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Veterans, sports groups enthusiastic about plan to replace Memorial Arena, Kamloops Curling Club
KAMLOOPS - Veterans groups and a number of local sporting communities in Kamloops are voicing support for an ambitious redevelopment that includes the demolition of Memorial Arena and the Kamloops Cur...
Pattison Media Jan 23, 2026 The interior of the Kamloops Curling Club on Victoria Street downtown. (Image Credit: CFJC Today File)

Canadian Football League salary cap to grow to over $6.2 million in 2026
TORONTO - The Canadian Football League's salary cap will rise to over $6.2 million in 2026. The CFL and its players' union made the announcement on Friday. Revenue for the league reached $10 million m...
The Canadian Press Jan 23, 2026

Black is Back: Nova Scotia skip Christina Black aims for Scotties success
MISSISSAUGA - A large banner by the Paramount Fine Foods Centre entrance includes action shots of the headliners you'd expect at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Four-time national women's champion ...
The Canadian Press Jan 23, 2026

Canadian lightweight Lance Gibson Jr. to fight on March UFC card in Seattle
Canadian Lance (Fearless) Gibson Jr., who lost his UFC debut in December after accepting the bout on less than a week's notice, is getting another shot. The 30-year-old lightweight from Port Moody, B....
The Canadian Press Jan 23, 2026

Too cold to ski: Bone-chilling cold warnings sweep the country
WINNIPEG - A baleful front of face-freezing Arctic air delivered a winter wallop across Canada's midsection Friday, making it too cold to ski in parts of Manitoba and sending agencies rallying to keep...
The Canadian Press Jan 23, 2026

New curling and racquet sports facility to replace Memorial Arena, Kamloops Curling Club
KAMLOOPS - The next phase of the ambitious Build Kamloops initiative involves a significant amount of demolition along Victoria Street downtown. The City of Kamloops has announced plans to tear down M...
Pattison Media Jan 23, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today File)

Canada's Reece Howden earns silver at ski cross World Cup in Switzerland
VEYSONNAZ - Canada's Reece Howden earned second at a men's ski cross World Cup on Friday. He finished behind France's Youri Duplessis-Kergomard in the final and ahead of Switzerland's Tobias Baur. Swe...
The Canadian Press Jan 23, 2026

CF Montreal acquires Argentine defender Tomas Avilés on loan from Inter Miami
MONTREAL - CF Montreal acquired Argentine defender Tomas Avils on loan from Inter Miami CF through the 2026 season on Friday. The Major League Soccer team will hold an option to acquire the player fol...
The Canadian Press Jan 23, 2026

Gold medal cyclist, former diver named to Canada's Olympic bobsled team
CALGARY - Kelsey Mitchell joins a select group of Canadian athletes who are Olympians in both summer and winter Olympic Games. The gold medallist in track cycling was named to Canada's bobsled team Fr...
The Canadian Press Jan 23, 2026

'Odd and weird': Marner reflects on first game in Toronto since leaving Maple Leafs
TORONTO - Mitch Marner stepped on the ice for warm-ups and heard some boos during an initial lap around a rink he knows well. The Vegas Golden Knights winger experienced more jeers on his first shift....
The Canadian Press Jan 23, 2026

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