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Vancouver man pleads 'not guilty' to all charges in college admissions scandal
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver businessman has pleaded not guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering for his alleged role in a college admissions scandal in the United States. David Sidoo's...
Apr 29, 2019
Settlement reached in wrongful conviction lawsuit with Manitoba man
WINNIPEG - Kyle Unger spent 14 years in prison for the grisly slaying of a teenage girl before his case was deemed a likely wrongful conviction and he was acquitted. On Monday, almost 29 years after t...
Apr 29, 2019
Leonard scores 35 points but gets little help in 94-89 loss to Philadelphia
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors couldn't overcome one of their worst first halves of the playoffs on Monday. Leonard scored 20 of his 35 points in the second half, but got li...
Apr 29, 2019
Ex-TCU receiver Turpin pleads guilty in girlfriend's assault
FORT WORTH, Texas - Former TCU receiver and returner KaVontae Turpin has been granted probation after pleading guilty to assaulting his girlfriend last October. A judge in Fort Worth sentenced Turpin ...
Apr 29, 2019
Leonard scores 45 points to lift Raptors to 108-95 victory over Sixers in Game 1
TORONTO - Only Vince Carter scored more playoff points for Toronto than Kawhi Leonard did on Saturday night. And that was 18 years ago. But if Leonard had his way, he would've given up his career-high...
Apr 29, 2019
Emperor Akihito to abdicate, Japan embraces end of era
TOKYO - Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate, as Japan embraces the end of his reign with an emotion mixed with reminiscence and hopes for a new era. Akihito, 85, in a palace ritual Tuesday, will announ...
Apr 29, 2019
Kamloops boy gets his ideal birthday surprise
KAMLOOPS - Four-year-old Reid Lukinchuk idolizes the RCMP. His mother Bryanna Lukinchuck said every time he sees a police officer, Reid has to stop to say hello. Noticing Reid's love of the RCMP, Brya...
Apr 29, 2019 Local RCMP officers surprise four-year-old Reid on his birthday. (Image Credit: Contributed / Bryanna Lukinchuk)
BC Wildlife Park mourning loss of nine-year-old moose
KAMLOOPS - Cherry the Moose, who called BC Wildlife Park home for the past four years, has died.In a Facebook post, the park says Cherry died from natural causes on Saturday (April 27)."Our dedicated ...
Apr 29, 2019 Image Credit: BC Wildlife Park
Meet a Machine raises $13,000 for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
KAMLOOPS - They're big. They're loud. They draw quite a crowd. And at the fifth annual Meet a Machine held on Saturday, hundreds of families came out to see some of the biggest and baddest machinery t...
Apr 29, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Canada's spring floods, by the numbers
OTTAWA - Flooding has forced thousands of residents from their homes in communities across the country as spring brings severe flooding. Here are some numbers from Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswi...
Apr 29, 2019
