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A wild ride for Mickelson and 18 holes away from history
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - Phil Mickelson survived a wild ride Saturday at Kiawah Island with a 2-under 70 in the PGA Championship that left him 18 holes away from becoming golf's oldest major champio...
May 22, 2021
Sorokin, Islanders beat Penguins 4-1 in Game 4 to tie series
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - After two tough losses, the New York Islanders turned back to Ilya Sorokin in a game they needed to win, and the rookie goalie came through. Sorokin stopped 29 shots, Oliver Wah...
May 22, 2021
Even on easier Ocean Course, low scores elusive at PGA
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - The wind was more manageable at Kiawah Island on Saturday, there were plenty of friendly hole locations and Pete Dye's punishing seaside track still wasn't set up to play it...
May 22, 2021
Killorn, Kucherov pace Lightning's 6-2 rout of Panthers
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The sight of Nikita Kucherov crumpled to the ice in pain left a sour taste in the mouths of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The reigning Stanley Cup champions beat the Florida Panthers 6-2...
May 22, 2021
621 new COVID cases in Alberta Saturday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Saturday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.621 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing th...
May 22, 2021
Dua Lipa blasts group that condemned her for Mideast stance
NEW YORK (AP) - Singer Dua Lipa is blasting an organization that paid for a full-page ad in The New York Times that called her antisemitic for her support of Palestinians, saying it used her name "sha...
May 22, 2021
Volcano erupts near Congolese city of Goma; residents flee
GOMA, Congo (AP) - Congo's Mount Nyiragongo erupted for the first time in nearly two decades Saturday, turning the night sky a fiery red and sending lava onto a major highway as panicked residents tri...
May 22, 2021
Cloistered nuns get vaccinated to do their 'duty as citizens' and neighbours
MONTREAL - Cloistered nuns in Montreal's Carmelite monastery lined up to complete their COVID-19 vaccinations yesterday. Inside a 125-year-old convent in the city's Plateau neighbourhood, 11 sisters -...
May 22, 2021
More than half of Canadians have now received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose
MONTREAL - More than 50 per cent of Canadians have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Data compiled from provincial and territorial health authorities shows that more than 20.6 mill...
May 22, 2021
Canada's Shapovalov loses to Ruud of Norway in Geneva Open final
GENEVA - Denis Shapovalov might have lost final of the Geneva Open, but the Canadian said his solid week set him up nicely for the red clay courts of the French Open in less than two weeks. The No. 2 ...
May 22, 2021