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Drunk driver who killed B.C. officer is out again on statutory release
VANCOUVER - A man convicted of drunk and dangerous driving causing the death of an RCMP officer has been freed again on statutory release with a warning to stay away from drugs and alcohol and get cou...
Jun 21, 2022

Kiggans snags GOP nomination to face Virginia’s Rep. Luria
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - State senator and Navy veteran Jen Kiggans won the Republican nomination Tuesday in Virginia's coastal 2nd Congressional District. Kiggans, a nurse practitioner, will go on to fac...
Jun 21, 2022

Nguyen is Democratic nominee for Georgia secretary of state
ATLANTA (AP) - State Rep. Bee Nguyen will be the Democratic candidate for Georgia secretary of state in November. Nguyen defeated former state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler in a primary runoff election to ...
Jun 21, 2022

NBA Finals viewership up 24 percent over 2021
NEW YORK (AP) - Nearly 14 million people watched the Golden State Warriors win its fourth NBA championship since 2015 by beating the Boston Celtics in the sixth game of their series. The series that m...
Jun 21, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Alberta United Conservative government shuffles cabinet
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has announced multiple cabinet changes following resignations tied to his party's leadership race, with Environment Minister Jason Nixon now taking over permane...
Jun 21, 2022

Canada celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day with ceremonies feasts
REGINA - On the longest day of the year, communities across Canada embraced National Indigenous People's Day by celebrating the contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples. The Summer sols...
Jun 21, 2022

Women's PGA Championship doubles prize money to $9 million
The KPMG Women's PGA Championship is doubling the size of its purse to $9 million, another boost to the women's game that brings prize money for the five majors to nearly triple the amount from a deca...
Jun 21, 2022

Lock-In for Love event to honour dedicated Nanaimo SPCA worker
NANAIMO - Provincial SPCA branches want to lock you in one of their kennels for a good cause. The BC SPCA Lock-In for Love fundraising event has been going on all this month, where people get locked i...
Jun 21, 2022

Column: Youth movement can make LIV Golf look appealing
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) - Players willing to leave the PGA Tour for riches only Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund can provide is a movement Rory McIlroy refers to as the "easy way out." Maybe that's t...
Jun 21, 2022

Serena Williams wins 1st match of comeback after year away
EASTBOURNE, England (AP) - As "What A Feeling" boomed around Devonshire Park, Serena Williams strode onto center court at Eastbourne to a standing ovation for her first competitive tennis match in nea...
Jun 21, 2022