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Canada's Para star Mark Arendz races to fourth world championship title of the week January 28, 2023 - 12:19 PM

ÖSTERSUND, Sweden - Canadian Paralympic star Mark Arendz captured his third consecutive world championship title in the men's standing skate-ski race, highlighting a three-medal day for Canada on Saturday.
LeBron tired? The Raptors aren't buying it; prepared for James to be at his best April 30, 2018 - 1:17 PM

TORONTO - Moments after almost single-handedly hauling the Cleveland Cavaliers to a narrow Game 7 win over Indiana on Sunday, LeBron James told reporters through droopy eyelids that he was tired and wanted to go home.
Investigation: Drug enhanced Wiggins performance in Tour win March 04, 2018 - 5:02 PM

LONDON - Bradley Wiggins used a banned powerful corticosteroid to enhance his performance while preparing to win the Tour de France in 2012, a British parliamentary committee said in a doping investigation report that accuses Team Sky of crossing an "ethical line" after preaching zero tolerance.
Canadian players figure in first and second rounds of MLS SuperDraft January 13, 2017 - 3:53 PM

LOS ANGELES - Canadians Kwame Awuah and Brian Wright went in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft on Friday, followed by teenagers Adonijah Reid and Shamit Shome in the second round.
Brazilian soccer team's plane crashes in Colombia; 71 dead November 29, 2016 - 2:06 PM

LA UNION, Colombia - Colombian authorities searched for answers Tuesday into the crash of a chartered airliner that slammed into the Andes mountains while transporting a Brazilian soccer team whose Cinderella story had won it a spot in the finals of one of South America's most prestigious regional tournaments. All but six of the 77 people on board were killed.
RECAP: Sputtering second half offense dooms UBC Okanagan November 27, 2016 - 12:03 PM

KAMLOOPS, BC - After the heartbreaking loss on Friday night the visiting UBC Okanagan men's basketball team struggled in the second half and allowed a tie game at the break turn into a 68-53 loss at the hands of the hometown Thompson Rivers WolfPack.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of May 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjone

From frost to drought: Strong start to Okanagan asparagus season despite challenges
It’s finally asparagus season at a North Okanagan farm after cooler spring weather pushed back the predicted start date, and all hands are on deck picking the crunchy green spears. For the past few weeks, overnight sub-zero temperatur

Recreational marijuana backers try to overcome rocky history in South Dakota
Advocates of legalizing recreational marijuana in South Dakota, a mission with a rocky history, submitted thousands of signatures to election officials on Tuesday in the hopes of once again getting the issue on the conservative state's Novemb

Kelowna increased land values; now residents, businesses are getting the bills
The City of Kelowna was far ahead of the provincial government when it streamlined higher density housing in core areas almost two years ago. The city made it easier to redevelop existing properties to gain height or density without going t

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