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‘Visionary’ municipal leader steps down after longtime service

He’s been a champion for Manitoba municipalities and a longtime reeve who has had to navigate natural disasters, provincial funding freezes and a global pandemic. Now, it’s time to step […]

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Paul George scores 23 points in preseason debut with 76ers

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Paul George’s scoring touch was on display in his preseason debut with the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night. George made 8 of 15 shots and […]

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Stephan Jaeger chips in twice and shoots 63 to lead Black Desert Championship

IVINS, Utah (AP) — Stephan Jaeger made up for a three-putt from 10 feet by chipping in for birdie on consecutive holes Friday for an 8-under 63 that gave him […]

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Kucherov scores go-ahead goal, two empty-netters to push Lightning past...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov had a third-period hat trick to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in Friday night’s season opener for both teams. […]

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Drought is parching the world’s largest man-made lake, stripping Zambia of...

LAKE KARIBA, Zambia (AP) — Tindor Sikunyongana is trying to run a welding business which these days means buying a diesel generator with costly fuel he can’t always afford. Like […]

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Boucher has 22 points for Raptors in 113-95 pre-season loss to Wizards

WASHINGTON – Chris Boucher scored 22 points for the Toronto Raptors in a 113-95 pre-season loss to the Washington Wizards on Friday night. Boucher, who grew up in Montreal, added […]

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Yamamoto outduels Darvish in historic matchup as Dodgers beat Padres 2-0 to...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto outdueled Yu Darvish in a historic playoff matchup of Japanese-born starters, and the Los Angeles Dodgers got home runs from Kiké Hernández and Teoscar […]

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Scheifele scores late in third, adds OT winner to give Jets a 2-1 win over...

Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele scored two late goals, the second in overtime, to salvage a 2-1 victory for the Jets over the Chicago Blackhawks. The Jets’ home-opener was played before 14,564 fans at Canada...

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Trade minister says she is ‘disappointed by report of caucus revolt to oust...

OTTAWA – Trade Minister Mary Ng says she has full confidence in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as word began to spread late Friday about a growing revolt against his leadership […]

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News briefs for Friday, October 11, 2024

A collection of breaking news briefs filed on Friday, October 11, 2024 Bombers comeback falls short against Argonauts 10:25 PM The Winnipeg Blue Bombers fell 14-11 against the Toronto Argonauts […]

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Pochettino wins US debut as Musah and Pepi score second-half goals in 2-0...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Mauricio Pochettino won his debut as U.S. coach, getting a 49th-minute goal from Yunus Musah off an assist from AC Milan teammate Christian Pulisic and a […]

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Eberle scores 2 in regulation and nets the winner in the shootout as the...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jordan Eberle had two goals in regulation and scored the winner in the shootout as the Seattle Kraken rallied to beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 […]

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Dillon Gabriel rallies No. 3 Oregon past No. 2 Ohio State, 32-31

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Dillon Gabriel threw two touchdown passes and ran for another late score to help third-ranked Oregon hand No. 2 Ohio State its first loss of the […]

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Warner throws TD pass to Matt Sykes with 4 seconds left, Rice beats UTSA 29-27

HOUSTON (AP) — E.J. Warner completed 25 of 39 for 347 yards passing with two touchdowns, including a 1 8-yard scoring strike to Matt Sykes with 4 seconds left, and […]

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TJ Smith throws for 4 TDs, runs for 2 more as North Alabama rallies past...

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — TJ Smith threw a pair of touchdown passes to Kobe Warden as North Alabama came from eight-points down late in the third quarter to post a […]

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Wooldridge and Louisiana-Lafayette defense come up big in 34-24 win over...

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Ben Wooldridge accounted for three touchdowns, Landon Burton recovered a fumbled ball in the end zone in the fourth quarter, and Louisiana-Lafayette beat Appalachian State 34-24 […]

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Chandler Morris, DT Sheffield lift North Texas to 41-37 victory over Florida...

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Chandler Morris threw two of his four touchdown passes to DT Sheffield in the final 2:38 to rally North Texas to a 41-37 victory over […]

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Becht, Hansen lead No. 11 Iowa State over West Virginia 28-16 for first 6-0...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Carson Hansen rushed for three scores, Rocco Becht threw a touchdown pass and No. 11 Iowa State beat West Virginia 28-16 on Saturday night. The Cyclones […]

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Kyle McCord steers Syracuse to 24-17 road win at NC State

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Kyle McCord threw for 346 yards and two touchdowns as Syracuse defeated North Carolina State 24-17 Saturday night. McCord connected on 31 of 42 passes for […]

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Pavia throws 2 touchdown passes, Vanderbilt tops error-prone Kentucky 20-13...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Diego Pavia passed for two touchdowns, Brock Taylor kicked two long field goals and Vanderbilt held off mistake-prone Kentucky 20-13 on Saturday night for its second […]

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