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Quarterback Zach Collaros injured in Riders season opener in Hamilton
HAMILTON - Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Zach Collaros was injured in the first quarter of the CFL season opener Thursday night versus the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. A scrambling Collaros left the ga...
Jun 13, 2019
Neymar undergoes questioning by police, denies rape claim
SAO PAULO - Brazilian soccer star Neymar spent about five hours at a police station Thursday to undergo questioning about rape allegations against him. Prosecutor Flavia Merlini told journalists that ...
Jun 13, 2019
Emails show author Sparks objecting to pro-gay 'agenda'
NEW YORK - Emails filed in an ongoing lawsuit show novelist Nicholas Sparks chastised a former headmaster at the private Christian school in North Carolina he runs for promoting a pro-gay "agenda." Sp...
Jun 13, 2019
Offer made to pay for Remembrance Day in Victoria ahead of council debate
VICTORIA - A retail chain has stepped forward with an offer to cover the costs of Remembrance Day in Victoria, hours before city council was scheduled to debate funding for the annual ceremony. I...
Jun 13, 2019
Offer made to pay for Remembrance Day in Victoria ahead of council debate
VICTORIA - A retail chain has stepped forward with an offer to cover the costs of Remembrance Day in Victoria, hours before city council was scheduled to debate funding for the annual ceremony. I...
Jun 13, 2019
Bear complaints on the rise
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says calls about human-bear conflicts in the province this spring are far higher than normal.Deputy chief Chris Doyle said there was 3,826 calls for black bears i...
Jun 13, 2019
Okanagan College cheers new funding
Okanagan College is pouring a pint of gratitude after a ground-breaking announcement from the federal government revealing $1.75 million in new funding for the college.The federal funding boost will b...
Jun 13, 2019
Alaska governor calls special session for Wasilla
JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska lawmakers ended their special session Thursday already anticipating another, leaving unsettled a state infrastructure budget and the size of dividend check to pay residents thi...
Jun 13, 2019
Ex-slugger David Ortiz had counted on fans to protect him
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Beloved in his hometown, David Ortz travelled the dangerous streets of Santo Domingo with little or no security, trusting in his fans to protect him. Big Papi's gua...
Jun 13, 2019
17 temperature records Wednesday as southern B.C. sweltered in pre-summer heat
VANCOUVER - Temperature records tumbled across much of British Columbia's south coast Wednesday as Environment Canada says a strong ridge of high pressure kept clouds away. The weather office rep...
Jun 13, 2019

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