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Redblacks come back late to stun Argos 23-17 in exhibition play
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks had some late-game heroics to squeeze out a 23-17 win over the visiting Toronto Argonauts Friday night at TD Place. Friday's game marked the first pre-season league game ...
May 27, 2022
Colonial lead cut from 8 to 3: Scheffler, Stallings, Hossler
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - This has been a good week in North Texas for Scott Stallings, first qualifying for the U.S. Open that will be played less than an hour from where he was born and now sharing t...
May 27, 2022
Brannen Lake boat ramp & dock reopens following fireworks damage
NANAIMO - Boaters and lake-goers once again have access to Brannen Lake.Public access to the popular summer spot was temporarily closed due to a mid-week fire which is suspected to have been started b...
May 27, 2022
Former Virginia Tech player acquitted in 2021 beating death
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va (AP) - A jury on Friday acquitted a former Virginia Tech football player who had been accused of fatally beating a man he says he initially believed from a Tinder match to be a woma...
May 27, 2022
Giants' Kapler refusing to take field for anthem in protest
CINCINNATI (AP) - San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler said Friday he will refuse to take the field for the national anthem in a protest over the nation's political direction following this week's...
May 27, 2022
Florida condo collapse settlement reached, tops $1 billion
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Attorneys for the families who lost relatives in last year's collapse of a Florida condominium tower that killed 98 people reached a $1.02 billion settlement Friday, provi...
May 27, 2022
Researchers say new J-pod calf is a girl for southern resident orca population
VANCOUVER - The sex of the newest calf born in the waters off British Columbia to a critically endangered pod of killer whales has been determined, and researchers say the discovery offers hope for st...
May 27, 2022
Extra sailings added to Departure Bay-Horseshoe Bay route
NANAIMO - BC Ferries are beginning a transition into their summer schedule with some additional sailings.Two back to back sailings at 5:25 p.m. and 5:55 p.m. from Nanaimo's Departure Bay to Horseshoe ...
May 27, 2022
New SkyTrain, electric buses part of B.C.'s $2.4B for transit in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government says a Surrey-to-Langley SkyTrain line and electrified bus fleets are among the projects that will benefit from a $2.4-billion investment in Metro Vancouver transit. Ge...
May 27, 2022
Canadian Championship semifinals to be played June 22 in Toronto and Vancouver
TORONTO - The Canadian Championship semifinals have been set for June 22 with defending champion CF Montreal playing at Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps hosting York United of the Canadian Premi...
May 27, 2022