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Blue Jays lose to Yankees in rubber game as Toronto's wild-card chances take a hit
TORONTO - The long ball proved costly for starter Robbie Ray and the Blue Jays on Thursday as the New York Yankees dealt a blow to Toronto's playoff chances while solidifying their own. Aaron Judge hi...
Sep 30, 2021
Democrats struggle to save Biden $3.5T bill, no deal struck
WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite a long night of frantic negotiations, Democrats were still struggling late Thursday to reach a deal on President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion government overhaul. Late-night vot...
Sep 30, 2021
Denis Shapovalov saves 6 set points, beats Fritz at San Diego Open
SAN DIEGO - Denis Shapovalov erased a big deficit and six set points in the opener en route to a 7-6 (7), 6-2 victory over Taylor Fritz at the San Diego Open on Thursday to reach his first quarterfina...
Sep 30, 2021
Police: Human remains could be Iowa boy who vanished in May
MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) - Investigators searching for an Iowa boy who vanished in May days before his 11th birthday said Thursday they have found human remains matching his description in a nearby cornfi...
Sep 30, 2021
Mayor apologizes for backing mask critics' Holocaust imagery
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The mayor of Alaska's largest city apologized Thursday for his comments supporting some residents' use of Holocaust imagery to liken a proposed citywide mask mandate to the op...
Sep 30, 2021
148 more cases of COVID-19 in northern BC
VICTORIA - The provincial government announced 748 new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia today.That brings the total number of people with COVID-19 since the pandemic began to 186,994. Currently, ...
Sep 30, 2021
B.C. records 749 new cases of COVID-19, nine more deaths
VICTORIA - British Columbia has recorded another 749 cases of COVID-19 as it nears a total of 187,000 infections in the province. Nine more people have died, amounting to 1,962 deaths since the start ...
Sep 30, 2021
Two arrested as academics share concerns over Indigenous artifacts at B.C. site
RCMP say they are negotiating with demonstrators who have taken control of a Coastal GasLink construction site in northern B.C. as tensions surrounding the natural gas project rise again. Protests las...
Sep 30, 2021
Yankees put slugger Voit on 10-day injured list before critical game against Jays
TORONTO - The New York Yankees put first baseman Luke Voit on the injured list Thursday afternoon ahead of a critical three-game series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays. Voit appeared to injure hi...
Sep 30, 2021
Hundreds gather for country's first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
PRINCE GEORGE-More than 100 people came together at Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park. Honouring the country's first ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.The crowd-wearing mostly orange shirts-g...
Sep 30, 2021