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NHL salary cap set at US$81.5 million for 2019-20 season, floor at $60.2 million
TORONTO - The NHL's salary cap has been set at US$81.5 million for the 2019-20 season after the league and its players' association reached an agreement on Saturday. A lower limit of $60.2 million and...
Jun 22, 2019
NRA sues ex-president Oliver North, saying he harmed the NRA
NEW YORK - The National Rifle Association has sued its former president, Oliver North, for what it called "conduct harmful to the NRA" as turmoil that was exposed publicly when North resigned two mont...
Jun 22, 2019
Subban, Marleau among the players traded on busy second day of NHL draft
VANCOUVER - Ray Shero knew he'd be leaving the West Coast with star centre Jack Hughes. The New Jersey Devils general manager was less sure about his other big target until Saturda...
Jun 22, 2019
2 more duck boat workers indicted in sinking that killed 17
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A federal grand jury has indicted two more employees of a company that owns a duck boat that sank on a Missouri lake last summer, killing 17 people. Curtis Lanham, the general manag...
Jun 22, 2019
Kamloops Chamber President fears Bill C-69 concerns will be caught in election cycle rhetoric
KAMLOOPS- The Kamloops Chamber of Commerce has joined several Chambers voicing their concerns to the federal government, after the House rejected a majority of the Senate's amendments to Bill C-69.Thu...
Jun 22, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Chad Harris
Tampa Bay Lightning pick Blazers' Schmiemann in 6th round of NHL Entry Draft
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers had their first product taken in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The Tampa Bay Lightning selected defenseman Quinn Schmiemann in the 6th round, 182nd overall. The 6'2" 185lbs...
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Monument to Canada's war in Afghanistan gets a home after years of bickering
OTTAWA - A site has been officially approved for the federal government's promised national monument for the war in Afghanistan, five years after the memorial was first promised. The decision by the N...
Jun 22, 2019
Judge won't dismiss charges against Alberta couple charged in meningitis death
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - An Alberta judge rejected a defence application Thursday to dismiss the case against a couple charged in the meningitis death of their toddler. David and Colle...
Jun 22, 2019
Retired UBC professor Peter Winterburn killed in Chile, school confirms
VALPARAISO, Chile - A retired geochemistry professor from the University of British Columbia has been killed in attempted robbery in Valparaiso, Chile, the school confirmed Saturday. In a post on Face...
Jun 22, 2019
Canadian women expect tight struggle against Sweden at Women's World Cup
PARIS - The last time Stephanie Labbe faced Sweden, she led Canada to a 6-5 penalty shootout win for third place at the Algarve Cup. The 32-year-old goalkeeper from Stony Plain, Alta., made a fine div...
Jun 22, 2019
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