Canada’s Leylah Fernandez is through to the quarterfinals at the Toray Pan Pacific Open after downing France’s Varvara Gracheva 6-0, 3-6, 7-5 on Wednesday in Tokyo. CBC | Sports News
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Horror in Pacific Ocean as New Zealand navy ship catches fire and sinks
New Zealand navy ship HMNZS Manawanui burst into flames before sinking off the coast of Samoa on Saturday night. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Canadian men’s rugby team defeated by Tonga, go winless at Pacific Nations Cup tournament
Tonga ran in three first-half tries and relied on some stingy second-half defence to defeat Canada 30-17 in the fifth-place match Saturday at the Pacific Nations Cup rugby tournament. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Japan thrashes Canada 55-28 to open Pacific Nations Cup
Canada’s men’s rugby team suffered a humbling 55-28 defeat at the hands of Japan to open its Pacific Nations Cup tournament Sunday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Princess Anne takes part in Canadian ceremony for new Pacific fleet ship
Canada’s first Arctic and offshore patrol vessel will officially be brought into the Pacific fleet Friday and Princess Anne, the sister of King Charles, is scheduled to take part in its commissioning ceremony. CBC | World News
Read More »US warned of strategic loss of Pacific Island nations to China in fresh funding dispute
Palau, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia are currently “under pressure” and may be forced to turn to China for financial help. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »As major Pacific summit wraps, Canada is sidelined on a new U.S.-led trade initiative
Canada left a major summit centred on Pacific economic development on the outside of a new U.S. initiative, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, a group of 14 trading partners that concluded agreements this week on supply chain protections, lowering carbon emissions and fighting corruption. CBC | World News
Read More »Australia offers to help South Pacific island residents escape rising seas
Australia on Friday offered the island nation of Tuvalu a lifeline to help residents escape the rising seas and increased storms brought by climate change. CBC | World News
Read More »Coyotes put the clamps on Oilers to further jumble Pacific division puzzle
Conor Garland and Lawson Crouse scored two minutes apart in the second period, Antti Raanta stopped 30 shots and the Arizona Coyotes ended a five-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Pacific Division sets aside differences to grab NHL All-Star Game crown
Tomas Hertl scored the winning goal — his fifth goal of the night — as the Pacific Division defeated the Atlantic Division 5-4 to win the NHL all-star game’s 3-on-3 tournament on Saturday. CBC | Sports News
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