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Jansen hits three-run walkoff homer in 10th inning as Blue Jays defeat Yankees 3-0
TORONTO - Danny Jansen hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 3-0 walkoff win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night. His fourth homer of the season came on a f...
May 17, 2023
South Carolina House approves abortion ban from about 6 weeks, backs off near-total ban
COLUMBIA, S.C (AP) - The South Carolina House has approved a bill banning most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy, bringing state Republicans closer to ending a longstanding disagreement ov...
May 17, 2023
Depleted Toronto FC and New York Red Bulls play to scoreless draw
Toronto FC and the New York Red Bulls drew 0-0 Wednesday in what was essentially an MLS war of attrition with the two teams missing a combined 20-plus players due to injury, suspension or internationa...
May 17, 2023
B.C. municipal employee dies on the job after being hit by vehicle
OAK BAY, B.C. - A municipal worker on Vancouver Island has died on the job after being hit by a vehicle. Police in Oak Bay, a suburban community outside Victoria, confirm the man employed by the distr...
May 17, 2023
Death toll from blinding dust storm crashes in Illinois rises to 8
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The death toll from numerous crashes on Interstate 55 that occurred amid a blinding dust storm has risen to eight, a coroner said Wednesday. Ruth Rau, 81, of Sorento, who was ...
May 17, 2023
Nunavut declares state of emergency to help restore water services in Kinngait
KINNGAIT - The Nunavut government has declared a state of emergency in Kinngait to help restore water services in the hamlet. The territory says an electrical issue at the community's water pumphouse ...
May 17, 2023
'Embarrassed': Alberta UCP candidate sorry for comparing transgender kids to feces
EDMONTON - A United Conservative Party candidate who compared transgender children in schools to having feces in food says she is sorry, plans to learn from it and is staying on to run in the May 29 A...
May 17, 2023
Clerks hit with bear spray during Nanaimo convenience store robbery
NANAIMO - Local police are trying to identify a man accused of unloading a can of bear spray at a pair of clerks at a central Nanaimo store. Nanaimo RCMP say the incident happened on Wednesday, May 10...
May 17, 2023
Pathologist took swabs of B.C. teen's neck to preserve DNA of alleged attacker
VANCOUVER - The forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy on the body of a 13-year-old found dead in a Burnaby, B.C., park nearly six years ago says he took swabs of the girl's neck to preserve a...
May 17, 2023
Pathologist took swabs of B.C. teen's neck to preserve DNA of alleged attacker
VANCOUVER - The forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy on the body of a 13-year-old found dead in a Burnaby, B.C., park nearly six years ago says he took swabs of the girl's neck to preserve a...
May 17, 2023