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Canada drops in world rugby rankings after loss to United States
Canada has dropped one spot to No. 22 in the world rugby rankings in the wake of its 20-15 weekend loss to the United States. Canada, the last country to qualify for the Rugby World Cup, ent...
Sep 09, 2019
Ex-prison shows animated films made by incarcerated artists
PHILADELPHIA - Ezra has been locked up for about 45 years. In that time, he's taken the opportunities he's been given in prison, grown from them and feels like he's turned his life around. He heard ab...
Sep 09, 2019
Canada loses to Germany in final World Cup game; will still play for Olympic berth
SHANGHAI - Canada's men's basketball team ended the FIBA World Cup with a 82-76 loss to Germany on Monday, but will still finish high enough to get a second chance at qualifying for the 2020...
Sep 09, 2019
Raptors and Canada men's basketball coach Nick Nurse savours sweet summer
SHANGHAI - The day after the Toronto Raptors captured their first NBA championship in June, Nick Nurse received a video via text from the Chicago Cubs. The message was from Gary Pressy, the&...
Sep 09, 2019
British Airways grounds nearly all flights as pilots strike
LONDON - British Airways has cancelled almost all its flights for 48 hours, affecting as many as 195,000 travellers, due to a strike by pilots over pay. The U.K.'s flagship carrier said in a statement...
Sep 09, 2019
George Hilliard Elementary will be the new home for Parkcrest Elementary students
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 officials will hold a news conference this morning at 9:00 AM to outline plans to deal with students of Parkcrest Elementary School. The school burned down last Thursday ...
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Beezie Madden wins CP International Grand Prix at Calgary's Spruce Meadows
CALGARY - Beezie Madden had just one fault on her way to capturing the CP International Grand Prix at the Spruce Meadows Masters on Sunday. After going clear in the first round of competition abo...
Sep 09, 2019
Blazers stay perfect in preseason
KAMLOOPS - So the question of the day is- are the Blazers for real? Kamloops ran their pre-season record to 5-0 on the weekend with a three-game sweep at a mini-tournament in Langley. The Blazers wrap...
Sep 09, 2019 Image Credit: Kamloops Blazers
Federal response to 'gig' workers hindered by unreliable data, documents say
OTTAWA - A newly released government document shows that federal officials feel stymied by data roadblocks in their bid to help policymakers tackle a growing political concern about the country's "gig...
Sep 09, 2019
Crews work to restore power and clear debris left in Dorian's wake
HALIFAX - Post-tropical storm Dorian may have departed Atlantic Canada but the scars it inflicted across the region with its hurricane strength wind gusts and torrential rain will take some time&...
Sep 09, 2019
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