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Rudy Gobert wins record-tying 4th Defensive Player of the Year award. Victor Wembanyama finishes 2nd
Rudy Gobert made some history. Victor Wembanyama nearly did. Gobert, the Minnesota center, was announced Tuesday night as the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year for a record-tying fourth time - joinin...
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Vernon police investigate body found in vehicle
VERNON, B.C. - Police say the discovery of a dead person in Vernon is being treated as suspicious.A body was found in a parked vehicle on Eastside Road near Ellison Provincial Park Sunday evening (May...
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Canucks prepared to take on McDavid, star-powered Oilers in second-round action
VANCOUVER - Rick Tocchet doesn't mind the fact that his Vancouver Canucks aren't favoured to win against their next playoff opponent. "I love being doubted," the head coach said. Analysts have been sk...
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Unionized Cariboo Regional District employees poised to strike Thursday
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The BC General and Service Employees Union (BCGEU) has served 72-hour strike notice to the Cariboo Regional District (CRD).In a news release, the CRD says the two sides are negot...
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Semi-automatic gun ban nixed in Colorado’s Democratic-controlled statehouse after historic progress
DENVER (AP) - A sweeping bill to ban the sale and transfer of semi-automatic firearms was nixed in Colorado's Democratic-controlled Legislature on Tuesday as lawmakers pressed forward with a slew of o...
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Marchessault's future in Vegas is 1 key issue among many off-season questions for the Golden Knights
LAS VEGAS - Vegas defenceman Brayden McNabb was asked Tuesday if he could imagine not having Jonathan Marchessault in the Golden Knights' locker room next season. "No," he said succinctly, letting tha...
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Ottawa's inaugural PWHL season deemed a success despite playoff miss
OTTAWA - They may have fallen short of their goal but there's no denying Ottawa's first season in the Professional Women's Hockey League was a success. Ewe fell a little short there on the final stret...
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Planking gives Copeland the edge for wrestling comeback after decade-long retirement
Adam Copeland knows what it's like to have to recover from severe injuries or operations. As one of the most accomplished professional wrestlers of the past 20 years, the product of Orangeville, Ont.,...
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Clearwater Writers’ Circle hosting meet the authors event
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The Clearwater Writers' Circle (CWC) will play host to a meet the authors event on June 8. A CWC news release notes 10 or more local authors will be at the Clearwater Elks Lodge fro...
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Alberta announces committee to help speed up oilsands tailings reclamation
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is appointing a new committee to look into ways to speed up reclamation of tailings ponds in the province's oilsands. The province says in a release that the committe...
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