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Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Simone Biles win top honors at ESPYS
LOS ANGELES (AP) - NBA Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles won as best male and female athletes at the ESPYS on Wednesday night. Hamilton's Gilgeous-Alexander ...
Jul 16, 2025
Canada's Shapovalov advances to Mifel Tennis Open quarters with straight sets win
LOS CABOS - Canada's Denis Shapovalov cruised past American Govind Nanda 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday in second-round action at the Mifel Tennis Open. Shapovalov had four aces to three double faults in the m...
Jul 16, 2025
Tai Baribo, rookie Olwethu Makhanya lead Union to 2-1 victory over Montreal
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) - Tai Baribo scored his 14th goal and rookie defender Olwethu Makhanya scored the first of his career early in the second half to lead the Philadelphia Union to a 2-1 victory over CF...
Jul 16, 2025
Hole-in-One heist
Kelowna RCMP is asking for help tracking down whoever's behind a string of late-night break-ins at local golf course pro shops.Shops at Shannon Lake, Gallagher's Canyon, and The Okanagan Golf Club hav...
Jul 16, 2025
City councillors in Nanaimo, B.C., reject plan for fence to protect municipal staff
VICTORIA - Nanaimo's council has decided not to proceed with a plan to build a fence to protect city hall staff from disorder associated with an overdose prevention site next door. City staff had prop...
Jul 16, 2025
Cyclist hospitalized after collision near downtown Vernon
A cyclist was injured in a crash just outside Vernon's downtown core Wednesday morning.Vernon North Okanagan RCMP say the collision involved a vehicle hitting a cyclist near the intersection of 30th S...
Jul 16, 2025
One person injured in crash south of Vernon
One person was taken to hospital following a collision on Highway 97 south of Vernon.Emergency Health Services says paramedics were called to the scene of the crash near Bailey Road at 12:13 p.m. Tues...
Jul 16, 2025
Justice Department fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Epstein case and daughter of ex-FBI director
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a prosecutor in the federal cases against Sean "Diddy" Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, ...
Jul 16, 2025
Kelowna to build 195 affordable rentals
The City of Kelowna is teaming up with Troika Developments to build two affordable housing projects on City-owned land in Glenmore and Rutland, creating 195 new rental units. Forty per cent of these w...
Jul 16, 2025
Pogačar crashes as Abrahamsen wins Stage 11 of Tour de France after 155-kilometer breakaway
TOULOUSE, France (AP) - Tour de France favorite Tadej Pogaar crashed near the finish while Norwegian rider Jonas Abrahamsen won the 11th stage on Wednesday. Pogaar, the three-time champion, crashed wi...
Jul 16, 2025
