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Montreal Gay Village's famous rainbow balls taken down and offered for sale
MONTREAL - A well-known piece of public art that hangs over Montreal's Gay Village is being dismantled and sold off in pieces to the public. Known as "18 Shades of Gay," the installation is made up of...
Sep 3, 2019
Former UFC champion Cris (Cyborg) Justino signs with Bellator promotion
LOS ANGELES - Former UFC featherweight champion Cris (Cyborg) Justino has signed with the Bellator promotion. Bellator announced the move Tuesday to acquire one of the most accomplished fighters in wo...
Sep 3, 2019
Judge strikes down Quebec law forbidding home cultivation of cannabis
MONTREAL - A court has invalidated the provisions of Quebec's cannabis law prohibiting home cultivation of the drug. Quebec Superior Court Justice Manon Lavoie ruled Tuesday that Quebec's le...
Sep 3, 2019
Vancouver Whitecaps deal midfielder Norman to start up Inter Miami CF
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps are parting ways with homegrown midfielder David Norman Jr. The club announced Tuesday that the 21 year old has been traded to Major League Soccer expansi...
Sep 3, 2019
MAP: Thefts from motor vehicles — Week of August 26, 2019
KAMLOOPS - The number of theft-from-motor-vehicle complaints to Kamloops RCMP jumped up significantly last week.According to the detachment, there were 57 such calls for the week beginning August 26.O...
Sep 3, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Federal Court of Appeal to rule Wednesday on letting pipeline appeals proceed
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal says it will reveal Wednesday whether a new set of legal challenges to the Trans Mountain pipeline project can proceed. The federal government has twice ...
Sep 3, 2019
New online map shows residents where City of Kamloops pipes are buried
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has released a new interactive map in an effort to prevent damage to its underground utilities.In a news release, the City says damage to its buried pipes and conduits ...
Sep 3, 2019 Image Credit: City of Kamloops
Montreal's Mirabel cargo airport to get $107 million for expansion
MIRABEL, Que. - Montreal's Mirabel airport does not have enough space to expand its flagship air cargo business. On Tuesday, the federal government and local airport authority sought to change that, a...
Sep 3, 2019
Canadian filmmakers explore female bonds, mother-daughter relationships at TIFF
TORONTO - For Nicole Dorsey, director and writer of stylistic, psychological drama "Black Conflux," creating of the film's main character, Jackie, was about relaying her own experiences as a teenager....
Sep 3, 2019
Serena turns ankle in US Open win; Djokovic quits his match
NEW YORK - Serena Williams was in pain - "acceptable" pain, her coach called it - after rolling her right ankle during the second set of a U.S. Open victory. That was the bad news. On a day that defen...
Sep 3, 2019
