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Osaka consoles teary Gauff, 15, after beating her at US Open
NEW YORK - Naomi Osaka looked across the net after ending Coco Gauff's U.S. Open in the third round Saturday night and saw the tears welling in the 15-year-old's eyes. Osaka also saw a bit of herself ...
Sep 02, 2019
Meat-subscription-box companies take over marketing chores for farmers
VANCOUVER - While working door-to-door pitching deals for a year's worth of frozen meat, Marc Lafleur realized consumers want quality, local meat, but can't afford the freezer space or the cash to do ...
Sep 02, 2019
Honeymoon will have to wait for Traer and Scrubb, who's in China for World Cup
DONGGUAN, China - Catherine Traer and Thomas Scrubb were working out last summer on the basketball court Traer's dad Rick had built in the family's backyard. The two players work out there regularly b...
Sep 02, 2019
Annual Labour Day picnic recognizes Kamloops workforce
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops & District Labour Council will host it's annual Labour Day picnic in McDonald Park today (Sept. 2). President of the Kamloops & District Labour Council, Lois Rugg says ...
Sep 02, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Iran says test malfunction caused rocket explosion
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran is for the first time acknowledging that a rocket explosion took place at its Imam Khomeini Space Center, with an official saying a technical malfunction caused the blast. Governme...
Sep 02, 2019
Gender equality and the election: what role will feminism play in the campaign?
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received a lot of attention with his line about the calendar year when asked why he named an equal number of men and women to cabinet after his newly elected Lib...
Sep 02, 2019
Evacuations begin as Dorian bears down on northern Bahamas
MCLEAN'S TOWN CAY, Bahamas - Hurricane Dorian shut down some hotels and forced some evacuations Saturday in the northern Bahamas as the fierce Category 4 storm prepared to unleash torrents of rain and...
Sep 02, 2019
Hong Kong police storm subway with batons as protests rage
HONG KONG - Protesters in Hong Kong threw gasoline bombs at government headquarters and set fires in the streets, while police stormed a subway car and hit passengers with batons and pepper spray in s...
Sep 02, 2019
Taliban launch major attack on Afghan city of Kunduz
KABUL - The Taliban launched a large-scale attack on Kunduz, one of Afghanistan's main cities, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 75 others, government officials said Saturday, even as ...
Sep 02, 2019
Official warns Iran can take 'strong step' away from deal
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's government spokesman is warning that Tehran will "take a strong step" away from its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers if Europe doesn't offer the country new terms by a deadlin...
Sep 02, 2019
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