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Australia edges Peru on penalties to qualify for World Cup
AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) - Australia qualified for a fifth straight World Cup after a 5-4 penalty shootout win over Peru in their intercontinental playoff on Monday. The teams failed to score in regulati...
Jun 13, 2022
Rapinoe, Morgan back with U.S. for World Cup qualifiers
Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan have been included on the U.S. roster for next month's CONCACAF W Championship, which will determine four of the region's teams in the 2023 Women's World Cup. Rapinoe and...
Jun 13, 2022
Meet Axel, big paws, bigger heart and ready for forever home
NANAIMO - His paws are big, but so is Axel's personality and loving nature.This seven month old shephard mix is ready to experience home life after spending most of his early months in shelter and fos...
Jun 13, 2022
Trans-Canada Hwy. upgrades and crosswalk safety highlight latest round of Nanaimo City spending
NANAIMO - Upgrades designed to enhance the pedestrian experience at a number of key hot spots throughout Nanaimo are being given the green light.A staff recommendation for sidewalk and traffic flow im...
Jun 13, 2022
Two dead, including alleged hostage taker who was shot by police, in B.C.
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. - Two people are dead in Campbell River, B.C., including one man killed by RCMP. Police say in a statement they were called Monday to a report of a homicide at a local marina with...
Jun 13, 2022
U.S. Open Notebook: Golf schism the talk of The Country Club
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) - Bryson DeChambeau called his move to the LIV Golf series "a business decision," and a difficult one at that. The 2020 U.S. Open champion, who as recently as 10 days ago had sai...
Jun 13, 2022
Jags deal with 'another obstacle' as fields get rebuilt
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Jacksonville's normal practice fields are a construction site. Heavy equipment. Dirt mounds. Scaffolding, steel beams and some concrete walls. It's where the Jaguars should b...
Jun 13, 2022
Mickelson not giving up on playing PGA Tour
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) - Phil Mickelson stuck to his script and showed restraint when put in tough spots at the U.S. Open, a big change for him. Except on Monday, he was using words instead of his golf...
Jun 13, 2022
Stamkos thriving in different role with Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Steven Stamkos, at 32 and wrapping up his 14th season, is no longer one of the NHL's most prolific scorers or even the second- or third-best player on his own team. The six-time All...
Jun 13, 2022
Medicine professor says no need to panic over COVID-19 reinfection
An expert says Canadians don't need to panic about COVID-19 reinfections even as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested positive a second time for the virus. Stephen Hoption Cann, a clinical profess...
Jun 13, 2022