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Fan Fest an opportunity for fans to meet B.C. Lions, players to give back
KAMLOOPS - It's time for the annual B.C. Lions Fan Fest, a fun event that fans, especially in Kamloops, look forward to every year the team's in the city. The players also enjoy meeting their supporte...
Jun 01, 2019 Image Credit: BC Lions
Lift those knees: Babies crawl to the Lithuanian finish line
VILNIUS, Lithuania - In Lithuania, the rat race of life apparently starts early. Twenty-five babies have taken to the red carpet in Lithuania in a crawling race as their parents, grandparents and onlo...
Jun 01, 2019
ROTHENBURGER: Busking bylaw was a solution looking for a problem
THE 'STREET PERFORMANCE' issue appears to finally be put to rest and thankfully so. It was a classic case of a solution looking for a problem.City council this week put a stop to it, cutting short an ...
Jun 01, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Tentative agreement reached in B.C.'s port dispute just as picket signs went up
VANCOUVER - A tentative agreement has been reached in a labour dispute that threatened to shut down all ports in British Columbia and have a ripple effect across the Canadian economy. T...
Jun 01, 2019
Canadian offensive lineman John Urschel loving life after football
Canadian John Urschel is loving life after the NFL. It's been nearly two years since the six-foot-three, 300-pound offensive guard retired after just three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. Ursc...
Jun 01, 2019
Skipper of cruiser that sank Budapest tour boat arrested
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Hungarian police detained the captain of a cruise ship that collided with and sank a sightseeing boat packed with South Korean tourists, as rescue crews geared up to raise the vess...
Jun 01, 2019
Toronto FC still a 'top team' in MLS despite slump: Whitecaps coach
VANCOUVER - Toronto FC may be muddling through a slump, but that doesn't mean the Vancouver Whitecaps are underestimating their Canadian competition this week. TFC (5-6-2) suffered a disappointing 2-1...
Jun 01, 2019
Dogs to Dinos: Toronto's professional basketball roots run deep
TORONTO - After arriving on the NBA scene in 1995, it took a few years before the Toronto Raptors settled into their current digs at the venue now known as Scotiabank Arena. The team debuted on a...
Jun 01, 2019
Masai Ujiri's talk with Lowry was the turning point in their relationship
TORONTO - Masai Ujiri pinpoints a particular conversation as the turning point in his relationship with Kyle Lowry this season. When the Toronto Raptors president shipped franchise icon and Lowry's go...
Jun 01, 2019
Polish advocate for church victims resigns in scandal
WARSAW, Poland - The founder and head of a Polish organization dedicated to helping victims of clerical sex abuse has resigned following a reports that a victim believes he had cheated her for money a...
Jun 01, 2019
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