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Springer's two homers lead Blue Jays to 7-1 victory over Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - George Springer homered twice, Alejandro Kirk and Teoscar Hernndez also went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-1 on Sunday to gain a four-game split....
Sep 25, 2022

Jennifer Jones takes PointsBet curling women's title, downs Scheidegger 7-4
FREDERICTON - Jennifer Jones won the women's title at the inaugural PointsBet Invitational Sunday with a 7-4 win over Casey Scheidegger in the final. The victory was worth $50,000 for Jones, Karlee Bu...
Sep 25, 2022

Teenager Luca Koleosho has international options, but enjoys time in Canada's camp
Having left home at 11 to pursue his soccer dream in Spain, Luca Koleosho has worked hard to get where he is today. Now 18, the RCD Espanyol winger is in camp with Canada but has plenty of internation...
Sep 25, 2022

Industry minister to represent Canada at former Japanese PM's funeral
OTTAWA - Federal Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne will represent Canada at former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe's state funeral this week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was scheduled...
Sep 25, 2022

Delays on busy Vernon road
Motorists using 25th Avenue may encounter short delays next week as crews upgrade utilities.Starting as early as Tuesday, Sept. 27, crews will begin working on the city's sewer system on a portion of ...
Sep 25, 2022

Canada's Auger-Aliassime beats Djokovic; Team World leads Laver Cup
LONDON (AP) - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime added a singles victory over Novak Djokovic to an earlier win in doubles Sunday, allowing Team World to take a 10-8 lead over Team Europe with two matches ...
Sep 25, 2022

Natasha Wodak smashes Canadian marathon record in Berlin
Natasha Wodak believes that enjoying the process will show up in the results. The 40-year-old from North Vancouver, B.C., who grew to love training for the marathon, shattered the Canadian record in t...
Sep 25, 2022

Carleton scores 19 points, Canada beats Japan to remain undefeated at FIBA World Cup
SYDNEY, Australia - Canada's women's basketball team continues to pick up steam at the FIBA World Cup. Bridget Carleton scored 19 points while Kayla Alexander grabbed 11 rebounds, and the Canadian wom...
Sep 25, 2022

Couple proceeds with wedding amid chaos in P.E.I. from post-tropical storm Fiona
CHARLOTTETOWN - Naomi and Tyler Wheeler have lived through a pandemic, wildfires, heat waves, minor earthquakes and most recently a post-tropical storm that laid waste to huge swaths of Atlantic Canad...
Sep 25, 2022

Big crowd sees Vipers drop home opener
Hockey is back, and more than 2,000 fans came out for the Vernon Vipers home opener against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks Saturday night.The SBacks spoiled the party for the home team, dominating the gam...
Sep 25, 2022

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