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Fire near Kelowna forces tactical evacuations, closure of highway leading into city
VICTORIA - An out-of-control fire outside of Kelowna with a listed size of 1.5 hectares as of 4 p.m. Sunday has led to tactical evacuations, but it is not clear yet how many people are affected. The s...
Aug 10, 2025
Justin Rose rallies late and beats J.J. Spaun in Memphis playoff
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Justin Rose made up a three-shot deficit over the last five holes against hard-luck Tommy Fleetwood, and then made two birdies in a playoff against U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun ...
Aug 10, 2025
Clement hits ninth-inning homer as Blue Jays hold on to beat Dodgers 5-4
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shohei Ohtani led off the game with his 41st homer, but Ernie Clement hit the tiebreaking homer leading off the ninth inning, and the American League-leading Toronto Blue Jays hung ...
Aug 10, 2025
Canada's Shapovalov falls to Italy's Nardi in second-round match at Cincinnati Open
CINCINNATI - Canada's Denis Shapovalov dropped a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 decision to Italy's Luca Nardi on Sunday in second-round play at the Cincinnati Open. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., was seede...
Aug 10, 2025
Pawol breaks gender barrier, earns good reviews for her work behind the plate on historic weekend
ATLANTA (AP) - Jen Pawol breezed through Sunday's Marlins-Braves game as if breaking a gender barrier was just another day on the job. Considering Pawol became the first female umpire to work behind t...
Aug 10, 2025
Canadian women's wheelchair basketball team defeats El Salvador at IWBF Americas Cup
BOGOT - Arinn Young scored a game-high 41 points to lead the Canadian women's wheelchair basketball team to a 93-10 rout of El Salvador at the IWBF Americas Cup on Sunday. Elise Froese chipped in with...
Aug 10, 2025
Steep terrain and limited water impact out-of-control fire on Vancouver Island
VICTORIA - The BC Wildfire Service says it will keep crews on the out-of-control Wesley Ridge wildfire near Cameron Lake for the "foreseeable future" as they deal with steep terrain and limited access...
Aug 10, 2025
Henriette strengthens into hurricane in the Pacific Ocean but is not forecast to threaten land
HILO, Hawaii (AP) - Tropical Storm Henriette has rapidly strengthened into a hurricane in the central Pacific Ocean with further strengthening expected but poses no threat to land. The Miami-based Nat...
Aug 10, 2025
Rainbow flags and politics on display at Montreal pride parade
MONTREAL - Downtown Montreal was awash with rainbow flags as thousands of LGBTQ+ community members and their supporters took to the streets for the annual Pride parade. Cheering crowds lined the stree...
Aug 10, 2025
Scheffler turns to fill-in when caddie Ted Scott leaves for family emergency
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Scottie Scheffler has turned to a tour chaplain as his caddie Sunday for the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship when Ted Scott had to leave due to a family emergency ...
Aug 10, 2025
