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Active COVID cases less than 1/5 of third-wave peak one month ago
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released Sunday's report on COVID-19, covering statistics compiled over the last 24 hours.231 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total ...
Jun 06, 2021

Clarence Williams III, 'The Mod Squad's' Linc, dies at 81
Clarence Williams III, who played the cool undercover cop Linc Hayes on the counterculture series "The Mod Squad" and Prince's father in "Purple Rain," has died. He was 81. Williams died Friday at his...
Jun 06, 2021

Jill Biden, Dr. Fauci visit vaccine site at Harlem church
NEW YORK (AP) - First lady Jill Biden and Dr. Anthony Fauci toured a COVID-19 vaccination site at a historic Harlem church on Sunday. Biden, Fauci and U.S. Sen Kirsten Gillibrand, a New York Democrat,...
Jun 06, 2021

Altuve leadoff HR, Garcia wins 5th in row, Astros top Jays
Jose Altuve led off the game with a home run, rookie Luis Garcia earned his fifth straight win and the Houston Astros beat Toronto 6-3 Sunday, finishing the Blue Jays' first homestand of the season in...
Jun 06, 2021

Canada's Stephen Ames wins Champions Tour event, Mike Weir second
DES MOINES, Iowa - Stephen Ames edged fellow Canadian Mike Weir by one stroke to win the Champions Tour's Principal Charity Classic. Ames, from Calgary, shot a final round of 5-under 67 to move up eig...
Jun 06, 2021

Paul scores in OT, Canada beats Finland 3-2 in world hockey championship final
RIGA, Latvia - Nick Paul scored in overtime on an assist from Ottawa Senators teammate Connor Brown, and Canada completed its amazing turnaround at the world hockey championship with a 3-2 win over Fi...
Jun 06, 2021

Paul scores in OT, Canada beats Finland 3-2 in world hockey championship final
RIGA, Latvia - Nick Paul scored in overtime on an assist from Ottawa Senators teammate Connor Brown, and Canada completed its amazing turnaround at the world hockey championship with a 3-2 win over Fi...
Jun 06, 2021

Young scores 35, Hawks top Embiid, Sixers 128-124 in Game 1
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Trae Young put an early smackdown on Philly and again rose to the occasion in the playoffs for a Hawks team that wasted no time grabbing control of the Eastern Conference semifinal...
Jun 06, 2021

Weekend brings lower COVID-19 counts across much of Canada
OTTAWA - A summery weekend across much of Canada is bringing even better news as many parts of the country are reporting their smallest number of new COVID-19 infections in months. Ontario and Quebec ...
Jun 06, 2021

San Diego Legion defeat Toronto Arrows 40-30 in Major League Rugby play
MARIETTA, Ga. - Josh Furno scored two tries and Joe Pietersen kicked 16 points to lead the San Diego Legion to a 40-30 victory over the Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby play Sunday. The teams comb...
Jun 06, 2021