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Canadian Jim Long upsets world champion in first round at U.S. Dart Masters
NEW YORK - Canadian veteran Jim (The Gentleman) Long has scored a major upset at the 2023 bet365 U.S. Darts Masters, defeating world champion Michael (Bully Boy) Smith. Long won the first-round matchu...
Jun 03, 2023
Saturday vigil planned for Madison Scott
VANDERHOOF - A vigil for Madison Scott is planned for tonight in Vanderhoof. The event is being planned with permission from the Scott family for 7:00 P.M. on the field of the local high school. The m...
Jun 03, 2023
Inuit, environmental groups praise cruises for agreeing to avoid Eclipse Sound
POND INLET, Nunavut - A marine conservation charity and Inuit hunters are praising cruise operators for agreeing to avoid a Nunavut waterway where thousands of narwhal migrate each summer. The Associa...
Jun 03, 2023
Turkey's Erdogan takes oath of office, ushering in his third presidential term
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's longtime leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, took the oath of office on Saturday, ushering in his third presidential term that followed three stints as prime minister. Erdogan...
Jun 03, 2023
Israeli military says gunman kills 2 soldiers along Egyptian border
JERUSALEM (AP) - A shootout in southern Israel along the Egyptian border killed two Israeli soldiers Saturday, the army said, in a rare instance of deadly violence along the frontier. The military sai...
Jun 03, 2023
Canadian towns and cities try creative ways to recruit lifeguards amid shortage
Staff running pools across Canada are trying to entice people to work as lifeguards amid a shortage, the Lifesaving Society says. Pool and beach staffing can be somewhat challenging at the best of tim...
Jun 03, 2023
Elena Rybakina, reigning Wimbledon champion, pulls out of French Open because she is sick
PARIS (AP) - Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina pulled out of the French Open before her third-round match on Saturday because she is sick. The No. 4-seeded Rybakina was supposed to face 132nd...
Jun 03, 2023
Canadian towns and cities try creative ways to recruit lifeguards amid shortage
Staff running pools across Canada are trying to entice people to work as lifeguards amid a shortage, the Lifesaving Society says. Pool and beach staffing can be somewhat challenging at the best of tim...
Jun 03, 2023
Vancouver Whitecaps make pitch towards families as inflation, expenses hit fans
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have the fourth lowest attendance in Major League Soccer, but the team's president and sporting director is defending the fan experience at B.C. Place. Axel Schuste...
Jun 03, 2023
How to keep your kids safe at the pool, beach and cottage this summer
The season for pool parties, beach excursions and trips to the cottage has begun.Sadly, some of these events turn tragic each year and drowning is the second leading cause of preventable death for chi...
Jun 03, 2023