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IHIT investigating 'suspicious death' of 45-year-old man in Hope, B.C.
HOPE - British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been deployed after a "suspicious death" in Hope. It says Mounties responded to a police report of a dead person on Friday and arri...
Jul 07, 2024
Varsho's RBI single in 10th lifts Blue Jays to 5-4 win in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) - Daulton Varsho drove in the go-ahead with an RBI single in the top of the 10th inning, as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 5-4 on Sunday. Varsho's base-hit off Mariners r...
Jul 07, 2024
Strike notice by B.C. ship and dock foremen contravenes the Canada Labour Code: CIRB
VANCOUVER - The BC Maritime Employers Association says it has rescinded an industry-wide lockout notice after the Canada Industrial Relations Board found a looming strike by a union representing ship ...
Jul 07, 2024
While Biden campaigns in Pennsylvania, some Democratic leaders in the House say he should step aside
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - President Joe Biden urged his supporters to stay unified during a series of Sunday stops in critical Pennsylvania on Sunday, even as some leading congressional Democrats private...
Jul 07, 2024
Motorcyclist dies from heat exposure temperature reaches 128 in California's Death Valley
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A visitor to Death Valley National Park died Sunday from heat exposure and another person was hospitalized as the temperature reached 128 degrees Fahrenheit (53.3 C) in eastern Cali...
Jul 07, 2024
Davis Thompson wins John Deere Classic with lowest score in tournament history
SILVIS, Ill. (AP) - Davis Thompson won his first PGA Tour title Sunday with a a 7-under 64 to set the 72-hole scoring record at the John Deere Classic and leave all the drama to second place. Staked t...
Jul 07, 2024
Pirates' Skenes an All-Star just 8 weeks after debut, and 7 Phillies are picked for July 16 game
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes was picked for the All-Star Game on Sunday just eight weeks after his debut, and the major league-leading Philadelphia Phillies had a big league-high seven selec...
Jul 07, 2024
Emma Navarro eliminates Coco Gauff at Wimbledon to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal
LONDON (AP) - Coco Gauff has never made it past the fourth round at Wimbledon, and she exited at that stage again on Sunday, eliminated by Emma Navarro 6-4, 6-3 in an all-American matchup. This was th...
Jul 07, 2024
Canada's Dabrowski and partner Routliffe advance in Wimbledon's doubles tournament
LONDON - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand have advanced in Wimbledon's women's doubles tournament. The second-seeded duo beat Russians Kamila Rakhimova and Irina K...
Jul 07, 2024
Edmonton Elks sign Grey Cup winning defensive lineman Shawn Oakman, four others
EDMONTON - Defensive lineman Shawn Oakman headlined a group of five players the Edmonton Elks signed on Sunday. Linebacker Derrick Moncrief, defensive lineman Noah Taylor, along with national wide rec...
Jul 07, 2024