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Winnipeg Blue Bombers GM preparing for training camp to open on time
Kyle Walters is generally a pessimist by his own admission, but the Winnipeg Blue Bombers GM is optimistic CFL training camps will open without a hitch. All nine CFL teams are scheduled to open traini...
May 13, 2019
Blue Jays shore up rotation by acquiring Edwin Jackson in trade with A's
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have shored up their injury-riddled starting rotation by acquiring right-hander Edwin Jackson from the Oakland Athletics for cash considerations. The team announce...
May 13, 2019
WolfPack choose to sit two ace pitchers, lose chance at CCBC Championship
KAMLOOPS - If you ask WolfPack manager Ray Chadwick, he regrets the decision not to start his two best pitchers, but he also said he would do it all over again if he had to. "Now of course [I regret i...
May 13, 2019 The TRU WolfPack lost 7-1 to Okanagan College and 9-4 to Fraser Valley on Saturday to end CCBC Championship hopes (Image Credit: TRU WolfPack)
Small communities grapple with 'huge challenge' of opioid crisis
OTTAWA - In the small town of Arnprior, nestled into the Ottawa Valley, at least five suspected opioid overdoses in the span of week prompted police to issue a public warning. Access to extremely...
May 13, 2019
Former US President Jimmy Carter has surgery for broken hip
ATLANTA - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter broke his hip Monday at his Georgia home, underwent successful surgery and was recovering comfortably, a spokeswoman for the Carter Center said. Carter was...
May 13, 2019
Former WolfPack Currie earns Top Digger award from U-21 Pan American volleyball championships
KAMLOOPS - Former TRU WolfPack volleyball player Landon Currie is coming home with a silver medal from the Pan American men's volleyball championship.He's also returning as the tournament's top digger...
May 13, 2019 Former TRU volleyball player Landon Currie took home the Top Digger award from the U-21 Pan American men's volleyball championships (Image Credit: Flickr)
Wedding reception pauses to take in electrifying final moments of Raptors game
If Dolly Kambo couldn't see Kawhi Leonard sink a legendary shot for her favourite sports team in person, then watching him do it from a relative's wedding was the next best thing. The 49-yea...
May 13, 2019
Crown wants at least 14 years parole ineligibility for Kamloops man who stabbed friend to death
KAMLOOPS - A man convicted of murdering his co-worker and friend in February 2017 could spend up to 15 years behind bars before being eligible for parole.Stephen Fraser, now 58, was found guilty in De...
May 13, 2019 Image Credit: File photo
2018 South Kam boys' provincial champs featured prominently in Kamloops Sports Council awards
KAMLOOPS - They were the first senior boys' basketball team from South Kam to win the AAA provincial championship in 2018, and the team and its head coach were recognized on Saturday night for making ...
May 13, 2019 The 2018 South Kam senior boys' basketball team was honoured at the Kamloops Sports Council awards with Team of the Year (Image Credit: Allen Douglas)
Raptors Uprising swing NBA 2K League esports trade with Cavs Legion GC
TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC have sent Trevion (All Hail Trey) Hendrix to Cavs Legion GC for Gerry (Sick X 973) Knapp in an NBA 2K League esports trade. Knapp, a native of Verona, N.J., tak...
May 13, 2019
