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Fog delayed PGA Championship at Valhalla, where the cut is 1-under 141
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Once the rain cleared out, fog moved in at the PGA Championship. Thick fog covered Valhalla on Saturday morning, causing a two-hour delay before the second round resumed. It for...
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'I’m celebrating the little things:' Nanaimo water polo player returning to the pool
NANAIMO - Having previously given the sport away, a local water polo player's experience at a recent tournament is bringing her back to the game.Keara Boan represented her home province of Saskatchewa...
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Bayer Leverkusen completes undefeated Bundesliga
BERLIN (AP) - League champion Bayer Leverkusen became the first team to complete a Bundesliga season unbeaten on Saturday. Early goals from Victor Boniface and Robert Andrich gave Leverkusen a 2-1 win...
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Sweden beats Latvia 7-2, Switzerland routs Denmark 8-0 at men's hockey world championship
PRAGUE (AP) - Sweden killed off a 5-minute major before scoring three goals in a 26-second span in the middle period to pull away from Latvia in a 7-2 win that clinched a playoff-round berth at the me...
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Georgia's president vetoes media law that has provoked weeks of protests
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Georgia's president on Saturday vetoed the so-called "Russian law" targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protests. The law would require media and NGOs to register as ...
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Nanaimo box lacrosse season getting underway for three Timbermen teams
NANAIMO - The long wait for the local box lacrosse season is over.The 1-0 Junior A Timbermen are playing their home opener on Saturday, May 18 while the WLA Tmen open on the road on Saturday, May 25 a...
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Suspect in attempted assassination of Slovakia's prime minister makes first court appearance
PEZINOK, Slovakia (AP) - The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico made his first court appearance Saturday as the nation's leader remained in serious condition re...
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Montreal artists and venue owners support 24-hour party district — with reservations
MONTREAL - It's 2:55 a.m. on a recent evening at Blue Dog bar, in Montreal's Plateau district. A bell rings, the bartender shouts, "last call," and a handful of people wander to the bar for one more d...
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No expert consensus on AI risks, trajectory ‘remarkably uncertain’: report
OTTAWA - A major international report on the safety of artificial intelligence says experts can't agree on the risk the technology poses - and it's unclear whether AI will help or harm us. The report,...
22h ago
Doctors, patients want options to reduce dialysis waste adding to climate change
VANCOUVER - Francis Silva watches the blood flow through astraw-like tube in his left arm to a dialysis machine where it's cleaned of toxins and returned to his body through a second tube. The 60-year...
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