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Canada’s Denis Shapovalov advanced into the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday night after a 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (3) victory over eighth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France. The 18-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., will next face Kyle Edmund of Britain. CBC | Sports News

Angelique Kerber is gone from the U.S. Open, the first defending champion eliminated in the first round in 12 years. The sixth-seeded German is out of the tournament and on her way out of the top 10 after being beaten by Naomi Osaka of Japan 6-3, 6-1 in one of the only completed matches on a rainy Tuesday. CBC | ...

Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov cruised into the second round of the U.S. Open with a 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 win over Russia’s Daniil Medvedev on Monday. CBC | Sports News

Civil rights groups filed two lawsuits on Monday challenging President Donald Trump’s controversial ban on transgender people serving in the U.S. military. CBC | World News

The U.S. Navy says divers have recovered the remains of all 10 sailors who went missing after the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker collided near Singapore last week. CBC | World News

The U.S. Pacific Command has revised its assessment of the latest North Korean missile launches, saying the first and third projectiles did not fail in flight. CBC | World News

Andy Murray surprisingly announced his withdrawal from the U.S. Open on Saturday because of a hip injury. Murray pulled out two days before the start of the year’s last Grand Slam tournament, where he was seeded No. 2. CBC | World News

North Korea’s three short-range missile launches appear to have either failed in flight or exploded almost immediately, the U.S. military said on Friday. CBC | World News

Rising Canadian tennis star Denis Shapovalov will play in the main draw of the U.S. Open. The 18-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., defeated Jan Satral of the Czech Republic, 6-7 (2), 6-1-6-3, in Friday’s third-round qualifying match to clinch his spot in next week’s action. CBC | Sports News

A major storm over the Gulf of Mexico rapidly intensified early on Friday, taking aim at the heart of the U.S. coastal states and the nation’s oil refining epicentre. CBC | World News