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Kamloops' Brooke Wills wins CFR barrel racing
KAMLOOPS --- Brooke Wills from Kamloops is the Canadian barrel racing champion for 2019.Wills won the Canadian Finals in Red Deer on Sunday, moving all the way up from 12th place after the first round...
Nov 04, 2019 Image credit: CFR
Olivia Newton-John's final 'Grease' ensemble fetches $405K
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Two collectors said you're the one that I want to Olivia Newton-John's iconic "Grease" leather jacket and skintight pants at an auction Saturday in Beverly Hills. Julien's Auct...
Nov 04, 2019
Ta-Nehisi Coates' debut novel among Carnegie Medal finalists
NEW YORK - Ta-Nehisi Coates' first novel, "The Water Dancer," is among the nominees for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence. Coates' narrative of an enslaved person's journey to freedom is a ficti...
Nov 04, 2019
Seoul police investigating BTS member over traffic accident
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Police said Monday they're investigating a member of K-pop superstar group BTS over a traffic accident that left him and a taxi driver with minor injuries. BTS' agency, Big...
Nov 04, 2019
Australian publisher appeals Rush's defamation payout
SYDNEY, Australia - A newspaper publisher appealing Geoffrey Rush's 2.9 million Australian dollar ($2 million) payout for defamation told an Australian court on Monday there was no evidence the Oscar-...
Nov 04, 2019
Crews restore power across Quebec after almost one million customers hit by storm
MONTREAL - The number of Quebecers without power following Friday's intense storm dropped steadily throughout the day Saturday, as hundreds of hydro employees worked to repair broken el...
Nov 04, 2019
UK reduces its terror threat level to "substantial"
LONDON - Britain's Home Office chief has downgraded the terrorism threat level from severe to "substantial." Home Secretary Priti Patel's decision Monday means that the U.K. now sees an attack as like...
Nov 04, 2019
'We love you South Africa': Kolisi pride after World Cup win
YOKOHAMA, Japan - Siya Kolisi grabbed the Webb Ellis Cup, gave it a kiss and hoisted it high as fireworks exploded and his teammates - black and white - rejoiced behind him. A blowout victory in the R...
Nov 04, 2019
Vibe remain undefeated in SCWHL
KAMLOOPS --- Kamloops played host to the Richmond Devils this weekend. The Vibe remain undefeated in the SCWHL and are tied with the Meadow Ridge Moose. Games scores of 1-1 and 5-0. The Devils travele...
Nov 04, 2019 Image credit: Kamloops Vibe
Blazers rally for win over Portland and a weekend split in the U.S. Division
KAMLOOPS ----The Blazers had leads of 3-0 and 4-2, fell behind 5-4 and then rallied for a 6-5 win over the Portland Winterhawks. That snapped a two game losing streak and gave them a 1-and-1 weekend o...
Nov 04, 2019
