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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

Sicamous Creek Mobile Home Park under evacuation alert yet again
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The Sicamous Creek Mobile Home Park has once again been put on evacuation alert due to the threat of a landslide coming from nearby Wiseman Creek.Residents of units Number 1 through 2...
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

MAPS: Thefts of bicycles and from motor vehicles — Week of June 6, 2022
KAMLOOPS - Thieves found plenty of reason to ply their trade in Kamloops last week.New maps presented by Kamloops Crime Stoppers show 37 auto break-in reports in Kamloops for the week of June 6, 2022....
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

Edmonton Oilers sign depth forward Brad Malone to two-year, two-way deal
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have re-signed depth forward Brad Malone to a two-year, two-way contract. The deal carries an average annual value of US$762,500. Malone, 33, played eight regular-season...
Jun 13, 2022

Federal government now posting passport wait times online as long lineups continue
OTTAWA - Passport offices are still dealing with a surge of applications, the minister responsible says, and wait times are "far from acceptable." Karina Gould says those long wait times are her top p...
Jun 13, 2022

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