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Late stoppage time goal sinks CF Montreal 1-0 in front of noisy Atlanta crowd
ATLANTA - CF Montreal suffered a last-second 1-0 defeat at the hands of Atlanta United FC in front of an imposing crowd of 40,116 fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday night. It looked like Wilfri...
May 15, 2021
Big third period lifts Vancouver Canucks to 4-1 victory over Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON - Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko added to an already deep collection of highlight reel-worthy saves on Saturday. The 25-year-old netminder stopped 31 shots, including a breakaway cha...
May 15, 2021
Vancouver mayor, police apologize to retired B.C. judge for wrongful detainment
VANCOUVER - The mayor of Vancouver says he is "appalled" that police officers wrongfully detained and handcuffed a retired British Columbia Supreme Court justice out for a walk on Friday morning. Kenn...
May 15, 2021
Janet Jackson's ensembles from "Scream" video sold for $125K
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Janet Jackson's ensembles she wore in the "Scream" music video opposite of her brother Michael Jackson are among the items up for bid in a three-day auction. Julien's Auct...
May 15, 2021
Rinus VeeKay becomes IndyCar's newest first-time winner
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Rinus VeeKay continued IndyCar's youth movement Saturday by scoring his first career victory with a win on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Dutchman became the t...
May 15, 2021
Shaffelburg scores off the bench to lift Toronto FC into a 1-1 tie with NYCFC
NEW YORK - Jacob Shaffelburg scored his first MLS goal to lift Toronto FC into a 1-1 tie with New York City FC in MLS play Saturday. After going ahead early in the second half, NYCFC (2-1-2) lost its ...
May 15, 2021
Leicester wins FA Cup for first time beating Chelsea 1-0
LONDON (AP) - Even sweeter than the powerful long-range strike from Youri Tielemans was Leicester being able to celebrate winning the FA Cup for the first time surrounded by its fans. And even louder ...
May 15, 2021
Water Cooler: COVID-19 restrictions, NANAIMO sign graffiti & Extension Rd.
NANAIMO - The Water Cooler is NanaimoNewsNOW's letters to the editor-style segment, featuring conversations about the news in Nanaimo and Oceanside.This week's feature focuses on easing COVID restrict...
May 15, 2021
Quebec premier argues province has power to amend constitution in letter to Trudeau
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promoting his proposed reform to the province's language law, which includes a potential change to the C...
May 15, 2021
Sweden striker Ibrahimović out of Euro 2020 with knee injury
MILAN (AP) - Zlatan Ibrahimovi will miss the upcoming European Championship because of a knee injury, the Swedish soccer federation said Saturday. Ibrahimovi limped out of AC Milan's 3-0 win at Juvent...
May 15, 2021