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Suárez tosses 7 shutout innings, Schwarber hits 22nd homer to lead Phillies past Toronto 8-0
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run homer, Ranger Surez struck out six in seven shutout innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-0 on Friday night. Surez (5-1)...
Jun 13, 2025
Sam Burns leads US Open with 65 and avoids calamity at Oakmont
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) - Sam Burns avoided a meltdown that ruined his opening round at the U.S. Open and wound up with a big par save on his last hole for a 5-under 65 and the 36-hole lead. Best of all, he...
Jun 13, 2025
Pargat Singh scores 89 runs as Canada cricketers thump the Cayman Islands
KING CITY - Pargat Singh scored 89 runs and fellow opener Yuvraj Samra added 61 as Canada defeated the Cayman Islands by 126 runs in the NoFrills Quadrangular T20I Cricket Series. Singh belted six six...
Jun 13, 2025
Canada exits BetVictor World Cup of Darts after second straight loss in Frankfurt
FRANKFURT AM MAIN - Canada's (Gentleman) Jim Long and Matt (Ginjaninja) Campbell lost 4-1 to Denmark on Friday, failing to advance out of the group stage at the BetVictor World Cup of Darts. Long, fro...
Jun 13, 2025
Home owned by family of UBC and Vancouver Coastal Health embezzler up for sale
NORTH VANCOUVER - A real estate listing for a $2 million property in North Vancouver says the home has been excellently maintained and is on an attractive street, but what the description doesn't say ...
Jun 13, 2025
A year after playoff loss, Lexi Thompson back in contention at Meijer LPGA Classic
BELMONT, Mich. (AP) - Lexi Thompson was back in contention going into the weekend in her beloved Meijer LPGA Classic, a year after a playoff loss at Blythefield County Club. Making her sixth start of ...
Jun 13, 2025
A US Open oops for Lowry, who gets a penalty after picking up his ball but forgetting to mark
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) - Shane Lowry had spent 32 holes being battered by Oakmont Country Club. Then he made a mistake that couldn't be blamed on the course. "Probably one of the stupidest things I've ever...
Jun 13, 2025
Restaurants coming to Nanaimo's Brooks Landing, ahead of longer-term, higher-density housing goals
NANAIMO - New construction at a local shopping centre could just be the start of big changes, including higher-density housing options.Five new storefronts are under construction to replace parking st...
Jun 13, 2025
South Carolina executes a man serving death sentences in 2 separate murders
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders was put to death Friday by lethal injection in the state's sixth execution in nine months. Stephen Stanko, 57, w...
Jun 13, 2025
Boa constrictor Bailey, reported missing at Tofino beach, turns up in owner's kayak
VICTORIA - Bailey the boa constrictor has turned up safe in its owner's kayak after being reported missing at a beach in Tofino, B.C., this week. James Rodgers, co-founder of the Coastal Animal Rescue...
Jun 13, 2025