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Changes coming to Kamloops Y amid financial strains
KAMLOOPS - For another year, the Kamloops YMCA-YWCA has put out more money than it's received, and now changes will be made to try and mitigate the impact.The organization is cutting staff and program...
Aug 02, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Quarterback Zach Collaros returns to Toronto Argonauts in deal with Roughriders
TORONTO - Argonauts quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson didn't mince words when asked what Toronto's 0-6 start to the season has been like. "It's horrible. Losing is horrible. It's been very tough," sa...
Aug 02, 2019
Toronto Blue Jays trade Aaron Sanchez, Joe Biagini to Houston Astros
Ross Atkins believes new acquisition Derek Fisher will be a complementary piece for the rebuilding Blue Jays, but time will tell whether the outfielder will be worth the high price Toronto paid f...
Aug 02, 2019
Key recommendations from the public inquiry into Elizabeth Wettlaufer
A public inquiry examining the case of Elizabeth Wettlaufer, a serial-killer nurse who preyed on elderly patients in her care, has issued a report aimed at preventing such crimes in the future. H...
Aug 02, 2019
After 'Bachelorette' finale, Hannah Brown looks to future
NEW YORK - Now that she's moved on from being ABC's "Bachelorette, " Hannah Brown is looking to the future. Brown says she can't be sure what's next, but wants to use her platform. "I think there are ...
Aug 02, 2019
One-handed Calgary Muay Thai fighter looks to turn heads in Las Vegas
Jake Peacock wasted little time in his pro kickboxing debut earlier this year. The 26-year-old from Calgary knocked Mike Taylor down with a flurry of punches and then, when the American got back to hi...
Aug 02, 2019
CHARBONNEAU: The pride, politics and tokenism of Indigenous land acknowledgements
WHILE SOME INDIGENOUS CANADIANS take pride in the acknowledgment that we live on their un-surrendered lands, others are not so sure.The facts of our occupation are clear from both a legal and archaeol...
Aug 02, 2019 Image Credit: Tk'emlups te Secwepemc
Election leaders' debates will be more accessible than ever, commission says
OTTAWA - Canadian political junkies will be able to access this fall's federal election debates with unprecedented ease thanks in large part to strong media partnerships, the commission resp...
Aug 02, 2019
'There's points up for grabs': Whitecaps take renewed confidence to Cincinnati
VANCOUVER - Coach Marc Dos Santos says his Vancouver Whitecaps have finally regained their identity as a committed squad after slogging through a dismal losing skid. The 'Cap...
Aug 02, 2019
US stocks fall again, joining worldwide sell-off, on tariffs
NEW YORK - Financial markets around the world buckled Friday, and the S&P 500 was on track for its worst day in months following President Donald Trump's latest escalation in his trade war with Ch...
Aug 02, 2019
