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Nearly all of $2.5 million grant spent to deal with Nanaimo's 'incredible challenges'
NANAIMO - A well-timed grant from the B.C. government has allowed the City of Nanaimo to fund some additional programs, but time is running out to use the cash.In August 2021, the City received a $2.5...
Aug 08, 2022
Ex-Manchester United star Ryan Giggs set to go on trial
LONDON (AP) - Former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs is set to go on trial Monday on charges of assault and use of coercive behavior against a former girlfriend. Giggs, 48, is accused of assaulting ...
Aug 08, 2022
Ex-Manchester United star Ryan Giggs set to go on trial
LONDON (AP) - Former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs is set to go on trial Monday on charges of assault and use of coercive behavior against a former girlfriend. Giggs, 48, is accused of assaulting ...
Aug 08, 2022
Blue Jays top Twins 3-2 on overturned call
MINNEAPOLIS - Cavan Biggio hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and Whit Merrifield scored on an overturned call to lead the Blue Jays to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday and split t...
Aug 07, 2022
Kim arrives on PGA Tour with a 61 to win Wyndham Championship
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Joohyung "Tom" Kim announced his arrival on the PGA Tour when the 20-year-old South Korean closed with a 9-under 61 for a five-shot victory in the Wyndham Championship on Sunda...
Aug 07, 2022
Kelly wins Shaw Classic in one-hole playoff with Huston
CALGARY - Jerry Kelly beat John Huston in a one-hole playoff on Sunday to win the Shaw Charity Classic at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club. After the pair tied for the lead with a three-round tota...
Aug 07, 2022
Blue Jays top Twins in 10th on overturned call
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Cavan Biggio hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and Whit Merrifield scored on an overturned call to lead the Blue Jays to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins Sunday. Merrifie...
Aug 07, 2022
National Bank Open a chance for several WTA players to have memorable returns
TORONTO - A lingering foot injury that kept Canada's Leylah Fernandez out of action for over two months was also an opportunity for her to learn about herself. Now Fernandez knows just how impatient s...
Aug 07, 2022
Ashleigh Buhai wins Women's British Open after playoff
MUIRFIELD, Scotland (AP) - After seeing a five-shot lead slip away in the final round, Ashleigh Buhai still managed to secure a first major title at the Women's British Open. Buhai kept her composure ...
Aug 07, 2022
BC Wildfire Service plans control burns to bring Okanagan wildfire under check
KEREMEOS, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service says planned ignitions are scheduled to enclose a fire burning in the southern Okanagan. Information officer Mikhail Elsay says the controlled burn will increa...
Aug 07, 2022