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Fried sharp, Braves blank Brewers 3-0 to tie NLDS at 1-all
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Max Fried pitched six sharp innings and Atlanta's bullpen held on after manager Brian Snitker's quick hook, sending the Braves over the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 Saturday to tie their NL ...
Oct 09, 2021
Canada expects desperate foe in Reggae Boyz in CONCACAF World Cup qualifier
After a fine showing Thursday in a 1-1 tie with powerful Mexico in the hostile confines of Mexico City's Azteca Stadium, Canada expects another rude reception in Jamaica in World Cup qualifying play S...
Oct 09, 2021
Pospisil retires with injury, Shapovalov advances at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - A matchup between two Canadians came to a premature end at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Cali., Saturday. Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., advanced to the third ...
Oct 09, 2021
Canadian men eliminated from Rugby World Cup contention after loss in Chile
VALPARAISO, Chile - Canada will miss the Rugby World Cup for the first time ever, knocked out of contention Saturday by Chile in a 33-24 defeat that gave the South Americans a 54-46 aggregate victory ...
Oct 09, 2021
Drugs suspected as contributing factor in early morning crash off Hwy. 19A
NANAIMO - The driver of a pickup truck remains in police custody after an early morning crash adjacent to the Island Hwy.Nanaimo RCMP were called to a scene at the north end of Highland Blvd., near th...
Oct 09, 2021
Up to 15 cm of snow expected on B.C.'s Interior highways Sunday: Environment Canada
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is cautioning people travelling to the province's Interior over Thanksgiving weekend to prepare for winter weather conditions. The agency has issued a special weather re...
Oct 09, 2021
Prime Minister marks start of Thanksgiving holiday by meeting Afghan refugee family
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marked the beginning of the Thanksgiving holiday by meeting a family of Afghan refugees who recently arrived in the country. Obaidullah Rahimi began working at t...
Oct 09, 2021
Prime Minister marks start of Thanksgiving holiday by meeting Afghan refugee family
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marked the beginning of the Thanksgiving holiday by meeting a family of Afghan refugees who recently arrived in the country. Obaidullah Rahimi began working at t...
Oct 09, 2021
Kurz to quit as Austrian chancellor amid corruption probe
BERLIN (AP) - Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said Saturday that he plans to step down in an effort to defuse a government crisis triggered by prosecutors' announcement that he is a target of a cor...
Oct 09, 2021
Ruling party narrowly loses Czech vote; PM Babis may be out
PRAGUE (AP) - Prime Minister Andrej Babis' centrist party on Saturday narrowly lost the Czech Republic's parliamentary election, a surprise development that could mean the end of the populist billiona...
Oct 09, 2021