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Bianca Andreescu continued her successful grass-court season with a convincing 6-1, 6-3 win over Emina Bektas in first-round action at Wimbledon on Tuesday in London. Men’s 13th seed Denis Shapovalov also moved on with a wild five-set win over France’s Arthur Rinderknech, while sixth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime was upset by …
Read More »Canadian women down Turkey for 4th win at Volleyball Nations League
Alexa Gray tallied 22 points, while Kiera Van Ryk added 20 to help the Canadian women’s indoor volleyball team edge Turkey 3-1 (25-22, 21-25, 25-22, 25-23) in Calgary on Tuesday for their fourth Volleyball Nations League win of the season. Hilary Howe, who — like Gray — was playing in her hometown, had 14 …
Read More »Could governments win back the goodwill they had during the pandemic? Maybe by building things
A funny thing happened during the depths of the pandemic: a plurality of Canadians felt their governments were having a positive impact on peoples’ lives. It didn’t last. But perhaps governments should be thinking hard now about how they can engender such good feelings, even outside of moments of profound …
Read More »These Democrats are trying to help far-right Republicans win their primaries
During the Republican gubernatorial primary in Pennsylvania, a political ad ran against Doug Mastriano, accusing the state senator of wanting to “outlaw abortion,” of being “one of Donald Trump’s strongest supporters” who “led the fight to audit the 2020 election.” However the ad was not funded by any of the Republican opponents for Mastriano — often …
Read More »Teen sensation McIntosh, Canadian women’s relay team win silvers on opening day of aquatics worlds
Summer McIntosh began the FINA world aquatics championships in the best way possible – with a medal around her neck. The 15-year-old from Toronto swam to the silver medal in the women’s 400-metre freestyle at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday. McIntosh swam the face in three minutes, 59.39 …
Read More »Boris Johnson faces continued pressure to step down despite no-confidence vote win
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried to patch up his tattered authority on Tuesday after surviving a no-confidence vote that laid bare deep divisions in his Conservative Party and raised serious doubts about how long he can stay in office. Under party rules, Johnson is now free from another challenge for …
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