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Blazers prepare for bantam draft
KAMLOOPS -The Western Hockey League bantam draft is this Thursday. After scoring with the selection of local product Logan Stankoven with the fifth pick overall a year ago, the Blazers have two first ...
Apr 30, 2019 Image credit: Allen Douglas
Van de Beek gives Ajax 1-0 lead vs Tottenham in CL semifinal
LONDON - Donny van de Beek gave youthful Ajax a 1-0 win over Tottenham in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal on Tuesday, edging the Dutch side toward a first European Cup final in 23 ye...
Apr 30, 2019
Smoak's RBI single lifts Blue Jays to extra-innings win over Athletics
TORONTO - The thrill of a walkoff win still hasn't gotten old for Justin Smoak, even after a decade in Major League Baseball. Smoak drove in the winning run in the 11th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays...
Apr 30, 2019
Vehicle fire extinguished off Highway 1 in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: The vehicle fire that impacted westbound traffic on Highway 1 near Lafarge Road earlier today has been extinguished.Traffic is now getting through.ORIGINAL: A vehicle fire in Kamloo...
Apr 30, 2019 Image Credit: Contributed / Peggy Lagore
Milly, Makwa and Moose: Kids choose names for puppies at RCMP training centre
INNISFAIL, Alta. - Thirteen canine recruits at the RCMP's police dog training centre in central Alberta are getting names chosen by kids from across the country. Mounties say their annual na...
Apr 30, 2019
Toronto Raptors regroup after Game 2 loss to Sixers leaves series tied at one
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors regrouped Tuesday after an off-night in Game 2 blunted the momentum from a dominant opening performance in their second-round series against Philadelphia. There was ...
Apr 30, 2019
A list of new Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's cabinet
EDMONTON - New Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and his cabinet were sworn in on Tuesday to form the first United Conservative government in the province. The list of ministers includes seven women a...
Apr 30, 2019
John Singleton's work resonated to diverse audiences
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Much has been made about how John Singleton brought the issues gripping black youth in South Central Los Angeles to mainstream audiences with his 1991 classic "Boyz N the Hood." Bu...
Apr 30, 2019
New Brunswick spring flood efforts beginning to move from response to recovery
FREDERICTON - The director of New Brunswick's Emergency Measures Organization says the response to this year's spring flooding is slowly transforming from a response to a recovery operation. "Most reg...
Apr 30, 2019
Critics of Canadian health system discover a potent tool: social media
HALIFAX - Unfiltered and emotional social media postings are emerging as a potent tool for critics of Canada's health system, though some observers are dubious they'll prompt ...
Apr 30, 2019
