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Tatis goes on injured list due to health, safety protocols
DENVER (AP) - San Diego shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. was among three players the Padres added to the injured list due to health and safety protocols. Joining Tatis on the list were utility players Jur...
May 11, 2021
'What we want to see': B.C. COVID-19 case counts trending downward, vaccinations up
VICTORIA - British Columbia recorded 515 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, continuing a downward trend of infections as the vaccination rate accelerates. Health officials say in a news release that 6,020 pe...
May 11, 2021
Barb's Used Book and Music Sale takes on new format
KAMLOOPS - A biannual fundraiser for the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra (KSO) has been reimagined this season. Barb's Used Book and Music Sale is normally an in-person shopping event, but because of pand...
May 11, 2021
'Bucktooth bandits': Police trace stolen lumber to beaver dam
PORCUPINE PLAIN, Sask. - Mounties in east-central Saskatchewan have cracked what they are calling an "extremely Canadian case."RCMP officers from the Porcupine Plain detachment were called to a rural ...
May 11, 2021
Kamloops artists adapt acts for pandemic, hope for return to live events
KAMLOOPS - There's no business like show business. But, since the start of the pandemic, that business has been struggling. It's been nearly 14 months since most theatre and music performances were ca...
May 11, 2021
Bear has close call on utility poles in Arizona border city
DOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) - Residents of an Arizona border city were left in disbelief by a surprise visit from a bear. The Arizona Game & Fish Department said the bear appeared Sunday in downtown Dougl...
May 11, 2021
Aritzia holds on to most fourth-quarter sales due to growth of e-commerce business
VANCOUVER - Aritzia capped a challenging 2020 by sustaining most of its revenue in the fourth quarter thanks to growth in e-commerce sales despite government-mandated store closures. The Vancouver-bas...
May 11, 2021
Vancouver Whitecaps staying humble ahead of test against slumping Minnesota United
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps aren't taking anything for granted, despite some early season success. The 'Caps (2-1-1) have had a solid start to the campaign and are set to face a slumping Minne...
May 11, 2021
Man killed 6, self at Colorado party after not being invited
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Police say a gunman who killed six people at Colorado birthday party over the weekend opened fire because he had not been invited and then killed himself. Colorado Sprin...
May 11, 2021
Veteran Canadian bantamweight Alexis Davis added to UFC 263 card
TORONTO - Veteran Canadian bantamweight Alexis Davis will step into the Octagon for the 13th time when she takes on Sweden's Pannie (Banzai) Kianzad next month at UFC 263. The main event of the June 1...
May 11, 2021
