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Canada's Pendrith finds groove in late summer, just in time for PGA Tour playoffs
Taylor Pendrith has always been able to find his groove as summer winds down. This year, it's made him the top Canadian in the PGA Tour's playoffs. Pendrith, from Richmond Hill, Ont., tied for fifth a...
Aug 21, 2024
Struggling B.C. Lions aim to correct passing game, snap losing skid
SURREY - With his B.C. Lions slogging through a losing skid, Rick Campbell is keeping the CFL season in perspective. Yes, the Lions have lost four games in a row. No, the return of Canadian quarterbac...
Aug 21, 2024
Truck driver injured after backing into retaining wall outside south Nanaimo home
NANAIMO - One person was taken to hospital with apparent minor injuries after a single-vehicle incident in the city's south end.Nanaimo Fire Rescue, along with RCMP and paramedics, were called to a ho...
Aug 21, 2024
Majority of Proline players backed Lions win in Rourke's '24 debut
Proline bettors were firmly behind Nathan Rourke's return to the CFL last week. Rourke made his '24 debut Sunday night when the B.C. Lions hosted the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. It was Rourke's first CFL g...
Aug 21, 2024
Brazil will restrict entry of some foreign nationals, aiming to curb migration to US and Canada
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreign citizens from Asia seeking refuge in the South American nation as a means to migrate to the United States and Cana...
Aug 21, 2024
Brazil will restrict entry of some foreign nationals, aiming to curb migration to US and Canada
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreign citizens from Asia seeking refuge in the South American nation as a means to migrate to the United States and Cana...
Aug 21, 2024
Rail strike would halt B.C.'s West Coast Express commuter train, says TransLink
The operator of British Columbia's commuter train that shuttles thousands of people across the Lower Mainland says it won't be able to run if a strike halts Canada's two biggest railways this week. Me...
Aug 21, 2024
Veteran cornerback Houston among CFL leaders in interceptions with Stampeders
He's wearing different colours, but Demerio Houston is still doing his thing. The Calgary Stampeders cornerback stands tied for second in the CFL in interceptions with four, two behind Saskatchewan's ...
Aug 21, 2024
Missouri death row inmate agrees to new plea, drops innocence bid
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri death row inmate on Wednesday dropped his innocence claim and entered a new no-contest plea in an agreement that calls for a new sentence of life in prison without parol...
Aug 21, 2024
Northwestern Quebec helicopter crash victims identified as couple and their grandson
D'ELVERT LAKE - The Quebec coroner's office has identified the three people who died in a helicopter crash late Sunday in the province's northwest. Eighty-year-old Grard Legault and 77-year-old Aurore...
Aug 21, 2024