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CF Montreal's eight-game unbeaten run snapped with 1-0 loss to Red Bulls
MONTREAL - CF Montreal's unbeaten run ended at eight games on Wednesday night after a 1-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls at Stade Saputo. Lewis Morgan scored the lone goal of the match right before ha...
Aug 31, 2022
Los Angeles Galaxy score late to secure 2-2 draw in Greg Vanney's return to Toronto
TORONTO - Riqui Puig opened his MLS scoring account with a rocket of a shot in the 89th minute as the Los Angeles Galaxy rallied for a 2-2 draw with Toronto FC on Wednesday in former TFC coach Greg Va...
Aug 31, 2022
Serena wins again at US Open, beating No. 2 seed Kontaveit
NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams eliminated No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2 in the U.S. Open's second round Wednesday night to ensure that the 23-time Grand Slam champion will play at leas...
Aug 31, 2022
Serena wins again at US Open, beating No. 2 seed Kontaveit
NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams eliminated No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2 in the U.S. Open's second round Wednesday night to ensure that the 23-time Grand Slam champion will play at leas...
Aug 31, 2022
Peltola beats Palin, wins Alaska House special election
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election for Alaska's only U.S. House seat on Wednesday, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin, who was seeking a political c...
Aug 31, 2022
'Fentanyl basically renders you unconscious:' Nanaimo man's battle with addiction highlights awareness event
NANAIMO - Awareness, conversation and community were key themes in an event at Maffeo Sutton Park.Wednesday, Aug. 31 marked International Overdose Awareness Day, an event with growing significance in ...
Aug 31, 2022
Federal judge won't block New York's new gun restrictions
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge declined to put a hold on New York's new gun rules Wednesday, one day before the law was to take effect. Despite writing that the arguments for granting a preliminary i...
Aug 31, 2022
New crisis hotline number 'in everyone's best interests' amid rising call volume on Island
NANAIMO - Access to mental health and crisis supports is getting easier.Beginning November 2023, a new national hotline number of 9-8-8 will come online, connecting people in need to a variety of cris...
Aug 31, 2022
UN cites possible crimes vs. humanity in China's Xinjiang
GENEVA (AP) - China's discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in the western region of Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity, the U.N. human rights office s...
Aug 31, 2022
Quebec election: Liberal party says candidate's Montreal office robbed, vandalized
MONTREAL - The Quebec Liberal Party says the riding office of one of its Montreal candidates has been robbed and vandalized. The party says the alleged attackers broke through the wall of a neighbouri...
Aug 31, 2022