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Closing arguments in Brittney Griner's drug case in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) - Closing arguments in Brittney Griner's cannabis possession case in Russia are set for Thursday, nearly six months after the American basketball star was arrested at a Moscow airport in a...
Aug 04, 2022
Closing arguments in Brittney Griner's drug case in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) - Closing arguments in Brittney Griner's cannabis possession case in Russia are set for Thursday, nearly six months after the American basketball star was arrested at a Moscow airport in a...
Aug 03, 2022
Waterman nets pivotal goal as Montreal defeats Crew 2-1
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Joel Waterman scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time and Montreal beat the Columbus Crew 2-1 on Wednesday night. Montreal (12-8-3) tied it at 1 in the 88th minute on a goal...
Aug 03, 2022
Felix Auger-Aliassime advances to Los Cabos Open quarterfinals with straight sets win
LOS CABOS, Mexico - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Los Cabos Open on Wednesday. The Montreal native defeated Alex Hernandez 6-3, 7-5. Auger-Aliassime hit 15 aces t...
Aug 03, 2022
US says Russia aims to fabricate evidence in prison deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials believe Russia is working to fabricate evidence concerning last week's deadly strike on prison housing prisoners of war in a separatist region of eastern Ukraine. U.S....
Aug 03, 2022
Kailer Yamamoto, Oilers agree to terms on two-year extension
EDMONTON - Forward Kailer Yamamoto has agreed to terms on a two-year extension with the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. The deal will carry an average annual value of US$3.1 million. Yamamoto, 23, set c...
Aug 03, 2022
Funkanometry advance to next round of America's Got Talent
NANAIMO - A local dance duo have made the cut on America's Got Talent.During the Tuesday, Aug. 2 episode, auditions for the competition ended and the judges whittled the 138 acts they said 'yes' to do...
Aug 03, 2022
Four post-secondary institutions team up for new campus in Langford, B.C.
LANGFORD, B.C. - A unique collaboration between four post-secondary institutions in British Columbia will establish a new campus on the Vancouver Island city of Langford. The partnership between the U...
Aug 03, 2022
Protesters stop construction at Berkeley's People's Park
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - A group of protesters broke through an 8-foot (2-meter) chain fence erected Wednesday around Berkeley's historic People's Park and faced off with police officers standing guard...
Aug 03, 2022
Senate backs NATO bid of Finland, Sweden in rebuke to Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Senators delivered near-unanimous bipartisan approval to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden Wednesday, calling expansion of the Western defensive bloc a "slam-dunk" for U.S....
Aug 03, 2022