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AL strikes out 16, holds off NL for 4-3 win in All-Star Game
CLEVELAND - For one night, the pitchers took back the power. Hours after an awesome Home Run Derby got everyone buzzing even louder about monster shots and juiced balls, only a couple flew out of Prog...
Jul 09, 2019
Bieber wins MVP, Cleveland shines in All-Star Game
CLEVELAND - Michael Brantley came back, took a well-deserved bow and delivered like always. Shane Bieber pitched a perfect inning and took home an MVP trophy and a shiny new pickup truck. Carlos Carra...
Jul 09, 2019
AL holds off NL for 4-3 win in All-Star Game
CLEVELAND - Justin Verlander, Shane Bieber and the American League pitchers plugged power back into the mound. A day after an awesome Home Run Derby got baseball buzzing even more about monster shots,...
Jul 09, 2019
EU fines Hello Kitty owner $7 million in antitrust ruling
BRUSSELS - European Union authorities on Tuesday fined the Japanese company behind Hello Kitty for restricting cross-border online sales of toys, mugs, bags and other products featuring the cartoon ca...
Jul 09, 2019
New owners hoping to turn Kamloops Storm back into winner
KAMLOOPS - It's been a struggle the last two seasons both on and off the ice for the Kamloops Storm. They've endured back-to-back fourth-place finishes in the Birks Division. They've also endured low ...
Jul 09, 2019 New Storm governor Matt Kolle says turning the culture around starts with making the franchise feel like a big family in Kamloops (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Military's second-in-command to resign, links decision with Mark Norman case
OTTAWA - The military's second-in-command, Lt.-Gen. Paul Wynnyk, is resigning. The move, which is effective on Aug. 9, comes only weeks after the federal government agreed to a settleme...
Jul 09, 2019
Mexico's treasury secretary resigns, cites interference
MEXICO CITY - Mexico's treasury secretary resigned Tuesday, complaining of the appointment of unqualified officials by "influential people in the current administration who have clear conflicts of int...
Jul 09, 2019
Memorial held for members of Surrey's homeless community who have died
SURREY, B.C. - Former residents of a tent encampment in Surrey, B.C., gathered Sunday to remember community members who have died and to send a message that even though the so-called "Surrey Stri...
Jul 09, 2019
Transient population brings challenges to Kamloops community
KAMLOOPS - Like the first robin, or dandelions popping up on your lawn there are sure signs spring and summer have arrived. One of those is an increase in the transient population in our city, and tho...
Jul 09, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Man sentenced for stealing Marilyn Monroe statue in LA
LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors say a man who stole a statue of Marilyn Monroe from atop a Hollywood public art installation has been sentenced to a year in jail and ordered to pay more than $14,000 in rest...
Jul 09, 2019
