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Canada's Victoria Mboko upsets Magdalena Frech at Wimbledon after late entry

Canada's Victoria Mboko upsets Magdalena Frech at Wimbledon after late entry

WIMBLEDON — Victoria Mboko wasn’t even supposed to be in the draw, and then she delivered a Canada Day stunner at Wimbledon. The 18-year-old from Toronto was added to the tournament just three hours before her match after Anastasia Potapova withdrew.
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Quebec dairy farmer chasing down runaway herd with help of drones, neighbours

Quebec dairy farmer chasing down runaway herd with help of drones, neighbours

MONTREAL — A Quebec dairy farmer is relying on drones and the help of family and friends to try to track down a herd of Holstein cattle that escaped their enclosure over the weekend.
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From bulky car phones to pocket computers, cellphones mark 40 years in Canada

From bulky car phones to pocket computers, cellphones mark 40 years in Canada

MONTREAL — Pierre Robitaille remembers feeling embarrassed in 1985 when he made his cellphone calls from a bulky device that came with its own carrying case.
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Pet abandonments in Quebec used to spike around Canada Day; now they're year-round

Pet abandonments in Quebec used to spike around Canada Day; now they're year-round

MONTREAL — Canada Day has traditionally been synonymous in Montreal with moving day: piles of junk on street corners, sweaty bodies carrying couches up and down the city's winding staircases — and a spike in abandoned animals at shelters.
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Canada's Fernandez, Auger-Aliassime and Diallo advance to second round at Wimbledon

Canada's Fernandez, Auger-Aliassime and Diallo advance to second round at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON — Canada's Leylah Fernandez, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Gabriel Diallo are moving on to the second round at Wimbledon. Fernandez cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 win over Great Britain's Hannah Klugman in her first-round match Monday.
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Montreal Jewish museum reopens century-old sewing shop as a pop-up exhibit

Montreal Jewish museum reopens century-old sewing shop as a pop-up exhibit

MONTREAL — For 100 years, H. Fisher & Fils was a fixture of Montreal’s garment industry, serving up orders of buttons, bolts of cloth and sewing supplies from its storefront on St-Laurent Boulevard in the city's Plateau neighbourhood.
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Here's how provinces are trying to remove Canada's internal trade barriers

Here's how provinces are trying to remove Canada's internal trade barriers

Efforts to boost interprovincial trade have kicked into high gear amid the U.S.-Canada tariff war.
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Abrams' 2-run triple in 11th helps Nats beat Angels; Washington's Wood walked intentionally 4 times

Abrams' 2-run triple in 11th helps Nats beat Angels; Washington's Wood walked intentionally 4 times

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — CJ Abrams' two-run triple capped a three-run 11th inning, and Washington's James Wood became the sixth player in MLB history to be intentionally walked four times as the Nationals beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-4 on Sunday.
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Captain Kirk would be 'appalled' at state of Earth's decline, William Shatner says

Captain Kirk would be 'appalled' at state of Earth's decline, William Shatner says

Captain James T. Kirk would be appalled at the rapid acceleration of climate change on Earth, says William Shatner, the Montreal-born actor who played the head of the USS Enterprise in the "Star Trek" franchise for decades.
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Judge authorizes Tim Hortons Roll Up to Win class action for Quebec customers

Judge authorizes Tim Hortons Roll Up to Win class action for Quebec customers

MONTREAL — A judge has authorized a class action lawsuit over emails Tim Hortons sent out in error to participants in its popular Roll Up to Win promotion -- but only for Quebec residents.
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