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Attendance down at major curling events in Canada over the last year
Attendance at this week's Pan Continental Curling Championships has been one of the few bright spots for a sport that is simply not packing fans into venues the way it once did. The only problem is th...
Nov 2, 2023
Akie Iwai of Japan leads LPGA's Japan Classic with an opening round 9-under 63.
OMITAMA, Japan (AP) - Akie Iwai of Japan shot a 9-under 63 on Thursday to lead the first round of the LPGA's Toto Japan Classic. Three other Japanese players - Nasa Hataoka, Yuna Nishimura, and Mone I...
Nov 2, 2023
Morata and Griezmann have Atletico poised for possible title run in Spanish league
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Antoine Griezmann and lvaro Morata have Atletico Madrid dreaming of a title run in the Spanish league this season. The France forward and Spain striker have scored 13 goals in ...
Nov 2, 2023
Lethbridge man receives life sentence for second-degree murder
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A judge in Lethbridge has handed down a significant sentence following a woman's death in late 2022.In Lethbridge Court of King's Bench on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, David Dragland,...
Nov 2, 2023
Diplomatic efforts to pause fighting gain steam as Israeli ground troops push toward Gaza City
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's ground troops advanced toward Gaza City on Thursday, as the U.S. and Arab countries intensified diplomatic efforts to ease the siege of the Hamas-ruled enclave and br...
Nov 2, 2023
In the news today: Holocaust education thumbs up, immigration targets to get tweaked
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Holocaust educators applaud B.C. and Ontario To combat rising antisemitism, bot...
Nov 2, 2023
Educators 'heartened' as B.C. and Ontario mandate Holocaust education
VANCOUVER - One of Claude Romney's earliest memories from when she was a young girl in France is of her father being arrested by German soldiers and a French police officer. "When my father was arrest...
Nov 2, 2023
Corey Seager earns second World Series MVP, joining Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson and Reggie Jackson
PHOENIX (AP) - Corey Seager etched his name alongside three Hall of Famers, hitting 1,270 feet of home runs and getting a breakthrough single that lifted the Texas Rangers to their first World Series ...
Nov 2, 2023
Corey Seager earns second World Series MVP, joining Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson and Reggie Jackson
PHOENIX (AP) - Corey Seager etched his name alongside three Hall of Famers, hitting 1,270 feet of home runs and getting a breakthrough single that lifted the Texas Rangers to their first World Series ...
Nov 2, 2023
Texas Rangers win first World Series title with 5-0 win over Diamondbacks in Game 5
PHOENIX (AP) - Mitch Garver broke a scoreless tie with an RBI single in the seventh, Nathan Eovaldi threw six gritty innings and the Texas Rangers are World Series champions for the first time in thei...
Nov 1, 2023