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Canada’s Leylah Fernandez suffered a 7-5, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (3) defeat at the hands of American Jessica Pegula in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open on Saturday. Source

The Canadian women, despite an Olympic spying scandal that cost the team its coach and a six-point penalty, have climbed two spots to No. 6 in the latest FIFA world rankings. Source

Curling Canada says the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ont., will operate under Ontario’s current public health measures and an approved framework from the office of the chief medical officer. Source

Many medical experts warn constant closures of Canadian emergency departments are merely a symptom of bigger issues throughout the country’s strained health-care system, and won’t be an easy fix. Source

One person is dead after a large house fire Saturday evening in Etobicoke in suburban Toronto, with police receiving reports of large flames and windows exploding. Source

The Conservative Party of Canada leader made a stop in Charlottetown at the MSX Transport facility Saturday, the last day of his six-day trip to Atlantic Canada. He spoke with CBC about the issues Islanders are facing right now, from housing to health care, and about how he thinks his party will do on P.E.I. … Devamını oku

As of 5 p.m. Saturday, Environment Canada had issued rainfall warnings for many communities west of the nation’s capital, including Arnprior, Renfrew, Pembroke, Bancroft and Barry’s Bay. Source

A community land trust is when a group purchases land to be used by a community for affordable housing or other purposes. This week, advocates from across Nova Scotia and the United States gathered at the Black Cultural Centre in Cherry Brook to learn more about the model. Source

Complainants alleged they were pressured or even harassed to settle, rather than the alternative of raising the issue to an investigation.  Source

The De La Paz Latin Quintet transformed downtown St. John’s into a lively Latino hub with a recent pop-up performance and salsa dance class on Water Street. Source