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Vernon Firefighters respond to two structure fires Saturday; RCMP investigating
VERNON B.C. - Vernon Fire Rescue Services (VFRS) responded to two separate and unrelated structure fires on Saturday (Feb. 17).At approximately 4:30 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to a report of a...
Feb 18, 2024
Canada's Jeffrey Read earns World Cup silver in men's super-G
KVITFJELL, Austria - Canada's Jeffrey Read placed second in the men's super-G on Sunday for the first FIS Alpine World Cup podium finish of his career. Read, from Canmore, Alta., finished in one minut...
Feb 18, 2024
Jays pitcher Bassitt sounds off on repeated rule changes in Major League Baseball
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Count Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt among the early critics of Major League Baseball's rule changes for the 2024 season. "We're yet again having to learn new rules," Bassitt sai...
Feb 18, 2024
Canadian women to open inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup campaign against El Salvador
Canada will open the CONCACAF W Cup against El Salvador, which made the inaugural tournament's 12-team main field by beating Guatemala 3-1 in a qualifying match. Saturday night's win at Dignity Health...
Feb 18, 2024
Celtic manager says Canada's Alistair Johnston could be back in week to 10 days
Glasgow Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers says Canadian international fullback Alistair Johnston could be back by the end of the month. Johnston was taken off the field on a stretcher after suffering a h...
Feb 18, 2024
Kamloops Storm earn home ice in first round of KIJHL playoffs
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Storm are off to the playoffs after locking up home ice advantage on the final weekend of the KIJHL regular season. The Storm fell in overtime to the 100 Mile House Wranglers o...
Feb 18, 2024
TRU Women's Volleyball playoffs bound; Men complete courageous season
KAMLOOPS - It was a night of mixed emotions inside the Tournament Capital Centre on Saturday (Feb 17), with the Men's and Women's Volleyball teams both starting the day with outside shots at the Canad...
Feb 18, 2024
Blazers, Cougars split weekend home and home
KAMLOOPS - The home teams reigned supreme this weekend between the Kamloops Blazers and Prince George Cougars. After controlling home ice on Friday night to the tune of a 7-1 Cougars victory, the Blaz...
Feb 18, 2024
COLLINS: Council getting a lot done amid the crap
THIS PAST WEEK GOING THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, I saw a comment that made a lot of sense. I wasn't able to find it again, but the essence of the comment was that we were spending way too much time talking ...
Feb 18, 2024
Timeline of recent tensions between Canada and India
OTTAWA - Canada and India have not had a perfect relationship, and issues over Sikh separatism have continue to simmer for decades. But tensions hit a boiling point in the past year. Here's a timeline...
Feb 18, 2024
