Canada's Denis Shapovalov is through to the semifinals at Wimbledon after posting a 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 win over Russia's Karen Khachanov. Shapovalov, seeded 10th at the All England Club, fired 17 aces in the match and won 86 per cent of first serve points. He hit 59 winners to Khachanov's 31 and converted five of his 19 break point chances. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., faces top seed Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Later today, Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime looks to join Shapovalov in the final four when he faces Italy's Matteo Berrettini.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he strongly condemns the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse at his home. Trudeau says in a Twitter post that he denounces the "appalling assassination," adding that Canada is ready to support the people of Haiti and offer any assistance they need. A group of gunmen killed Moïse and wounded his wife in their home early today, inflicting more chaos in the Caribbean country already enduring an escalation of gang violence, antigovernment protests and a recent surge in COVID-19 infections. The assassination creates more uncertainty ahead of planned

When an election is called, the New Democrats will be looking totake back lost territory in Western Canada and once again try toconvince voters to choose orange. N-D-P leader Jagmeet Singh says the party is looking to expandits turf in B-C's Lower Mainland as well as in more rural parts ofthe province where it goes head-to-head with Tories. Eleven of the New Democrats' 24 incumbent candidates are based inB-C, a province where the Liberals are also counting on gains to winback a majority in the House of Commons.

An 11-month-old has been killed and the infant'sfather injured after they were hit by one of two vehicles thatcollided in downtown Vancouver. Police say the pedestrians were hit as an SUV and a sports carcollided last night. The condition of the 31-year-old man was not available. Const. Tania Visintin describes one of the two drivers as asuspect and says he was also injured and treated in hospital. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Visintin says more details could be released later.

As many as 43 new members are all set to be sworn in this evening in Prime Minister Modi's new cabinet which will be one of the most inclusive with record representation of SC, ST members.It is learnt from reliable sources that post-expansion, there will be 12 members from the SC community, including two in the cabinet; eight members will be from Scheduled tribes in the council of ministers out of which three will be in the cabinet.After cabinet expansion, the Modi government is expected to have 27 OBC leaders out of which five will be in the cabinet.Sources further informed that there will be

As of Tuesday, July 6, 2021, 78.1% (3,618,865) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 37% (1,714,394) received their second dose.B.C. is reporting 46 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 147,797 cases in the province.There are currently 602 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 145,420 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 87 individuals are currently in hospital and 22 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation. In the last 24 hours, no new deaths have been rep

Jorginho converted the decisive penalty kick Tuesday to give Italy a 4-2 shootout win over Spain and a spot in the European Championship final. The midfielder took a trademark hop at the end of his run-up before rolling the ball into the bottom corner. The match had finished 1-1 through extra time. Federico Chiesa scored for Italy with a curling shot in the 60th minute but Alvaro Morata equalized for Spain in the 80th. Morata missed the next-to-last kick in the shootout, giving Jorginho the chance to win it. Italy will be back at Wembley Stadium for the final on Sunday against either England

The search has resumed for a Newfoundland and Labrador man missing in British Columbia since last Thanksgiving. RCMP in Princeton, B.C., say belongings believed to be those of Jordan Naterer were found July 4 in the provincial park where the 25 year old was hiking solo in October 2020. Police have not described the items but say in a statement they were found by a volunteer searcher in a remote area of Manning Provincial Park, 175 kilometres east of Vancouver. No sign of Naterer has been found and RCMP say a police helicopter and Princeton Search and Rescue members have been sent to the area

The Abbotsford Police Department is investigating a suspicious occurrence involving three children in East Abbotsford. At approximately 7:30 pm, Sunday, July 4, 2021, three youth were playing in a park located in the 36000 block of Sumas Mountain Road. While playing, two adult men approached the youth and engaged in conversation. One of the males said he was a professional hockey player and knew the children’s mother. During the conversation, one male invited the children to get into his car to drive to his house, where there would be other children to play with. The eldest child was uncomf