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Former CFL quarterback Henry Burris joins B.C. Lions coaching staff
VANCOUVER - Henry Burris is back in the CFL. Burris joined the B.C. Lions coaching staff Tuesday as an offensive consultant. The former CFL quarterback spent the previous two seasons on the Chicago Be...
Mar 15, 2022
TRU hires new permanent provost
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will have a new provost and vice-president academic on July 1, 2022.In a news release Monday (March 14), TRU announced that Dr. Gillian Balfour accepted the...
Mar 15, 2022
Maggie Mac Neil named Swimming Canada's female swimmer of the year
Olympic champion Maggie Mac Neil has been named Swimming Canada's female swimmer of the year. "It's really an honour, it means a lot to me," said Mac Neil said in a statement. "Swimming in Canada, esp...
Mar 15, 2022
Vancouver to restore $5.7M withheld from 2021 police budget, but tax hike looms
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police Board has successfully appealed a City of Vancouver decision that cut millions from the police budget and the timing means the cost won't hit taxpayers until next year...
Mar 15, 2022
Tim McGraw, Darius Rucker to headline Rockin’ River 2022
MERRITT, B.C. - The first lineup announcement ahead of Rockin' River 2022 has been released with Tim McGraw and Darius Rucker headlining a talented list of artists set to come to the Nicola Valley thi...
Mar 15, 2022
Rivers FC changes open tryouts schedule due to 'overwhelming' response
KAMLOOPS - The desire to play semi-pro soccer in Kamloops is more popular than anticipated.In a news release Tuesday (March 15) morning, Rivers FC - Kamloops' newest soccer club competing in the newly...
Mar 15, 2022
Musher Brent Sass wins his first Iditarod race across Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Musher Brent Sass won the arduous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska on Tuesday as his team of 11 dogs dashed off the Bering Sea ice through a crowd of fans in downtow...
Mar 15, 2022
Musher Brent Sass wins his first Iditarod race across Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Musher Brent Sass won the arduous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska on Tuesday as his team of 11 dogs dashed off the Bering Sea ice through a crowd of fans in downtow...
Mar 15, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: In the name of humanity, when will we say ‘No more’ to Putin?
HOW MANY bombed-out maternity hospitals will it take? How many destroyed apartment buildings, flattened shopping centres, public buildings?How many dead women, men and children? How many more hundreds...
Mar 15, 2022
Eriksen returns to Denmark squad for 1st time since collapse
COPENHAGEN (AP) - Christian Eriksen has been recalled to the Denmark squad for the first time since he collapsed after a cardiac arrest during a European Championship game in June. The 30-year-old pla...
Mar 15, 2022
