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Raptors sign Japanese forward Yuta Watanabe to standard NBA contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed forward Yuta Watanabe to a standard NBA contract. The six-foot-nine, 205-pound native of Yokohama, Japan is averaging four points, 3.3 rebounds and 13.4 minut...
Apr 19, 2021
GINTA: Can a walkable downtown Kamloops be the solution for a better summer?
HAVE YOU FOUND yourself ordering more take-out food lately? Or heading out to one of the many patios that have sprouted all over town on short notice in an effort to help local food business owners we...
Apr 19, 2021
UEFA could ban Super League players from Euro 2020, WCup
MONTREUX, Switzerland - Players at the 12 clubs setting up their own Super League could be banned from this year's European Championship and next year's World Cup, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin sa...
Apr 19, 2021
Canadian bowler Francois Lavoie wins PBA Super Slam and US$100,000
ANNANDALE, Va. - Canadian bowler Franois Lavoie has won the Guaranteed Rate PBA Super Slam. The 28-year-old from Quebec City, who now makes his home in Wichita, Kan., defeated PBA Players Championship...
Apr 19, 2021
Weekend gatherings in Vancouver prompt Vancouver mayor to warn of changing tactics
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says he has contacted the city's chief of police after several gatherings on the weekend violated COVID-19 health restrictions.In a message posted on social media, Stew...
Apr 19, 2021
Quebec and Ontario impose travel restrictions to slow surging COVID-19 variants
Ontario and Quebec have imposed new interprovincial travel restrictions in an effort to slow the surging COVID-19 variants that are putting increasing strain on Ontario's hospital system. Starting tod...
Apr 19, 2021
Wildfire fanned by winds near Merritt, B.C., prompts evacuation alert
MERRITT, B.C. - A wildfire burning near homes in British Columbia's southern interior has prompted the first evacuation alert of B.C.'s barely three-week-old wildfire season. The Thompson-Nicola Regio...
Apr 19, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, April 19, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 10:50 a.m. Ontario is reporting 4,447 new cases of COVID-19 today and 19 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. Health...
Apr 19, 2021
'Downton Abbey' cast returns for sequel opening in December
NEW YORK - The original principal cast of "Downton Abbey" are returning for a second film that will arrive in theatres December 22 this year, Focus Features announced Monday. "Downton Abbey" creator J...
Apr 19, 2021
Police: Albanian man with knife wounds 5 at mosque in Tirana
TIRANA, Albania - An Albanian man with a knife attacked five people Monday at a mosque in the capital of Tirana, according to police. A police statement said Rudolf Nikolli, 34, entered the Dine Hoxha...
Apr 19, 2021
