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Not much wind and a lot of Will as Zalatoris leads at PGA
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The wind finally relented Friday in the PGA Championship. Will Zalatoris never did. From the fairway or the rough, Zalatoris kept hitting the golf ball on the button at Southern Hi...
May 20, 2022
'It's free movement in any direction now:' new four-way stop a safer way through Parksville's downtown
PARKSVILLE -Motorists in downtown Parksville will now have an easier time accessing the Alberni Hwy. following the addition of a new four-way stop.The new-look intersection on the Alberni Hwy. at Hirs...
May 20, 2022
Lee wins Democratic primary in historic bid for Congress
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Summer Lee has won a five-way Democratic primary for a Pittsburgh-based U.S. House seat, making her the favorite in the heavily Democratic district to win the fall general elect...
May 20, 2022
Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirms another case of 'bird flu' in B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a small flock of poultry in Richmond, B.C. The agency did not provide informatio...
May 20, 2022
Tornado wreaks havoc in northern Michigan community
GAYLORD, Mich. (AP) - A tornado tore through a small community in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula on Friday, flipping vehicles, tearing the roofs off buildings and causing other damage. There were...
May 20, 2022
Police seek to identify Parksville bank robber
PARKSVILLE - Mounties are looking to the public to help identify a bank robber.Oceanside RCMP say a man believed to be in his mid 20's walked into the Parksville CIBC branch on Island Hwy. West around...
May 20, 2022
Fresh off first loss in nine games, CF Montréal looks to get back on winning track
MONTREAL - It was fun while it lasted, but the streak has come to an end. CF Montral's club-record eight game unbeaten run was ended on Wednesday in a 2-1 loss at Nashville. The club will be looking t...
May 20, 2022
Longtime New Yorker writer, editor Roger Angell dies
NEW YORK (AP) - Roger Angell, a famed baseball writer and reigning man of letters who during an unfaltering 70-plus years helped define The New Yorker's urbane wit and style through his essays, humor ...
May 20, 2022
Reds first baseman Joey Votto still romantic for Rogers Centre
TORONTO - SkyDome will always have a special place in Joey Votto's heart. And yes, the six-time all-star has to correct himself and say Rogers Centre when speaking about Toronto's ballpark. Votto retu...
May 20, 2022
Judge: COVID asylum restrictions must continue on border
EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) - A federal judge in Louisiana is refusing to end pandemic-related restrictions on migrants seeking asylum on the southern border. The judge on Friday blocked a plan by Presiden...
May 20, 2022