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Korda and Corpuz get a good bounce and help maintain Americans' big Solheim Cup lead over Europe
GAINESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Allisen Corpuz got lucky with a worm-burner of a fairway wood and Nelly Korda took advantage, helping the Americans thwart a potential European rally and take an 8-4 lead midwa...
Sep 14, 2024
'She was worried he would kill her:' Nanaimo man sentenced to 6 years for violent sexual assault
Editors note: This story contains graphic details that may not be suitable for some readers. NANAIMO - A local man will spend the next six years behind bars for violently sexually assaulting and forci...
Sep 14, 2024
Bologna prepares for Champions League debut with draw at promoted Como
MILAN (AP) - Bologna's preparations for its Champions League debut are not going well though it managed to spoil Como's first Serie A home match in 21 years on Saturday. Bologna came from two goals do...
Sep 14, 2024
Man United beats Southampton 3-0 as Marcus Rashford ends goalless run
Marcus Rashford snapped a 12-game barren run in front of goal as Manchester United beat Southampton 3-0 in the Premier League on Saturday. Rashford doubled United's lead at Saint Mary's after Matthijs...
Sep 14, 2024
Leclerc qualifies on pole for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Title challenger Norris 17th
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) - Charles Leclerc qualified on pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday as Max Verstappen was sixth and Lando Norris only 17th in a session that could have a big i...
Sep 14, 2024
MPs to face new political realities on their return to Ottawa
OTTAWA - On Monday Parliamentarians will return to the familiar stone walls of West Block in Ottawa to find the political landscape has shifted significantly. When they last gathered in the capital th...
Sep 14, 2024
Iran says it successfully launched a satellite in its program criticized by West over missile fears
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran launched a satellite into space Saturday with a rocket built by the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, state-run media reported, the latest for a program the West fea...
Sep 14, 2024
Mariners soccer teams take to the field for 2024 season
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners new PACWEST soccer season is underway.VIU's men's and women's teams started with a pair of home games last weekend against Langara, with the women earning 2-0 and 5-1 victor...
Sep 14, 2024
'Challenges every single muscle': Champion tree climber turns work into passion
WINNIPEG - Climbing up trees, wrangling with ropes and navigating twisted odd-angled limbs may not be everyone's idea of a great day. But it is to Jordyn Dyck, who has turned her job as an arborist in...
Sep 14, 2024
'Challenges every single muscle': Champion tree climber turns work into passion
WINNIPEG - Climbing up trees, wrangling with ropes and navigating twisted odd-angled limbs may not be everyone's idea of a great day. But it is to Jordyn Dyck, who has turned her job as an arborist in...
Sep 14, 2024