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Japan's ex-PM Abe visits controversial Tokyo shrine
TOKYO - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he has visited a shrine viewed by China and both Koreas as a symbol of wartime aggression. Abe's visit Saturday, which he announced in a tweet, c...
Sep 18, 2020
Dallas Stars owner says "underdog hat looks good on us" going into Stanley Cup final
KAMLOOPS --- It will be the Dallas Stars versus the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup final beginning tomorrow in Edmonton.Tampa Bay's last time in the final was in 2015 in a six game loss to Chi...
Sep 18, 2020
Reed takes the lead as the real US Open gets started
MAMARONECK, N.Y. - This was the Winged Foot everyone has heard about. This is the U.S. Open everyone expected. Patrick Reed answered the first big test Friday when the wind arrived out of the north, b...
Sep 18, 2020
Ginsburg, a feminist icon memorialized as the Notorious RBG
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg moved slowly. When court was in session, she often had her head down, sometimes leading visitors to think she was asleep. She once acknowledged t...
Sep 18, 2020
Terry Fox Run goes virtual due to COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - This Sunday (Sep. 20) Kamloops will recognize the 40th anniversary of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope. Organizers of the local Terry Fox Run have had to adjust the event due to COVID-19. Tradi...
Sep 18, 2020
Wild captain Koivu's long run comes to an end in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Mikko Koivu's extraordinary career with the Minnesota Wild is over. General manager Bill Guerin said Friday the team will not resign the 37-year-old Finn, whose contract is expiring....
Sep 18, 2020
Easier COVID-19 testing process available to children in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - There is a new COVID-19 test available for school-aged children and it's as simple as gargling. The saline gargle test was announced Thursday (Sept. 17) by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bon...
Sep 18, 2020
Quesnel RCMP renew call for tips into missing man case
QUESNEL, B.C. - RCMP continue to search for a man who's been missing since May.Andrew Charles Ward has been missing from his home in the Quesnel area since May 9. RCMP say his disappearance is out of ...
Sep 18, 2020
Eflin fans 9, Harper homers, Phillies blank Blue Jays 7-0
PHILADELPHIA - Zach Eflin struck out nine in a four-hitter, Bryce Harper hit another homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0 in the first game of a doubleheader Friday. The ...
Sep 18, 2020
Kamloops pub owner feels local establishments paying price for actions of few others in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - Bars and restaurants across the province have been lobbying Dr. Bonnie Henry to reconsider the 10:00 p.m. liquor cutoff they say is draining their business. Fox 'N Hounds Pub owner Al Deaco...
Sep 18, 2020
