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Pereira riding confidence and a 63 for one shot Las Vegas lead
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Mito Pereira of Chile led a parade of players from the International team at the Presidents Cup in the Shriners Children's Open on Friday, making birdie on half of his holes for an 8-...
Oct 07, 2022
Blue Jays' Whit Merrifield makes post-season debut after seven MLB seasons
TORONTO - Whit Merrifield has waited the better part of a decade to make his first appearance in a Major League Baseball playoff game. Even before the opening pitch of the Toronto Blue Jays' 4-0 loss ...
Oct 07, 2022
Appeals court reinstates injunction blocking abortion ban
PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Court of Appeals on Friday blocked a trial court's decision that allowed immediate enforcement of a pre-statehood law that criminalizes nearly all abortions. The ruling mean...
Oct 07, 2022
Toronto fans gather to cheer on the Blue Jays in wild-card opener
TORONTO - Jersey-clad fans of all ages descended on downtown Toronto Friday afternoon to cheer on the Blue Jays in the opening game of the wild-card American League series. Jesse Woolford, one of the ...
Oct 07, 2022
Toronto fans gather to cheer on the Blue Jays in wild-card opener
TORONTO - Jersey-clad fans of all ages descended on downtown Toronto Friday afternoon to cheer on the Blue Jays in the opening game of the wild-card American League series. Jesse Woolford, one of the ...
Oct 07, 2022
Haiti's leader requests foreign armed forces to quell chaos
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's government has agreed to request the help of international troops as gangs and protesters paralyze the country and supplies of water, fuel and basic goods dwindle,...
Oct 07, 2022
CP NewsAlert: Blue Jays fall to Mariners in American League wild-card series opener
TORONTO - Cal Raleigh hit a two-run homer and Luis Castillo threw 7 1/3 shutout innings as the Seattle Marinersblankedthe Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 in Game 1 of their American League wild-card series on F...
Oct 07, 2022
B.C. to get 1.7 million doses of new Pfizer bivalent vaccine from next week
VICTORIA - Provincial officials say shipments of Pfizer's new COVID-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron variant are expected in British Columbia soon, after Health Canada approved the shot. A joint state...
Oct 07, 2022
NYC hospitals to pay $165M to women abused by gynecologist
NEW YORK (AP) - Two New York hospitals have agreed to pay more than $165 million to 147 former patients who have accused a former gynecologist of sexual abuse and misconduct. Columbia University Irvin...
Oct 07, 2022
Appetite for car-less Commercial St. minimal among Nanaimo Council candidates
NANAIMO - With plans still ongoing about how best to revitalize downtown through upgrades to Commercial St. and Terminal Ave., the desire to remove cars from certain areas appears mixed.Of the 29 resp...
Oct 07, 2022