super League game. “The …

Behind closed doors inside a resort in western Greece, International Olympic Committee members made history by electing the first female president of the world’s largest sporting organization. Kirsty Coventry will become the IOC’s 10th president after members from across the world cast their secret vote and tabbed the 41-year-old on …

Ed Sheeran is set to perform in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan in January next year, becoming the first-ever international artist that the country will play host to. The concert scheduled for Jan. 24 at Changlimithang Stadium in the country’s capital, Thimphu, is part of the Grammy-winning British singer-songwriter’s +–=×÷, also known as …

Queen’s University students with a Blank Space in their timetables may be pleased to learn that a first-of-its-kind entertainment law course will be offered later this year, centring on pop culture’s favourite Tortured Poet, Taylor Swift. Swift’s megawatt stardom is already evidenced by her economy-boosting Eras Tour, but her influence also …

Sarah Polley has won her first Academy Award. The Canadian filmmaker, who hails from Toronto, Ont., was awarded the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar Sunday night for her movie, Women Talking. Read more: Oscars 2023 red carpet: The best and boldest fashion of the night As she accepted her award, she …

Britain’s first-ever extreme heat warning is in effect for large parts of England as authorities prepare for record-high temperatures that are already disrupting travel, health care and schools. The “red” alert will last throughout Monday and Tuesday, when temperatures may reach 40 C for the first time, posing a risk …