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Bradley off to fast start in bid to make FedEx Cup finale
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Keegan Bradley hasn't been to the FedEx Cup finale in four years, and he started the BMW Championship on Thursday like he was in a hurry to get back. Bradley matched a career l...
Aug 18, 2022

Wildfire on Shuswap Lake is growing
The wildfire that sparked in a remote area of the Anstey Peninsula on Shuswap Lake on Tuesday has nearly doubled in size and destroyed a cabin.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD), said the M...
Aug 18, 2022

Kalamalka Classic Paddleboard Festival set for this weekend
Update: It doesn't appear a small fire burning in Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park in the Cousens Bay area will impact this week-ends paddleboard event. The organizers have not been notified of any hold...
Aug 18, 2022

Man wakes up his wife with lottery win
Normally when a man wakes up his wife in the middle of night it is not well received, but in this case a Lake Country man has been more than forgiven. William McKay aced a Lotto Max Extra win from the...
Aug 18, 2022

Canada not counting out underdog Czechs in world juniors semifinals
EDMONTON - Nathan Gaucher has been having a pretty special summer. In early July, the 18-year-old from Chambly, Que., heard his name called 22nd overall by the Anaheim Ducks at the NHL entry draft. No...
Aug 18, 2022

Hughes: Price could miss upcoming season, news on knee injury 'discouraging'
Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes says news of Carey Price's knee is "discouraging" and that the star goaltender may not play this coming season. Speaking to reporters after the Canadiens...
Aug 18, 2022

B.C. Liberals remove MLA John Rustad after 'Celebrate CO2' tweet
VICTORIA - The Opposition B.C. Liberals have removed MLA John Rustad from the party caucus after he retweeted comments that questioned the role of carbon dioxide in climate change. Party leader Kevin ...
Aug 18, 2022

Wolf found dead by roadside, another missing after B.C. zoo escape
ALDERGROVE - The Greater Vancouver Zoo says one of the wolves that escaped their enclosure this week has been found dead on a roadside, and a second wolf is still missing. The zoo in Aldergrove, B.C.,...
Aug 18, 2022

Vatican shelves assault probe into Canadian cardinal claims
ROME (AP) - The Vatican said Thursday that a preliminary church investigation into sexual assault allegations by a Canadian woman against a top cardinal, Marc Ouellet, has determined the case doesn't ...
Aug 18, 2022

Placido Domingo's name comes up in Argentina sex sect probe
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Opera star Placido Domingo's name has appeared in an investigation of a sect-like organization in Argentina that also had U.S. offices and whose leaders have been charge...
Aug 18, 2022

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