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Vancouver Whitecaps draw Valour FC 2-2 in Canadian Championship quarterfinals
WINNIPEG - A late goal from Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ali Ahmed rescued a 2-2 draw for the Major League Soccer side against Canadian Premier League team Valour FC in the first game of their Canad...
May 20, 2025

Blue Jays DH Anthony Santander trying to get back in the swing of things
TORONTO - Anthony Santander is trying to get back into the groove of hitting by finding his rhythm again. The struggling designated hitter belted a two-run homer in the fifth inning to lift the Toront...
May 20, 2025

Clark scores OT winner as Charge edge Frost 2-1 in final series opener
OTTAWA - Emily Clark scored at 2:47 of overtime on Tuesday night to lead the Ottawa Charge to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Frost. With the win the Charge take a 1-0 lead in the Professional Women's Ho...
May 20, 2025

Larry Krasner wins Philadelphia’s Democratic primary for a third term as district attorney
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Progressive stalwart Larry Krasner has won Philadelphia's Democratic primary election Tuesday to continue serving as district attorney for another four years in the heavily Demo...
May 20, 2025

Anthony Santander's two-run homer leads Blue Jays over Padres 3-0
TORONTO - Designated hitter Anthony Santander launched a two-run bomb as the Toronto Blue Jays shut out the San Diego Padres 3-0 on Tuesday. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., opened scoring with a solo shot in t...
May 20, 2025

Forge FC edges CF Montreal in first leg of Telus Canadian Championship quarterfinal
HAMILTON - Brian Wright's 78th-minute goal lifted Forge FC to a 1-0 win over CF Montreal in the first leg of their Telus Canadian Championship quarterfinal Tuesday. After a lacklustre first half domin...
May 20, 2025

Japan's agriculture minister submits his resignation after inappropriate remark about buying rice
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's agriculture minister said Wednesday that he has submitted his resignation over an inappropriate remark about buying rice that angered the public. Taku Eto said Prime Minister Shig...
May 20, 2025

Texas man is executed 13 years to the day of a store robbery in which he set a clerk on fire
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas man was executed Tuesday evening, 13 years to the day of a convenience store robbery in which he set an elderly clerk on fire in a Dallas suburb. Matthew Lee Johnson, ...
May 20, 2025

Port says dredging of Vancouver's Burrard Inlet underway, a project touted by Carney
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says preliminary work on a plan to dredge Burrard Inlet to accommodate fully loaded oil tankers is now underway It says the project, which was recently ...
May 20, 2025

Melfort RCMP asks the public to report sightings of Jasmine Head
Jasmine Head, who also goes by the name 'Jazmyne Head', is wanted on warrant by Melfort RCMP for firearms charges. The charges were laid in relation to a November 2024 investigation. Melfort RCMP are ...
May 20, 2025