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Quebec's Olivier Rioux, world's tallest teen, chasing hoops dream at Canada Games
Olivier Rioux landed with a size-large exclamation point on Michael Meeks' radar when the Canada Basketball coach opened a photo in his inbox seven years ago. Rioux was attending a kids basketball cam...
Aug 12, 2022
Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes parking lot assault, impaired crash, and recovered stolen vehicle
KAMLOOPS -Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 372 public complaints from midnight Friday (Aug. 5) to 9 a.m. on Monday (Aug. 8). Below are some incidents police attended.Hillside Drive parking lot...
Aug 12, 2022
Rory MacDonald ready for anything, anyone as PFL switches opponent at last minute
In the leadup to Saturday's Professional Fighters League semifinal against (Prince) Magomed Umalatov in Cardiff, Wales, Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald pointed to a priority in his tra...
Aug 12, 2022
Police reopen investigation into sexual assault allegation against Olympiques players
QUEBEC - Police in Quebec City have reopened an investigation into a 2014 allegation of sexual assault involving players from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Gatineau Olympiques. The QMJHL sai...
Aug 12, 2022
Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) - Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked Friday as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. An Associated P...
Aug 12, 2022
Charges in machete attack that seriously injured two in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - An appeal for information about a suspect in a machete attack on two people has led to charges against a Vancouver man. Vancouver police say the 37-year-old suspect was arrested Wednesday ...
Aug 12, 2022
Polio detected in NYC's sewage, suggesting virus circulating
NEW YORK (AP) - The virus that causes polio has been detected in New York City's wastewater weeks after a case of polio was identified in Rockland County north of the city, health officials announced ...
Aug 12, 2022
Whitecaps head to Los Angeles looking for fast start against Galaxy
VANCOUVER - For a change of pace, Jake Nerwinski wants the Vancouver Whitecaps to land the first blow when they face the Los Angeles Galaxy in a Major League Soccer road game Saturday night. The White...
Aug 12, 2022
Assault charge laid after Vancouver police say officers were 'swarmed' by crowd
VANCOUVER - Police say a charge of assault with a weapon has been laid against a woman after officers in Vancouver were allegedly attacked in the same area as a tent encampment was being removed from ...
Aug 12, 2022
Push for public release of warrant used to search Trump home
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump has called for the "immediate" release of the federal warrant the FBI used to search his Florida estate, hours after the Justice Department had asked a ...
Aug 12, 2022
