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García, Alvarez help Astros oust Red Sox, reach World Series
HOUSTON (AP) - Rookie Luis Garca showed the poise of an October ace, Yordan Alvarez stayed hot at the plate and the Houston Astros earned yet another trip to the World Series, beating the Boston Red S...
Oct 22, 2021
García, Alvarez help Astros oust Red Sox, reach World Series
HOUSTON (AP) - Rookie Luis Garca showed the poise of an October ace, Yordan Alvarez stayed hot at the plate and the Houston Astros earned yet another trip to the World Series, beating the Boston Red S...
Oct 22, 2021
Montreal Alouettes defeat Toronto Argonauts 37-16, take first place in East
MONTREAL - The Alouettes scored three touchdowns in the second quarter, then held on to beat The Toronto Argonauts 37-16 in Montreal on Friday night. Montreal's (6-4) Matthew Shiltz threw for 212 yard...
Oct 22, 2021
Canada beats US 3-1 in pre-Olympic women's hockey game
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Emily Clark scored twice, including the go-ahead goal 5:05 into the third period, and Canada beat the United States 3-1 in Game 1 of a nine-game pre-Olympic Rivalry Series betwee...
Oct 22, 2021
Raptors beat Celtics 115-83, spoil Udoka's home opener
BOSTON (AP) - Scottie Barnes had 25 points and 13 rebounds, Gary Trent Jr. scored 12 of his 20 points in the third quarter and the Toronto Raptors beat Boston 115-83 on Friday night to spoil the Celti...
Oct 22, 2021
Excitement for fall season among Nanaimo's competitive and recreational curlers
NANAIMO - The rocks and brooms are out at the Nanaimo Curling Club.Fall leagues have begun, a Halloween bonspiel is planned and several senior curlers are representing the club at the BC Seniors Curli...
Oct 22, 2021
Sharks down sluggish Leafs 5-3 to stay perfect
TORONTO - Jonathan Dahlen scored the winner and Adin Hill made 30 saves as the San Jose Sharks stayed perfect on the young season by defeating the uninspired Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Friday night. L...
Oct 22, 2021
B.C. school boards told to determine their own vaccine policy for staff
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Education Ministry has released new guidelines to help school boards with COVID-19 vaccination policies, leaving any final decisions up to the respective boards. The mini...
Oct 22, 2021
Guidelines created for implementing vaccine requirements at B.C. schools
VICTORIA, B.C. - A five-point plan has been released to help guide school authorities in British Columbia that wish to implement a vaccination requirement for teachers and staff.An advisory group cons...
Oct 22, 2021
Safe houses for Afghans who helped Canadian military and NGOs will be 'scaled back'
OTTAWA - Some Kabul safe houses, where hundreds of Afghans who helped the Canadian military and non-governmental organizations are waiting to flee to Canada, are set to be closed in two weeks because ...
Oct 22, 2021