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Serena Williams turns right ankle, holds on for US Open win
NEW YORK - Serena Williams was in pain - "acceptable" pain, her coach called it - after rolling her right ankle during the second set of a U.S. Open victory. That was the bad news. The good news for W...
Sep 03, 2019
Tribute concert of Avicii's music to benefit mental health
NEW YORK - A benefit concert for suicide prevention featuring the music of the late star Avicii is being planned for Dec. 5 in Stockholm, Sweden. Proceeds will support the work of the new Tim Bergling...
Sep 03, 2019
Rapper arrested after alleged assault of employee
LAS VEGAS - Police in Las Vegas say rapper Fetty Wap was arrested after allegedly assaulting three employees at a hotel. Police say the 28-year-old whose real name is Willie Maxwell was arrested Sunda...
Sep 03, 2019
Filmmaker Nate Parker apologizes for being 'tone deaf'
VENICE, Italy - Three years ago, filmmaker Nate Parker came under scrutiny for a rape allegation from his college days that essentially derailed the release of his Nat Turner film "The Birth of a Nati...
Sep 03, 2019
Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen rebel-run prison kill over 100
SANAA, Yemen - Yemeni medics said on Monday they pulled dozens of bodies from the rubble of a Houthi rebel-run detention centre that was hit a day earlier by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes, killing ov...
Sep 03, 2019
Council to consider adventure park application
Spallumcheen council will discuss the plan for a mountain adventure park at its meeting tonight.Patti and Jack Wood are seeking a zoning text change to allow the park on Powerhouse Road, featuring a m...
Sep 03, 2019
Rail Trail construction will impact users
Users of the Okanagan Rail Trail will have to put up with partial or full trail closures on the northern section for the next few weeks.The Regional District of North Okanagan is getting started on er...
Sep 03, 2019
District ready for new school year
The Vernon School District says it's had a good response from families paying their bus registration fees and picking up the bus passes. The District has implemented a $25 annual ridership fee for the...
Sep 03, 2019
Stampeders down Eskimos 25-9 in quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell's return
CALGARY - Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell answered questions about his arm with his arm in Calgary's 25-9 win over the Edmonton Eskimos in Monday's Labour Day game. The CFL's Most Outstan...
Sep 03, 2019
Canada's David Hearn earns 2020 PGA Tour card
NEWBURGH, Ind. - Canadian David Hearn shot a 6-under 66 on Monday to finish in a tie for fourth at the Korn Ferry Championship and guarantee himself a 2020 PGA Tour card. Hearn finished 13 under - 10 ...
Sep 03, 2019

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