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Osaka considers taking break from tennis after US Open loss
NEW YORK (AP) - Naomi Osaka said she is thinking of taking another break from tennis "for a while" after losing in the third round at the U.S. Open on Friday night. "When I win, I don't feel happy, I ...
Sep 03, 2021
Canada's Leylah Fernandez upsets defending champion Naomi Osaka at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez has the biggest win of her young career, upsetting No. 3 seed and defending champion Naomi Osaka in the third round of the U.S. Open. The 18-year-old from...
Sep 03, 2021
Semien, Gurriel Jr. lead Blue Jays over Athletics in wild comeback win
TORONTO - A six-run rally in the eighth inning, highlighted by a grand slam from Lourdes Gurriel Jr. - and a three-run walk-off homer from Marcus Semien in the ninth - pushed the Blue Jays over the Oa...
Sep 03, 2021
Vernon Adams Jr. throws four touchdown passes, leads Als over Redblacks
OTTAWA - Vernon Adams Jr., threw four touchdown passes Friday night to help the Montreal Alouettes to a 51-29 win over the Ottawa Redblacks. Eugene Lewis and Jack Wieneke each caught two of those TD p...
Sep 03, 2021
Osaka tosses racket, loses US Open match to Fernandez, 18
NEW YORK (AP) - Naomi Osaka smacked her racket against Arthur Ashe Stadium's court. Moments later, she chucked her equipment, sending it bouncing and skidding halfway to the net. Then came a full-on s...
Sep 03, 2021
Island Health's active case counts down as 'vax van' returns to Nanaimo mall & VIU
NANAIMO - Despite an upward trend of new COVID-19 cases over the past week, Island Health continued to see the number of active cases slip down.A further 53 new cases were confirmed by the health auth...
Sep 03, 2021
VIDEO: 6 years in jail for drunk driver responsible for fatal hit & run in Parksville
NANAIMO - A provincial court judge issued six years in jail to a man in a highly disturbing case of impaired driving leading to the death of a long-time friend.Judge Karen Whonnock issued the sentence...
Sep 03, 2021
RCMP investigate death of a child seriously injured at B.C. campground
CRESTON, B.C. - RCMP are investigating the death of a child who sustained serious injuries at a campground in southeast British Columbia earlier this week. They say officers responded along with the p...
Sep 03, 2021
B.C. reports three deaths, 671 new cases of COVID-19
VICTORIA - British Columbia has reported 671 new cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths. The Ministry of Health said on Friday that 5,872 infections were active across the province, with about 33 per...
Sep 03, 2021
Elections Canada posts cap of about $30M on three big parties' campaign spending
OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer has announced the initial ceiling on parties' expenditures in the election campaign now in full swing. The spending limits are based on the length of the vote...
Sep 03, 2021