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Quickley's season-high 34 points help Raptors top Jazz 118-109 for third-straight win
TORONTO - Immanuel Quickley scored a season-high 34 points to lead the Toronto Raptors in a wire-to-wire win over the Utah Jazz 118-109 on Friday. Quickley added five rebounds and five assists to help...
Mar 7, 2025

Nikolaj Ehlers, Kyle Connor score as the Jets pull away for a 6-1 win at the Devils
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Nikolaj Ehlers scored for the third consecutive game and had two assists, Kyle Connor added his 33rd goal of the season, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the New Jersey Devils 6-1 on Fri...
Mar 7, 2025

Prestigious award given to North Okanagan, Shuswap residents
Almost two dozen people from the surrounding area, including a handful from Vernon, were presented very prestigious awards Friday.At a special ceremony held in Enderby on March 7, Mel Arnold, MP for N...
Mar 7, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Remains found in Manitoba landfill confirmed to be Morgan Harris
WINNIPEG - RCMP say remains found in a Winnipeg-area landfill have been confirmed to belong to Morgan Harris, who died at the hands of a serial killer in 2022. More coming. The Canadian Press
Mar 7, 2025

Man arrested for threatening staff with knife
A man was arrested and remains in custody after a weapon and threat complaint in downtown Vernon Thursday.Police said it happened around 8:20 pm at a public facility in the 3300-block of 37th Ave in V...
Mar 7, 2025

Kimberley Bos of the Netherlands wins women's skeleton world championship at Lake Placid
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - For Kimberley Bos of the Netherlands, the collection of the biggest skeleton medals is complete. Bronze at the Beijing Olympics in 2022, silver at the world championships two ...
Mar 7, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Two new travel-related measles cases in B.C. as exposure areas increase
Health officials in British Columbia say two new travel-related cases of measles have been confirmed in the Lower Mainland, bringing the recent tally to four. Fraser Health says both infected people t...
Mar 7, 2025

Raiders acquire quarterback Geno Smith from Seahawks for a 3rd-round pick, AP source says
Geno Smith is heading to the Las Vegas Raiders, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press on Friday. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because the teams haven't annou...
Mar 7, 2025

Mystery solved? A submerged car from the 1950s may belong to a missing Oregon family
After two days of dredging, a crane on Friday pulled a Ford station wagon from the Columbia River that officials believe belonged to an Oregon family who disappeared while on a trip 66 years ago to co...
Mar 7, 2025

Dunston and Gushue win qualifying games to reach Page playoff 1-2 game at Brier
KELOWNA, B.C. - Top-ranked Matt Dunstone of Manitoba and defending champion Brad Gushue won qualifying matches Friday at the Montana's Brier to advance to the Page playoff 1-2 game. Dunstone defeated ...
Mar 7, 2025

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