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Claycourt king Nadal successfully defended a hard court title for the first time in his career. (Photo: AFP)

Rogers Cup: Nadal dominates Medvedev in Montreal for 35th Masters title

The world number two secured his 35th Masters crown, pulling clear by two in that category from Novak Djokovic, who has 33 of them.

12 Aug 2019 9:58 AM

Serena Williams’ first US Open tune-up ended in stunning fashion as the American retired with injury while trailing Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu 3-1 in the Rogers Cup final on Sunday. (Photo:AFP)

Rogers Cup: Serena Williams retires hurt, hands trophy to canadian Bianca Andreescu

Andreescu is the first Canadian to win the event in 50 years.

12 Aug 2019 9:07 AM

Serena Williams rallied to avoid a stunning upset and secure a 1-6 6-3 6-3 semi-final win over Czech qualifier Marie Bouzkova at the Rogers Cup on Saturday. (Photo:AFP)

Roger Cup: Serena Williams edges past Marie Bouzkova, will play in final vs Bianca

Williams was in a battle from the outset against the 21-year-old Czech, who showed no nerves despite playing her first WTA.

11 Aug 2019 2:05 PM

India's Rohan Bopanna and his partner Denis Shapovalov crashed out of the ATP Montreal Masters. (Photo: AFP)

Bopanna-Shapovalov bow out of Rogers Cup after losing in semis

The unseeded duo of Bopanna and Shapovalov lost 6-7 (3-7), 6-7 to the Dutch duo of Robin Haase and Wesley Koolhof in a hard-fought contest.

11 Aug 2019 12:37 PM

Bopanna and Shapovalov will now face the Dutch duo of Robin Haase and Wesley Koolhof in the semifinal. (Photo: PTI)

Bopanna, Shapovalov advance to Montreal Masters semifinal

The Indo-Canadian got a walkover in their quarterfinal clash against France's Benoit Paire and Swiss Stan Wawrinka.

10 Aug 2019 2:02 PM

Serena Williams and Japan's Naomi Osaka booked a rematch of last year's US Open final in the WTA Toronto quarter-finals after straight-set triumphs on Thursday. (Photo:AFP)

Rogers Cup 2019: Serena, Osaka book US Open final rematch in Toronto

Serena defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova to reach the quarters, while defeat Polish teen Iga Swiatek.

09 Aug 2019 1:14 PM

Nadal is seeking his third title of the season and now stands 38-6 in 2019. Austrian second seed Thiem, who claimed a clay title at the weekend at home in Kitzbuehel before crossing the Atlantic, won his first match in Canada after five losses, defeating home hero Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. (Photo:AFP)

Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem advance at rain-hit ATP Montreal Masters

Top-seeded holder Nadal suffered through a two-hour rain interruption before dismissing Britain's Daniel Evans 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 on Wednesday.

08 Aug 2019 10:39 AM

Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, were wanted over the murders of an Australian man and his American girlfriend, as well as of a Canadian university professor. (Photo: AFP)

Canadian police finds 2 bodies, believes to be teen murder suspects

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the bodies had been found in dense brush in the central province of Manitoba.

08 Aug 2019 9:47 AM

An iceberg collapses near Canada's east coast at King's Point in Newfoundland, which has a front row seat to the consequences of global warming. (Photo: AFP)

'Iceberg Corridor' sparks tourist boom on Canada's east coast

The calving of Greenland's glaciers has breathed new life into the remote coastal villages of Newfoundland and Labrador.

02 Aug 2019 4:18 PM

Along with the name and the picture of Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the card also had another reference to the Norse God. (Photo: Twitter)

‘My name is Thor’: Canadian man uses fake ID to buy marijuana

The fake ID has gone viral online and left people in splits.

30 Jul 2019 2:58 PM

Authorities say they believe the two are behind the killings of 23-year-old Australian Lucas Fowler and his 24-year-old American girlfriend, Chynna Deese, as well as of Leonard Dyck, a 64-year-old Canadian. (Photo: ANI | Representational)

Canadian Air Force hunts for 2 fugitive teens suspected of triple murder

The suspects, identified as Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, have been on the run for more than a week.

28 Jul 2019 1:20 PM

One of two young homicide victims found this week in western Canada is the son of a high-ranking Australian police official, Canadian police said. (Photo: Facebook/ NSW police force)

Australian police chief's son, his partner, found dead on Canada highway

Fowler had settled in British Columbia, local news media said, but the couple had been travelling extensively.

21 Jul 2019 10:04 AM

The Anglican Church of Canada -- which has more than 500,000 members -- has rejected a motion to modify its definition of marriage to embrace same-sex unions. (Representational Image)

'Devastating news', says Bishop as Canada's Anglican Church rejects same-sex marriage

Many in the church, which has nearly 1,700 parishes, were disappointed.

15 Jul 2019 10:17 AM

Shocked passengers described being tossed around an Air Canada passenger jet as it hit a pocket of turbulence on its way to Australia on Thursday and was forced to make an emergency landing. (Representational Image/ ANI)

35 injured as Air Canada Flight to Sydney makes emergency landing in Hawaii

Air Canada was arranging hotels and food for passengers in Honolulu and looking at resuming the flight, the statement said.

12 Jul 2019 9:28 AM

Scores of protesters, mostly Hindus from Sindh who have made Canada their home, on Saturday gathered at the Mississauga Celebration Square here, demanding Pakistan to stop forced religious conversion of minor Hindu girls and justice for those who have been forcibly converted. (Photo: ANI)

Protesters in Canada demand Pak to stop forced conversion of minor Hindu girls

The protests were held to pressurise Pak govt to take action against those who are using religion as tool to kidnap and rape innocent girls.

08 Jul 2019 9:39 AM

The tremor was felt around 4:30 am (UTC). (Photo: PTI)

6.2 magnitude quake strikes Canada's Haida Gwaii region

The epicentre was around 225 kilometres northwest of Port Hardy.

04 Jul 2019 6:38 PM

So far, she said she has found 15 half-siblings and expects the number to grow. (AP | Representational Image)

Canada doctor’s license revoked for using own sperm to inseminate patients

The 80-year-old doctor did not appear at the hearing, but through his lawyers pleaded no contest.

26 Jun 2019 1:49 PM

According to the post, Adams was flying from Quebec to Toronto Pearson International Airport when she fell asleep, aided by the fact that she'd ended up with a whole row of seats to herself. (Representational Image)

Woman falls asleep in flight, wakes up alone in dark

She woke up in 'pitch black', with the plane having landed and been towed away from airport, after passengers and crew had disembarked.

24 Jun 2019 10:56 AM

The cabinet on Tuesday decided that the project is in national interest as it would be creating jobs and bringing in billions of dollars to state coffers. (Photo: PTI | File)

Trudeau’s government approves expansion of divisive trans mountain pipeline

The project has the potential to damage the environment and marine life.

19 Jun 2019 10:06 AM

In an effort to curb pollution of oceans, the Canadian government on Monday announced that it will ban single-use plastics as early as 2021. (Representational Image)

'We owe it to our planet,' says Canadian PM; to ban single-use plastics by 2021

Canada's decision comes following the establishment of an Ocean Plastics Charter announced by Trudeau at the G7 conference last year.

11 Jun 2019 9:56 AM

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