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Habitat Kamloops to raffle off Rust Valley Restorers Camaro
KAMLOOPS - Habitat for Humanity Kamloops is teaming up with a hit TV show for its newest fundraiser.The charity is raffling off a restored 1968 Chevy Camaro SS convertible, valued at $68,000. The clas...
Jul 11, 2019 Image Credit: Habitat Kamloops
Military facing challenges as court-martial system remains in limbo
OTTAWA - Canadian military police and prosecutors are being forced to adapt as they wait for the Supreme Court to rule on whether the military-justice system is constitutional. That includes having to...
Jul 11, 2019
Raptors officially sign forward Stanley Johnson, guard Terence Davis
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have officially signed forward Stanley Johnson and guard Terence Davis. The team did not release terms of the contracts. The Athletic last week reported Johnson's contrac...
Jul 11, 2019
IndyCar rookies Rosenqvist, Ferrucci looking to repeat past success in Toronto
TORONTO - IndyCar rookie Santino Ferrucci will be looking to repeat the success he found eight years ago when he raced on the Honda Indy Toronto track for the first time. He'll have to follow the rule...
Jul 11, 2019
Purl jam: Finland hosts heavy metal knitting championship
JOENSUU, Finland - Armed with needles and a yarn of wool, a dozen knitting aficionados have danced to deafening heavy metal music while knitting during an unusual competition in Finland. The goal of t...
Jul 11, 2019
Kamloops swimmer McRae to take on the open waters again
KAMLOOPS - Ryley McRae continues to add to his already impressive swimming resume. The Kamloops native and member of both the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack and Kamloops Classics swim teams is pr...
Jul 11, 2019 Kamloops Classics swimmer Ryley McRae is competing in an international open water event July 20-21 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Teuns wins Tour de France Stage 6, Ciccone takes race lead
CHAMPAGNEY, France - Two Tour de France rookies stole the show on the first mountain stage, with Dylan Teuns of Belgium winning Stage 6 and Giulio Ciccone of Italy taking the overall race lead on Thur...
Jul 11, 2019
Big, old B.C. trees produce mutations over time that could improve success: UBC
VICTORIA - Researchers collected DNA from the tops of some of Canada's tallest trees to search for mutations that could provide evidence of how the ancient forest giants evolve to survi...
Jul 11, 2019
Big, old B.C. trees produce mutations over time that could improve success: UBC
VICTORIA - Researchers collected DNA from the tops of some of Canada's tallest trees to search for mutations that could provide evidence of how the ancient forest giants evolve to survi...
Jul 11, 2019
Amazon, seeking more skilled workers, will do the training
NEW YORK - Amazon, needing a more tech-savvy workforce, is offering to pay to retrain its employees and help them switch to more technical jobs at Amazon or elsewhere. The online shopping giant said T...
Jul 11, 2019
