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Jin Young Ko leads LPGA Tour’s foggy Founders Cup
WEST CALDWELL, N.J. - Jin Young Ko had a three-stroke lead with four holes left Friday when second-round play in the LPGA Tour's Cognizant Founders Cup was suspended because of darkness. Play was dela...
Oct 08, 2021

Lockdown comes as First Nation in central B.C. declares COVID-19 emergency
BURNS LAKE, B.C. - The Lake Babine Nation has declared a COVID-19 state of emergency, banning all non-essential travel and gatherings in its five communities in central B.C. The nation says in a state...
Oct 08, 2021

Correa, Alvarez help Astros take 2-0 lead over Sox in ALDS
HOUSTON (AP) - Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros are relentless at the plate and in the field. That's why they are so tough to beat in the playoffs. Correa hit a two-run double during Houston's fiv...
Oct 08, 2021

Island Health records sharp drop in active COVID-19 cases
NANAIMO - The number of active COVID-19 cases in Island Health has dropped 17 per cent.Numbers reported by the health authority on Friday, Oct. 8 show 510 active cases across the north, central and so...
Oct 08, 2021

Metro Vancouver park renamed to reflect Indigenous history
BELCARRA, B.C. - A Metro Vancouver park has been renamed to include the site's Indigenous name, which officials say will better reflect the area's history. Belcarra Regional Park on the Burrard Inlet ...
Oct 08, 2021

COVID-19 death toll tops 2,000 across British Columbia
KAMLOOPS - A grim milestone today in British Columbia's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of people who have died from the virus has grown to 2001 with five deaths in the last 24 hours.O...
Oct 08, 2021

Riders QB Fajardo says he's on the same page as his receiving corps
REGINA - Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo believes it's possible for something good to come out of something bad. Following last week's 23-17 loss to the Stampeders in Calgary, Fajard...
Oct 08, 2021

Sports psychologists: Price will help end the stigma around mental health in sports
No pain, no gain. "What a terrible phrase that we've used for many years to describe our athletes," Gordon Bloom says of the saying that's been thrown around the sports world since the 1980s -- and su...
Oct 08, 2021

Texas moves to reinstate nation's toughest abortion law
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas on Friday asked a federal appeals court to swiftly reinstate the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S., as some abortion clinics in the state resumed normal services for...
Oct 08, 2021

Woman jailed for defrauding $31K from Parksville employer
NANAIMO - A judge sternly rejected a repeat fraudster's bid to avoid jail several years following a brazen and costly workplace scam.Jill Margaret Braun, 57, was sentenced to 22 months in jail and two...
Oct 08, 2021