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Commissioner Ambrosie still bullish on potential financial benefits of CFL 2.0
REGINA - It has yet to bear financial fruit but Randy Ambrosie remains bullish on the potential of his CFL 2.0 initiative. Ambrosie unveiled his program to grow Canadian football on a global scale fou...
Nov 18, 2022
New B.C. Premier David Eby sworn in, announces $100 electricity credit
VANCOUVER - New British Columbia Premier David Eby has been sworn in and immediately announced a $100 cost-of-living credit for residents on their electricity bills.Eby has also established a BC Affor...
Nov 18, 2022
Duvernay-Tardif back with Jets after working on residency
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - The Doctor is back in - on the football field. Veteran guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif signed with the Jets' practice squad Friday, giving New York some depth on a unit hit har...
Nov 18, 2022
B-100's Basics for Babies sees largest string of donations ever for Kamloops Food Bank
KAMLOOPS - The community showed its support for the annual B-100's Basics for Babies fundraiser with supplies going towards the Kamloops Food Bank.In its 16th year, B-100's Basics for Babies provides ...
Nov 18, 2022
Bill on mandatory minimum penalties, sunset clause for drug convictions becomes law
OTTAWA - A Liberal bill that removes a significant number of mandatory minimum sentences for certain drug and firearms offences has become law. Minimum penalties have been repealed for all convictions...
Nov 18, 2022
PETERS: Hamer-Jackson passes a test by keeping simmering feud under wraps
WATCHING THE FIRST MEETING the new Kamloops council this week should have left the viewer feeling optimistic.From a procedural perspective, did it run smoothly? Not always. But that's okay. Five of th...
Nov 18, 2022
The ring is the thing that's missing for Argos receiver Brandon Banks
REGINA - Brandon Banks isn't embarrassed to admit he's desperate to win a Grey Cup championship. Banks, who joined the Toronto Argonauts for the 2022 season after eight years with the Hamilton Tiger-C...
Nov 18, 2022
'Bleakest of role models for women': Fired health leader calls out Alberta premier
EDMONTON - A leader in Alberta's health system who was fired by Premier Danielle Smith is firing back. Tony Dagnone, in an open letter, says Smith's abusive, divisive rhetoric blended with her "warped...
Nov 18, 2022
Alberta treaty chiefs unite against United Conservatives' proposed sovereignty act
EDMONTON - All of Alberta's treaty chiefs have come together to oppose Premier Danielle Smith's proposed sovereignty act. The chiefs of Treaties 6, 7, and 8 - all the province's treaties - say in a st...
Nov 18, 2022
Hockey Canada's incoming board to be selected by committee, not a wider vote
Hockey Canada's independent nomination committee will select eight directors and a new board chair from more than 550 applicants instead of putting candidates up for a wider vote, according to a lette...
Nov 18, 2022
