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Kamloops residents have many options to enjoy Memorial Cup activities
KAMLOOPS - You don't need tickets to the game to enjoy the Memorial Cup. There are several activities planned around the tournament today.A Ball Hockey tournament continues at 9 a.m. at 4th and Seymou...
May 28, 2023

Climate change could mean fewer 'date nights' for Arctic ground squirrels: study
As temperatures rise in the North, scientists say it's affecting how Arctic ground squirrels hibernate - and it could have serious consequences for the species. The furry critters survive the harsh Ar...
May 28, 2023

COLLINS: Environmental catastrophes are getting closer!
If you have had your head in the sand the past few years, or are stupid enough to listen to the conspiracy theorists, you are probably unaware of just how quickly we are heading for environmental disa...
May 28, 2023

Mechanical podium, playfully dubbed 'explodium,' aims to even B.C.'s political field
VICTORIA - It was a sizable British Columbia political issue that called for a one-size-fits-all solution, says Premier David Eby, who at 6-7 is the province's tallest leader. The tall and the short n...
May 28, 2023

Early snowmelt in Western mountains means drier summers, more wildfire risk: study
VANCOUVER - Leaner snowpack in Western Canada and United States mountain ranges is causing drier summers and increasing wildfire risk, says a new study from the University of Colorado Boulder. Lead au...
May 28, 2023

Voters in Turkey return to polls to decide on opposing presidential visions
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Voters in Turkey returned to the polls Sunday to decide whether the country's longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade or is unseated by ...
May 27, 2023

Fight still ahead for Texas' Ken Paxton after historic impeachment deepens GOP divisions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The historic impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton plunged Republicans on Sunday into a fight over whether to banish one of their own in America's biggest red state aft...
May 27, 2023

White plays hero as Celtics beat Heat, force Game 7 in East finals
MIAMI (AP) - Derrick White scored on a putback with 0.1 seconds left and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of the greatest comeback in NBA playoff history, holding off the Miami Heat 104-103 on Sa...
May 27, 2023

St. Louis City rolls to 3-1 victory over visiting Whitecaps
ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis City got an early goal from Eduard Lwen, a late goal from Miguel Perez and an own-goal from Tristan Blackmon in-between en route to a 3-1 Major League Soccer victory over th...
May 27, 2023

Stars stay alive with 4-2 win over Golden Knights
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Ty Dellandrea scored twice in a 1:27 span midway through the third period and the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Saturday night to stay alive in the Western Confere...
May 27, 2023

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