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Doncic scores 29, Mavericks roll past the Celtics 122-84 to avoid a sweep in the NBA Finals
DALLAS (AP) - Luka Doncic scored 25 of his 29 points in the first half, Kyrie Irving added 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks emphatically extended their season on Friday night, fending off eliminatio...
Jun 14, 2024
Doncic scores 29, Mavericks roll past the Celtics 122-84 to avoid a sweep in the NBA Finals
DALLAS (AP) - Luka Doncic scored 25 of his 29 points in the first half, Kyrie Irving added 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks emphatically extended their season on Friday night, fending off eliminatio...
Jun 14, 2024
Will Brennan's home run helps Cleveland Guardians past Toronto Blue Jays 3-1
TORONTO - Will Brennan's solo home run in the fourth inning helped the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. Daniel Schneemann had an RBI double in the second and Andr...
Jun 14, 2024
Powerful victim impact statement made during sentencing of Nanaimo sex offender
NANAIMO - A victim who long suffered in silence made an impassioned address to the court as she stood just a few feet away from her abuser. Sentencing arguments in B.C Supreme Court in Nanaimo for Cra...
Jun 14, 2024
The Narwhal, Toronto Star win Michener Award for work on Ontario Greenbelt scandal
OTTAWA - The Narwhal and the Toronto Star have been named the winners of the 2023 Michener Award for their reporting about Ontario's Greenbelt scandal. The Michener Awards Foundation says that through...
Jun 14, 2024
DeChambeau in the mix at another major and shares early 36-hole US Open lead with Detry
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) - Bryson DeChambeau was in contention again in a major, this time using his putter more than his power Friday to get through a roller-coaster day at Pinehurst No. 2 for a 1-under ...
Jun 14, 2024
Nelly Korda misses 2nd straight LPGA Tour cut after winning 6 of 7 events
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Nelly Korda missed her second straight cut after winning six of seven events, rallying Friday but falling a stroke short of advancing to weekend play in the Meijer LPGA Clas...
Jun 14, 2024
Environment Canada warns of snow for B.C.'s major Interior mountain passes
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is warning motorists of possible snow at mountain passes on a number of major highways across British Columbia's Interior. The agency says a weather system will bring a ...
Jun 14, 2024
City of Victoria provides $1.8 million to fund 'hub' of supports for homeless
VICTORIA - The City of Victoria is providing $1.8 million in operating funding for a new facility opening in the coming months aimed at addressing the risks and impacts of homelessness. It says in a s...
Jun 14, 2024
Canadian labour ministers say they want federal government training money back
VICTORIA - Canada's provincial and territorial labour ministers will be meeting with their federal counterpart on Monday to demand that the federal government reinstate $625 million that it cut from t...
Jun 14, 2024