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Messi scores dazzling goal in MLS debut, leads Miami over Red Bulls
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) - Lionel Messi scored a dazzling goal in the 89th minute of his Major League Soccer debut, helping Inter Miami beat the New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Saturday night and end an 11-match...
Aug 26, 2023
Hovland shoots 66 for 6-shot lead at Tour Championship, closes in on FedEx Cup title
ATLANTA (AP) - Viktor Hovland delivered another sterling performance, this time starting from the top that allowed him to pull away Saturday in the Tour Championship with a 4-under 66 that gave him a ...
Aug 26, 2023
Curacao, California to square off in Little League World Series final
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - California will take on Curacao in the Little League World Series championship on Sunday after both teams worked their way into the title game from the elimination brack...
Aug 26, 2023
A shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, has left multiple people and the shooter dead, officials say
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Multiple people were fatally shot Saturday inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store, the city's mayor has told a television station. A city council member says th...
Aug 26, 2023
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins re-election after troubled vote
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was re-elected for a second and final term Saturday. Mnangagwa won 52.6% of the vote, the Zimbabwe Election Commission said at a late-ni...
Aug 26, 2023
Receiving death threats not regular part of Quebec elementary teacher's job: tribunal
LVIS, Que. - The psychological harm suffered by a Quebec elementary teacher after a student brought knives to school and told classmates he planned to kill her was a workplace injury, the province's l...
Aug 26, 2023
Evacuated Hay River mayor says town in better shape than feared the night before
A town in the Northwest Territories recently evacuated due to a raging wildfire emerged "in much better condition" than anyone could have imagined only a day earlier when high winds and hot temperatur...
Aug 26, 2023
Canada's LePage, Warner claim gold, silver in decathlon at world championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Canada's Pierce LePage and Damian Warner claimed gold and silver, respectively, in the men's decathlon at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday. LePage of Whitby, Ont., fin...
Aug 26, 2023
Salvation Army leader supports Kelowna-area fire fight with free meals
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Jennifer Hansen was evacuated from her home in the West Kelowna, B.C., area last week, but that hasn't stopped the Westside Salvation Army captain from feeding firefighters and ot...
Aug 26, 2023
Canada's Mitton earns silver in women's shot put at World Athletics Championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Canada's Sarah Mitton earned silver in the women's shot put at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday. Mitton of Brooklyn, N.S., had a top throw of 20.08 metres, which was a...
Aug 26, 2023