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California governor blocks Charles Manson follower's parole
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's governor blocked the parole of Charles Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel on Friday, more than five decades after she scrawled "Helter Skelter" on a wall using ...
Oct 14, 2022

Canada's Auger-Aliassime cruises past Nakashima to advance to Firenze Open semifinals
FLORENCE, Italy - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime booked his ticket to the semifinals with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Brandon Nakashima at the Firenze Open on Friday. The Montreal native fired seven aces, nai...
Oct 14, 2022

CSRD to provide election results after polls close
The Columbia Shuswap Regional District said residents can follow the election on its website on Saturday night for up-to-date results from around the region.The CSRD will be posting preliminary electi...
Oct 14, 2022

Vernon and area Newcomers Club relaunches
The Vernon and Area Newcomers Club is restarting following the COVID-19 pandemic.First launched in 2019, the club intends to connect people who have recently moved to the region through group activiti...
Oct 14, 2022

Canadian forward Jonathan David scores twice for Lille, leads all Ligue 1 goal-scorers
STRASBOURG, France - Canadian Jonathan David scored twice in Lille's 3-0 win over Strasbourg on Friday to lead the French league with nine goals in 11 games this season. The 22-year-old from Ottawa to...
Oct 14, 2022

Edmonton Oilers hire retired defenceman Duncan Keith for player development role
EDMONTON - Duncan Keith didn't stay away from the NHL very long. The Edmonton Oilers announced Friday the three-time Stanley Cup winner has been named to a player development role with the organizatio...
Oct 14, 2022

Guardians rally past Yankees 4-2 in 10 innings, tie ALDS 1-1
NEW YORK (AP) - Oscar Gonzalez singled in the go-ahead run with Cleveland's second straight bloop hit in the 10th inning, and the Guardians overcame a two-run deficit to beat the New York Yankees 4-2 ...
Oct 14, 2022

Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness tests positive for COVID-19
WINNIPEG - Head coach Rick Bowness will have to wait a little longer to make his regular-season debut with the Winnipeg Jets. The team announced a few hours before Friday's season opener against the N...
Oct 14, 2022

Actor, athlete Johnny Issaluk stripped of Order of Canada
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has stripped actor and athlete Johnny Issaluk of the Order of Canada. A regulatory notice being published Saturday says Issaluk's appointment was terminated Aug. 31. An a...
Oct 14, 2022

Quebec election: Judge rejects request by Conservatives for recount in Beauce-Nord
SAINT-JOSEPH-DE-BEAUCE, Que. - A Quebec Superior Court judge has rejected a request by the Conservative Party of Quebec to have a recount in a Quebec City-area riding it lost by a slim margin to the C...
Oct 14, 2022

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