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Jessica Pegula routs Liudmila Samsonova in Montreal for 3rd career WTA Tour title

MONTREAL (AP) — Jessica Pegula routed Liudmila Samsonova 6-1, 6-0 on Sunday to win the National Bank Open for her third career WTA Tour victory.
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Rybakina upset with arduous schedule at National Bank Open: 'I feel destroyed'

Rybakina upset with arduous schedule at National Bank Open: 'I feel destroyed'

MONTREAL — Elena Rybakina is not pleased with how her National Bank Open unfolded. The third seed from Kazakhstan lost to 15th seed Liudmila Samsonova of Russia 6-1, 1-6, 2-6 Sunday afternoon in a semifinal originally scheduled for Saturday.
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Montreal Pride Parade draws record crowd after abrupt cancellation of 2022 event

Montreal Pride Parade draws record crowd after abrupt cancellation of 2022 event

MONTREAL — There was a festive mood across downtown Montreal on Sunday as the city's Pride parade drew a record number of participants one year after the 2022 event was abruptly cancelled.
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Roger Thibault, one half of first same-sex civil union in Quebec, dies at 77

Roger Thibault, one half of first same-sex civil union in Quebec, dies at 77

MONTREAL — A member of the first same-sex couple to be legally joined in a civil union in North America has died. Theo Wouters said his husband Roger Thibault, 77, died in his arms Friday. The two men had shared their lives for 50 years.
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Media observers worry about impact of Métro Média closure on Quebec's local democracy

Media observers worry about impact of Métro Média closure on Quebec's local democracy

MONTREAL — The abrupt closure of Quebec newspaper publisher Métro Média will end news coverage of local government in parts of the province’s two largest cities, media observers say.
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Andreescu out with small back stress fracture, will miss Cincinnati Open

Andreescu out with small back stress fracture, will miss Cincinnati Open

MONTREAL — Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu says she has a small stress fracture in her back and will miss the upcoming WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati.
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American Jessica Pegula beats top-ranked Iga Swiatek to reach Montreal final

MONTREAL (AP) — Jessica Pegula beat top-ranked Iga Swiatek on Saturday to reach the National Bank Open final, breaking serve 11 times in a 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-4 victory.
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Montreal urban fish farmers say their Arctic char cuts greenhouse gases and waste

Montreal urban fish farmers say their Arctic char cuts greenhouse gases and waste

MONTREAL — A warehouse basement in an industrial area of Montreal, near the intersection of two highways, feels about as far from a fish habitat as it gets.
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Second semifinal at NBO Montreal postponed to Sunday due to weather

Second semifinal at NBO Montreal postponed to Sunday due to weather

MONTREAL — The second women's singles semifinal at the National Bank Open has been postponed due to rainy weather. The match between third seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan and Liudmila Samsonova will now take place at 1:30 p.m.
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Pegula hangs on to beat world No. 1 Swiatek, advance to National Bank Open final

Pegula hangs on to beat world No. 1 Swiatek, advance to National Bank Open final

MONTREAL — Jessica Pegula could not get her serve going on Saturday. Luckily for her, neither could her opponent. The American broke world No.
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