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Austin Riley hits two homers, drives in five runs as Braves top Blue Jays 8-4
TORONTO - Austin Riley drove in five runs with a pair of homers and Sean Murphy hit a two-run blast to power the Atlanta Braves to an 8-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night at Rogers C...
Apr 14, 2025
FAA emergency order grounds NYC helicopter tour company involved in deadly crash
NEW YORK (AP) - Federal aviation regulators issued an emergency order Monday grounding the helicopter tour company involved in a deadly New York crash after learning it had fired its operations direct...
Apr 14, 2025
Trump administration freezes $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard
BOSTON (AP) - The federal government says it's freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and contracts to Harvard University, since the institution said Monday it won't comply with the Trump administr...
Apr 14, 2025
Boxing legend George Foreman remembered for love of family, faith, cheeseburgers
HOUSTON (AP) - George Foreman was remembered Monday in a memorial service in his hometown of Houston for his legendary boxing career as well as for his love of God, family, horses and cheeseburgers - ...
Apr 14, 2025
Boxing legend George Foreman remembered for love of family, faith, cheeseburgers
HOUSTON (AP) - George Foreman was remembered Monday in a memorial service in his hometown of Houston for his legendary boxing career as well as for his love of God, family, horses and cheeseburgers - ...
Apr 14, 2025
Lions announce former head coach Larry Donovan has died at age 84
VANCOUVER - Larry Donovan, a former head coach of the B.C. Lions, has died. He was 84. The Lions confirmed Donovan's death Monday. The cause was not divulged. Donovan joined the Lions as special-teams...
Apr 14, 2025
Whitecaps striker White named MLS player of the matchday after four-goal outing
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Whitecaps striker Brian White was named Major League Soccer's player of the matchday Monday following his offensive outburst in the team's 5-1 win over Austin FC. The 29-year-old...
Apr 14, 2025
First Nations Health Authority backs harm reduction on B.C. overdose anniversary
WEST VANCOUVER - The top doctor at British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority says deaths from toxic drugs may have dipped, but now is not the time to pull back on life-saving measures, especia...
Apr 14, 2025
Attack by gunmen leaves at least 40 people dead in Nigeria, the country's president says
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's president said on Monday that at least 40 people were killed when Muslim gunmen, believed to be herders, attacked a Christian farming community in the north-central par...
Apr 14, 2025
Bentley the former street cat looking for his forever riding buddy
NANAIMO - Bentley is an eight-year-old Domestic Short-hair cat who's trading in his life on the street for a warm bed in his forever home.Bentley had some mats in his hair which needed to be dealt wit...
Apr 14, 2025