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U.K. wants NATO to speed up Ukraine's membership process as alliance prepares to meet
OTTAWA - Britain's defence secretary says he wants NATO leaders to consider fast-tracking Ukraine's membership in the military alliance when they meet next month in Lithuania. Ben Wallace met Canadian...
Jun 29, 2023
Ottawa Redblacks, Edmonton Elks face off in battle of the winless
OTTAWA - Someone's losing streak will come to an end when the Ottawa Redblacks host the Edmonton Elks on Friday night. The Redblacks are coming off a bye week and looking for their first win after sta...
Jun 29, 2023
Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida sheriff's deputy was acquitted Thursday of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to act during the 2018 Parkland school massacre, concluding the fir...
Jun 29, 2023
Political consultant gets 24 years for paying hitmen to kill a colleague
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey political consultant who had two hitmen kill a colleague for $15,000 was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison on Thursday. Sean Caddle, a one-time Democratic campai...
Jun 29, 2023
Kamloops goalie leaves Merritt signs with Brooks Bandits of AJHL
MERRITT - The Merritt Centennials starting goalie for the past couple of years, Johnny Hicks, is going to try his luck in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) and has signed with the Brooks Bandits...
Jun 29, 2023
Catcher Alejandro Kirk returns to Blue Jays roster after stint on 10-day injury list
TORONTO - Catcher Alejandro Kirk has returned from the Toronto Blue Jays 10-day injured list. Kirk had been out with a left hand laceration after being hit by a pitch. The all-star catcher will be act...
Jun 29, 2023
Transgender Kansas residents can keep updating their documents despite a new law, governor says
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Democratic governor in Kansas declared Thursday that the state will keep allowing transgender residents to alter their driver's licenses and birth certificates, despite a new l...
Jun 29, 2023
Pair of Blazers taken late, Kamloops local selected by the Canucks in 2023 NHL Draft
KAMLOOPS - A pair of Kamloops Blazers were taken late in the 2023 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft.In the seventh round, the Detroit Red Wings selected Emmitt Finnie - a 2005-born center - 201...
Jun 29, 2023
B.C. staff who failed to check on two abused foster children lose jobs: ministry
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says staff members at the Children's Ministry who failed to check on two Indigenous children who were systematically abused by their foster parents have lost...
Jun 29, 2023
B.C. staff who failed to check on two abused foster children lose jobs: ministry
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says staff members at the Children's Ministry who failed to check on two Indigenous children who were systematically abused by their foster parents have lost...
Jun 29, 2023
