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Hovland shoots 66 for 6-shot lead at Tour Championship, closes in on FedEx Cup title
ATLANTA (AP) - Viktor Hovland delivered another sterling performance, this time starting from the top that allowed him to pull away Saturday in the Tour Championship with a 4-under 66 that gave him a ...
Aug 26, 2023

Curacao, California to square off in Little League World Series final
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - California will take on Curacao in the Little League World Series championship on Sunday after both teams worked their way into the title game from the elimination brack...
Aug 26, 2023

Community support fuels B.C. wildfire fight as residents come to grips with losses
A wildfire moving down the mountain toward Wilson's Landing, B.C., made an "unearthly" howling sound as it stirred up winds to become a "self-feeding beast," said the fire chief of the community on th...
Aug 26, 2023

Davis Schneider leads Blue Jays to 8-3 win over Guardians, ending three-game skid
Davis Schneider belted three hits, including a two-run homer and knocked in three runs in Toronto Blue Jays' 8-3 win against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday.The red-hot rookie infielder also score...
Aug 26, 2023

A shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, has left multiple people and the shooter dead, officials say
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Multiple people were fatally shot Saturday inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store, the city's mayor has told a television station. A city council member says th...
Aug 26, 2023

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins re-election after troubled vote
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was re-elected for a second and final term Saturday. Mnangagwa won 52.6% of the vote, the Zimbabwe Election Commission said at a late-ni...
Aug 26, 2023

Receiving death threats not regular part of Quebec elementary teacher's job: tribunal
LVIS, Que. - The psychological harm suffered by a Quebec elementary teacher after a student brought knives to school and told classmates he planned to kill her was a workplace injury, the province's l...
Aug 26, 2023

Evacuated Hay River mayor says town in better shape than feared the night before
A town in the Northwest Territories recently evacuated due to a raging wildfire emerged "in much better condition" than anyone could have imagined only a day earlier when high winds and hot temperatur...
Aug 26, 2023

Bob Barker, dapper ‘Price is Right’ and ‘Truth or Consequences’ host and animal advocate, dies at 99
A publicist says popular game show host Bob Barker, a household name for a half-century as host of "Truth or Consequences" and "The Price Is Right," has died at his home in Los Angeles. Barker was 99....
Aug 26, 2023

Canada's LePage, Warner claim gold, silver in decathlon at world championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Canada's Pierce LePage and Damian Warner claimed gold and silver, respectively, in the men's decathlon at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday. LePage of Whitby, Ont., fin...
Aug 26, 2023