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Max Scherzer has back surgery and will miss start of 2024 season for World Series champion Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Max Scherzer had surgery for a herniated disk in his lower back and will miss a significant portion of next season. The 39-year-old right-hander, a three-time Cy Young Award wi...
Dec 15, 2023
$115 M funding deal could help build 40,000 homes in Vancouver over decade: Trudeau
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government has reached a funding deal with the City of Vancouver that could see more than 40,000 new homes built over the next decade. Trudeau, atten...
Dec 15, 2023
VIU Mariners teams boast impressive results in first half of 2023-24 PACWEST season
NANAIMO - The first half of the VIU Mariners 2023-24 sports schedule is over with a lot of success along the way.VIU hosted the PACWEST soccer provincials in late October with the women's team making ...
Dec 15, 2023
US homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar and coronavirus pandemic aid lapses
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States experienced a dramatic 12% increase in homelessness as soaring rents and a decline in coronavirus pandemic assistance combined to put housing out of reach for more ...
Dec 15, 2023
Cavalry FC to shift February Champions Cup game to Vancouver Island to escape cold
CALGARY - Cavalry FC is moving its first-round CONCACAF Champions Cup game in February to Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., to escape the Alberta cold. The Calgary-based team, which qualified for C...
Dec 15, 2023
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign DB Amari Henderson to contract extension
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American defensive back Amari Henderson to a contract extension, the team announced Friday. The length of the extension was not disclosed. Henderson w...
Dec 15, 2023
Stampeders re-sign all-star kicker René Paredes to one-year deal
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have re-signed veteran kicker Ren Paredes to a one-year contract, the team announced Friday. Paredes will be entering his 13th season with the Stampeders, who signed h...
Dec 15, 2023
Hockey player, 11, dies days after getting hit by puck in Quebec
SAINT-EUSTACHE, Que. - An 11-year-old boy has died after getting hit by a puck during a junior hockey league practice near Montreal earlier this week. Police in the suburb of St-Eustache confirmed his...
Dec 15, 2023
Hockey player, 11, dies days after getting hit by puck in Quebec
SAINT-EUSTACHE, Que. - An 11-year-old boy has died after getting hit by a puck during a junior hockey league practice near Montreal earlier this week. Police in the suburb of St-Eustache confirmed his...
Dec 15, 2023
Chargers fire coach Brandon Staley, general manager Tom Telesco in midst of disappointing season
Coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco were fired by the Los Angeles Chargers on Friday morning after one of the worst losses in franchise history. The Chargers made the playoffs last se...
Dec 15, 2023