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Masters champion Rory McIlory and teammate Shane Lowry 6 back in Zurich Classic title defense
AVONDALE, La. (AP) - Rory McIlroy, playing for the first time since winning the Masters, teamed with Shane Lowry to shoot an 8-under 64 in better-play Thursday in the Zurich Classic, leaving the Irish...
Apr 24, 2025
Canada cruises past Slovakia 9-2 to open title defence at U18 men's hockey worlds
ALLEN - Braeden Cootes had two goals and three assists, Cameron Schmidt added two goals and one assist and Canada cruised to a 9-2 win over Slovakia at the under-18 men's world hockey championship on ...
Apr 24, 2025
Alabama executes a man who said he was guilty of rape and murder and deserved to die
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama man who dropped his appeals and said he deserved to die for the rape and murder of a woman in 2010 was put to death Thursday evening. James Osgood, 55, was pronounced de...
Apr 24, 2025
Vancouver Police Board says report on complaint of arrest quotas coming in June
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police Board says a "full report" into a complaint about political motivations and arrest quotas for a crack down on crime in the Downtown Eastside will be delivered in June....
Apr 24, 2025
New B.C. corrections unit offers involuntary care for mental health, addictions
SURREY - British Columbia has opened the first of the government's promised secure units to provide involuntary treatment for people with brain injuries and overlapping mental-health and addiction con...
Apr 24, 2025
Judge maintains death penalty as possible punishment for Bryan Kohberger despite autism diagnosis
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can pursue the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger if he is convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022, despite the ...
Apr 24, 2025
Federal party leaders work to drive home key messages as election day approaches
OTTAWA - Party leaders emphasized familiar themes Thursday as they criss-crossed the country to shore up support in the final stretch of the federal election campaign. Conservative Leader Pierre Poili...
Apr 24, 2025
B.C. First Nation at UN calling for government help in battling toxic drug crisis
NEW YORK - Members of the Tsilhqot'in Nation in British Columbia are at the United Nations headquarters in New York City calling for the provincial and Canadian governments to fund recovery beds and o...
Apr 24, 2025
Texas lawmakers approve $1B private school voucher plan
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas lawmakers on Thursday passed a $1 billion education bill that allows families to use public money to pay for private school tuition, a major victory for school voucher propo...
Apr 24, 2025
Man given five months in U.S. jail for smuggling people across border from B.C.
SEATTLE - The U.S. District Attorney's office in Seattle says a 27-year-old man has been sentenced to five months in jail for helping smuggle eight Indian nationals across the border between British C...
Apr 24, 2025