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Authenticity of stone carving at Royal B.C. Museum questioned
VICTORIA - The chief of a First Nation says he has the assurance of the Royal B.C. Museum that steps will be taken to determine how a carved stone pillar was deemed an Indigenous artifact perhaps dati...
Feb 02, 2021
Gaudreau extends point streak to 8 games, adds shootout winner as Flames down Jets
WINNIPEG - Johnny Gaudreau put in a little extra work to keep his hot start going. The winger scored in regulation to extend a season-opening point streak to eight games before sealing Calgary's shoot...
Feb 01, 2021
Jeff Petry scores twice, Montreal Canadiens trounce Vancouver Canucks 6-2
MONTREAL - He may be sitting among the NHL's top scoring defencemen, but Jeff Petry is keeping his focus simple - just do what it takes to win. The veteran Montreal Canadiens blue liner had another mu...
Feb 01, 2021
MLB players reject delay, vow to start season on time
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball players rejected a proposal to delay the start of spring training and the season due to the coronavirus pandemic, vowing Monday night to report under the original sche...
Feb 01, 2021
PHOTOS: Volunteers build speed skating oval on Inks Lake
KAMLOOPS - A group of volunteers from the Kamloops Outdoor Skating Association and the Kamloops Long Blades skating club got together to create a brand new skating service on Saturday (Jan. 30).More t...
Feb 01, 2021
WHL hoping hub concept, weekly testing in B.C. Division will be enough to get 24-game season started
KAMLOOPS - Western Hockey League commissioner Ron Robison can't predict when the B.C. Division season will commence, but the league has been thorough in its efforts to get the provincial health author...
Feb 01, 2021
British Columbia has 18 cases of U.K., South African COVID-19 variants
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has 18 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 variants that originated in South Africa and the United Kingdom, with seven of those emerging over the weekend. Provincial health of...
Feb 01, 2021
Canadian Bianca Andreescu withdraws from Australian Open tune-up tournament
Canadian Bianca Andreescu will skip this week's Grampians Trophy and instead return to action at the Australian Open. Andreescu was scheduled to return to the court for the first time in 15 months at ...
Feb 01, 2021
Tripping hazard: Protest penguins destroyed at Alberta legislature grounds
EDMONTON - A colony of 800 snow penguins was set up on the grounds of the Alberta legislature to send a strong message. But before student union representatives from Edmonton's two universities could ...
Feb 01, 2021
Two new cases reported in COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - The COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital has seen steady growth from Sunday (Jan. 31), with two additional cases reported Monday for a total of 81 positives. Interior Health Medical H...
Feb 01, 2021
