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Canada beats Nigeria 96-87 in Nick Nurse's Canadian team coaching debut
TORONTO - Canada's men's basketball team beat Nigeria 96-87 in an exhibition game on Wednesday, earning Nick Nurse a victory in his Canadian coaching debut. Khem Birch and Kyle Wiltjer had 14 poi...
Aug 07, 2019
Drew Moor, Toronto FC take opening leg against Ottawa Fury
OTTAWA - Drew Moor and Tsubasa Endoh scored as Toronto FC went on the road Wednesday and took the opening leg of the Canadian Championship semifinal with a 2-0 win over the Ottawa Fury. The second leg...
Aug 07, 2019
Correction: Ohio Shooting story
DAYTON, Ohio - In stories Aug. 4-5 about the deadly shootings in Dayton, Ohio, The Associated Press reported erroneously on the number of mass killings so far in 2019. The Dayton rampage marked the 23...
Aug 07, 2019
Maduro halts talks with opposition to protest US sanctions
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's government says it will not attend a planned round of talks with the opposition this week to protest the Trump administration's freezing of its assets in the U.S. In a...
Aug 07, 2019
Actor Danny Trejo helps save baby trapped in car in LA
LOS ANGELES - Actor Danny Trejo played a real-life hero when he helped rescue a baby trapped in an overturned car after a collision at a Los Angeles intersection. Authorities say two cars crashed Wedn...
Aug 07, 2019
Jussaume earns another Pan Am cycling medal for Canada with time trial bronze
LIMA, Peru - Laurie Jussaume earned a bronze medal in the women's individual road cycling time trial Wednesday at the Pan American Games. Jussaume of Contrecoeur, Que., finished third with a...
Aug 07, 2019
Smoke-free summer has been a breath of fresh air for residents, some businesses
KAMLOOPS - After back-to-back summers filled with smoke that made it difficult to even walk outside, this summer has been a breath of fresh air - literally. The clear sky has people flocking to the be...
Aug 07, 2019 The Kamloops sky has been smoke-free so far this summer (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
KFR responds to apartment fire on Dalgleish Drive
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue quickly extinguished a fire at an apartment building this afternoon. Smoke could be seen pouring out of an upper floor window at an apartment building on Dalgleish. Ima...
Aug 07, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Local team ready to ride to conquer cancer
KAMLOOPS - A group of 18 cyclists known as the Melanoma Warriors are preparing to ride from Cloverdale to Hope for The Ride to Conquer Cancer. The ride is a fundraiser put on by the BC Cancer Foundati...
Aug 07, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
New Michael Moore-backed doc tackles alternative energy
LOS ANGELES - A new documentary promoted and backed by Michael Moore poses the provocative question: What if alternative energy isn't all it's cracked up to be? "Planet of the Humans" takes on electri...
Aug 07, 2019
