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Valdez and Duran power Red Sox to 7-3 win over Blue Jays to complete three-game sweep
TORONTO - Enmanuel Valdez and Jarren Duran hit solo homers to power the Boston Red Sox to a 7-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre. Brayan Bello allowed two earned ...
Jun 19, 2024

North Korea says deal between Putin and Kim requires immediate military assistance in event of war
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A new agreement between Russia and North Korea reached by their leaders requires the countries to use all available means to provide immediate military assistance in the even...
Jun 19, 2024

Toronto FC pays for missed scoring opportunities, loses 2-1 to Nashville SC
TORONTO - Sam Surridge scored his second goal of the night in the 90th minute to complete Nashville's 2-1 comeback win over Toronto FC in Major League Soccer play Wednesday. Tyler Boyd set up the goal...
Jun 19, 2024

Deadline approaching for 2024 Kamloops Y Dream Home Lottery ticket sales
KAMLOOPS - Time is nearly up to buy tickets for this year's Y Dream Home Lottery. The annual prize draw serves as a fundraiser for programs and operations at the Kamloops Y. This year's Dream Home is ...
Jun 19, 2024

Annual Venture Kamloops client volumes drop from recent spikes, still ahead of pre-pandemic levels
KAMLOOPS - New business startups in Kamloops aren't as plentiful as they were during pandemic years, but Venture Kamloops (VK) says it doesn't mean the city is in a slump. In a report to Kamloops coun...
Jun 19, 2024

'Senseless violence': Woman killed in Surrey, B.C., home invasion, father says
SURREY, B.C. - The father of a homicide victim in Surrey, B.C., says she was killed in a home invasion on the weekend. The Integrated Homicide Investigation team says 30-year-old Tori Dunn died after ...
Jun 19, 2024

Montreal mayor denounces antisemitism after restaurant allegedly targeted
MONTREAL - Politicians are denouncing violence and intimidation against Montreal's Jewish community after bullet-shaped holes were found in a restaurant window Wednesday morning. Yoni Amir, co-owner o...
Jun 19, 2024
Olynyk of Kamloops gets nod for Team Canada basketball training camp ahead of Olympics
TORONTO - Kelly Olynyk of Kamloops is among 20 players named to the men's Canadian basketball team roster for a training camp ahead of the Olympic Summer Games in Paris. The camp will run from June 28...
Jun 19, 2024

MPs hit summer campaign circuit as election year looms
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament poured out of the House of Commons into the stifling air of an Ottawa heat wave Wednesday, heading back to their constituencies for the summer barbecue and festival circ...
Jun 19, 2024

Public hearing for VPD sergeant accused of sexual misconduct by officers and students
VICTORIA - The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner in British Columbia has called its first ever public hearing into allegations of sexualized misconduct against a Vancouver police officer who...
Jun 19, 2024

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