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Canada's Alphonso Davies wins CONCACAF award for second year in a row
Canadian Alphonso Davies has been named CONCACAF Men's Player of the Year for the second year in a row. The 22-year-old from Edmonton is the first back-to-back winner of the award that dates back to 2...
May 05, 2023
Bassitt impressive as Blue Jays end skid, top Pirates 4-0
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Chris Bassitt allowed four hits over seven innings, George Springer hit his fourth home run of the season and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Friday night. B...
May 05, 2023
Simon Fraser University hires lawyer after student-athletes voice concerns
BURNABY, B.C. - Simon Fraser University has retained a Vancouver-based lawyer after concerns were raised by student-athletes. University spokesman Braden McMillan says in an emailed statement that the...
May 05, 2023
Jan. 6 prosecutors seek 25 years for Oath Keepers’ Rhodes
The Justice Department is seeking 25 years in prison for Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers founder convicted of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors described as a violent plot to keep President J...
May 05, 2023
Hatton in 3-way tie for lead at Wells Fargo; McIlroy falters
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Tyrrell Hatton shot a 6-under 65 on Friday to move into a share of the second-round lead at the Wells Fargo Championship, while Rory McIlroy's bid for a record fourth tournament...
May 05, 2023
Canada's Fernandez, partner Townsend fall in Madrid women's doubles semifinals
MADRID - Canada's Leylah Fernandez missed out on her third women's doubles final of the season when she and American partner Taylor Townsend fell 6-4, 0-6, 10-6 to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and Bra...
May 05, 2023
Knights' goaltender Laurent Brossoit facing yet another former team in NHL playoffs
LAS VEGAS - Timing is everything, and doubly so for an NHL goaltender. Laurent Brossoit spent much of this season outside the NHL, but the 30-year-old from Surrey, B.C., is a playoff starter for the f...
May 05, 2023
2-year-old reportedly assaulted in Parksville, RCMP seek witnesses
PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP hope public tips advance an investigation into a disturbing report of a young child being assaulted in Parksville.Oceanside RCMP Sgt. Shane Worth says on Wednesday, May 3 a...
May 05, 2023
B.C. reports high level of COVID-19 immunity as WHO ends global health emergency
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials say the World Health Organization's declaration of the end of COVID-19 as a global health emergency is an "important milestone," but warn the virus will st...
May 05, 2023
Blue Jays place reliever Pop on 15-game injured list with hamstring strain
PITTSBURGH - The Toronto Blue Jays have placed right-handed reliever Zach Pop on the 15-day injured list with a right hamstring strain. Pop sustained the injury in the eighth inning of Toronto's 11-5 ...
May 05, 2023