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Seahawks die-hards gather for viewing party
They call themselves the Okanagan's most die-hard Seattle Seahawks fans, the valley's version of the 12th man.The Okanagan Sea Hawkers are the official Okanagan chapter for the NFL team's booster club...
Oct 11, 2022
Canada and Japan launch formal talks on intelligence-sharing pact
OTTAWA - Canada and Japan have launched talks aimed at sharing military intelligence Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly met today with her Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi in Tokyo. The two ad...
Oct 11, 2022
Raptors coach says Scottie Barnes is playing 'catch-up' after minor ankle injury
TORONTO - Scottie Barnes, last season's NBA rookie of the year, has been slowed by an ankle issue that has affected his conditioning, according to Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse. "Listen, Scottie is...
Oct 11, 2022
Blue Jays GM Atkins says emotions "were difficult" after stunning Game 2 loss
TORONTO - Just a few days after an epic Game 2 collapse knocked his team out of the playoffs, Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said the emotions from the loss "were difficult" for everyone involv...
Oct 11, 2022
Toronto Raptors hope technology off the court leads to success on it
TORONTO - Back in the day, a basketball player might sneak into a gym to work on his shot late at night. Now a Toronto Raptor can do it and have a machine verbally and visually track his shot. And the...
Oct 11, 2022
Victoria man found dead in Spain, more than two months after going missing: police
VICTORIA - A Victoria man who disappeared in Spain in July has been found dead in that country. A statement from Victoria police says 67-year-old Scott Graham was last seen in Madrid. The statement sa...
Oct 11, 2022
Vancouver Canucks Brock Boeser returns from hand injury ahead of season opener
VANCOUVER - Brock Boeser will start the season with the Vancouver Canucks after all. The 25-year-old right-winger returned to full practice with his teammates Tuesday, just over two weeks after the Ca...
Oct 11, 2022
Brett Favre says he's 'unjustly smeared' in welfare case
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he is being treated unfairly in news coverage of a Mississippi welfare scandal, including about payments he received to help fund a pet p...
Oct 11, 2022
Brett Favre says he's 'unjustly smeared' in welfare case
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he is being treated unfairly in news coverage of a Mississippi welfare scandal, including about payments he received to help fund a pet p...
Oct 11, 2022
Close to two dozen former BCHL'ers on NHL rosters
Regular season rosters have been finalized across the NHL, and this year, there are 23 former BCHL players that have made the opening nights rosters.The list includes veteran players like Jamie Benn a...
Oct 11, 2022
