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Pagdanganan among 4 tied for the LPGA lead in Mexico
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) - Bianca Pagdanganan felt right at home in the stifling heat and humidity Thursday on the Yucatan Peninsula, using her power to set up a two-putt birdie on the par-5 18th...
May 22, 2025
Scottie Scheffler opens Colonial with an eagle and trails tour rookie John Pak by 5 shots
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Scottie Scheffler and John Pak enjoyed the same start to the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial with eagles on their respective first holes. The world No. 1 couldn't keep up...
May 22, 2025
Steve Rai appointed Vancouver's new police chief after filling job in interim role
VANCOUVER - Vancouver has a new police chief, with the appointment of Steve Rai to the role he has already been filling on an interim basis. Mayor Ken Sim says Rai brings more than three decades of ex...
May 22, 2025
Quick arrest following trio of French Creek break-ins
PARKSVILLE - Security camera footage helped lead to a quick arrest of a man well-known to local Mounties, after a rash of break and enters.Oceanside RCMP responded to a trio of calls along Riley Rd., ...
May 22, 2025
Jays feeling confident in close games after two extra-inning comebacks against Padres
TORONTO - Before the season began the Toronto Blue Jays got together as a team and had a long conversation about talking things over in the dugout and playing for each other more. That approach has be...
May 22, 2025
B.C. First Nations fear protests and conflict over fast-track legislation
First Nations leaders in British Columbia say proposed legislation to fast-track resource projects will likely lead to protests and litigation should the provincial government push the law through. Ro...
May 22, 2025
Vancouver police say Downtown Eastside crime dropping after adoption of task force
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver have released new data they say depicts the success of a task force launched three months ago to curb crime in the city's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood. The data corr...
May 22, 2025
GOP US Sen. Tommy Tuberville is expected to announce run for Alabama governor, associates say
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who entered politics after retiring as a college football coach, plans to run for governor of Alabama in 2026, according to people famili...
May 22, 2025
Denmark pulls off huge upset with 2-1 quarterfinal win over Canada at hockey worlds
HERNING - Nick Olesen scored with 49 seconds remaining in regulation and co-host Denmark stunned star-studded Canada 2-1 in quarterfinal action Thursday at the world hockey championship. Denmark, whic...
May 22, 2025
Varsho, Lukes help Blue Jays beat Padres 7-6 in 11 innings; Toronto completes sweep
TORONTO - Nathan Lukes' RBI single in the bottom of the 11th gave the Toronto Blue Jays a 7-6 win over the San Diego Padres on Thursday afternoon to complete the three-game sweep. Daulton Varsho's tri...
May 22, 2025