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Kevin Gausman tabbed to start Game 1 of AL Division Series for Blue Jays
TORONTO — There was no wild-card series sweep this time around for the Toronto Blue…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs gets 4 years in prison for case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced Friday to four years and two…
A hurricane sank a Spanish fleet in 1715. This summer, salvagers found $1M in coins
A team of excavators has uncovered a load of long-lost Spanish coins buried for centuries…
Ticats head coach Milanovich still bothered by last week’s lopsided road loss
TORONTO — Time hasn’t cured what ails Scott Milanovich. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats head coach/offensive co-ordinator…
$1.2 M dog park in downtown Kelowna officially opens next week
The City of Kelowna spent $1.2 million on a dog park and it’s having a…
TRENDING NOW: Puppy helps make pasta
Making pasta at home is a wonderful way to bond with your loved ones on…
TRENDING NOW: Fishing for raccoons
Most people go fishing for, you know, fish. Not this person. This person is fishing…
TRENDING NOW: Dogs get ready for Halloween early
These two look tricky so you better get them a treat. Halloween is still a…
Healthy Garrick Higgo leads in Mississippi heading into weekend
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Garrick Higgo kept his ball in play and took advantage of…
Argos leaning toward leaving Chad Kelly on injured list for entire season
TORONTO — The odds are good that Chad Kelly won’t play a down this season…
Kamloops company that downgraded employee after mat leave to pay $22K
She came back to work to a lesser job.
Province covers $33M overage for Kamloops hospital renovations
Interior Health said the price is now locked in and won't go up again.
How does June Squibb do it at age 95? ‘I just gird my loins and go’
TORONTO (AP) — There are 70-year-olds who want to be like June Squibb when they…
Kamloops code of conduct most used, most transparent in Thompson-Okanagan
Kamloops stands out among other municipalities in the Thompson-Okanagan region.
The Nobel Prize winners will be announced next week. What to know about the prestigious awards
The winners will join the pantheon of Nobel laureates, from Albert Einstein to Mother Teresa.
Polytechnique engineers design low-cost, Japanese kirigami-inspired parachute
"So you probably made snowflakes with your kids around Christmas — you fold paper, you cut it, and when you unfold it, you get this pattern."
Why many young adults turn on TV or movie subtitles, according to a new poll
"When he’s cooking or banging around in the kitchen, that way I don’t have to blare the TV."
Giant Northern California corn maze lets visitors enjoy getting lost
“It is confusing. It’s exciting, and in a world of GPS and constant signage, you always know where you are, where you’re going."
How to shop secondhand clothing sustainably and look cool doing it
“One of our big priorities is making secondhand just as good as shopping in the primary market."
A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say
We will fail on food security. We’ll fail on so many pathways.”
‘A boy scout’: Canadian icon marking golden anniversary stands up to Trump
"When tariffs were being threatened and annexation was being threatened on us by Trump, (my publisher) said, 'You've got to do something similar.’”
Livestock landscaping: Vermont ski areas employ goats and sheep to clear the slopes
“This year has proven that it can be done and be done successfully.”
Iowa school district sues firm that vetted superintendent as authorities detail his criminal history
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Federal authorities on Friday said the superintendent of Iowa’s largest…
California resident gets over 8 years in prison for attempt to assassinate Justice Kavanaugh
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A California resident who attempted to assassinate U.S. Supreme Court Justice…