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Will Zalatoris gets 1st PGA Tour win in playoff at Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Will Zalatoris had the most money and the best world ranking of anyone without a PGA Tour victory. He changed that Sunday by winning the FedEx St. Jude Championship without makin...
Aug 14, 2022
Pablo Carreno Busta beats Hubert Hurkacz to win National Bank Open
MONTREAL - Pablo Carreno Busta defeated Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the men's singles final at the National Bank Open on Sunday. The unseeded Spaniard picked up an early break in the decisive thir...
Aug 14, 2022
Simona Halep wins third National Bank Open with victory over Beatriz Haddad Maia
TORONTO - Simona Halep has won the National Bank Open for a third time. The Romanian beat Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 on Sunday in the WTA event's final. Halep also won the title in 201...
Aug 14, 2022
International support for miners rescue was 'heartwarming,' says company president
OTTAWA - The recent successful rescue of two Dominican miners trapped underground for more than a week was made possible thanks to support from the international community including direct assistance ...
Aug 14, 2022
Battle of the Bridge 2: Coaches clash as Chelsea, Spurs draw
Call it the Battle of the Bridge, Part 2. This time, Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte were the main protagonists in the latest feisty match between Chelsea and Tottenham that ended in a 2-2 draw becaus...
Aug 14, 2022
High risk sex offender found, rearrested in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A high risk sex offender who disappeared from his halfway house has been found and rearrested by police in Vancouver. Police said they were looking for 39-year-old Tony Okanase, who had be...
Aug 14, 2022
VIDEO: Training for a 135 kilometre hike with a four-year-old
Editor's Note: This is the first in a three-part series from NanaimoNewsNOW reporter Ian Holmes as he explores local hikes.NANAIMO - Later this month myself, girlfriend and our four-year-old daughter ...
Aug 14, 2022
'Wrestling saved my life': Nunavut athlete wants to spread hope to northern youth
YELLOWKNIFE - Eekeeluak Avalak says his historic win at the 2022 Canada Summer Games isn't just his, it belongs to all of Nunavut. "Without anyone on my side, this wouldn't have been possible," says t...
Aug 14, 2022
Officials: Fire at Coptic church in Cairo kills 41, hurts 14
CAIRO (AP) - A fire ripped through a church in the Egyptian capital of Cairo on Sunday sending huge amounts of thick black smoke into the air as congregants worshipped, killing at least 41 and injurin...
Aug 14, 2022
More US lawmakers visiting Taiwan 12 days after Pelosi trip
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A delegation of American lawmakers is visiting Taiwan just 12 days after a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that angered China. The five-member delegation, led by Democra...
Aug 14, 2022