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Celebrities take the court in Toronto during TIFF to raise funds, cancer awareness September 11, 2025 - 11:03 AM

TORONTO — Basketball has always been part of the Kabongo family. Unfortunately, so has cancer in recent years.
'SNL' wins big for season 50 at the Creative Arts Emmys. Obama, Kimmel and Lamar also take trophies September 07, 2025 - 10:10 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Barack Obama won his third career Emmy and Kendrick Lamar won his second, while the 50th season of “Saturday Night Live” was the biggest winner with 11 on the second night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
Sydney Sweeney lands a knockout at TIFF with ‘Christy,’ stoking Oscar buzz September 06, 2025 - 12:53 PM

TORONTO (AP) — Sydney Sweeney came to the Toronto International Film Festival wanting to talk about her new film “Christy,” not her American Eagle ad campaign. After a rapturous response to the movie, she’s getting her wish.
Oscar buzz builds for Dwayne Johnson’s role as Mark Kerr in ‘The Smashing Machine’ September 01, 2025 - 7:39 PM

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Dwayne Johnson takes a serious turn as UFC fighter Mark Kerr in “The Smashing Machine,” which had its world premiere Monday at the Venice Film Festival.
Canadian Kim Clavel to fight for IBF world title in September in Montreal August 28, 2025 - 8:21 AM

Montreal boxer Kim Clavel will challenge IBF strawweight world champion Sol Cudos of Argentina on home turf Sept. 27.
Potent host England helping massive ticket sales for Women's Rugby World Cup August 19, 2025 - 5:17 AM

LONDON (AP) — As Ilona Maher accepted her breakthrough award at the ESPYs last month, she urged a theater full of fellow American sports glitterati to try and catch the upcoming Women's Rugby World Cup.
Denzel Washington and A$AP Rocky had a rap battle. One is claiming victory August 13, 2025 - 4:35 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — A$AP Rocky had no idea Denzel Washington was going to throw Nas at him.
Bristol Motor Speedway set to host Tennessee's first MLB game with record crowd August 01, 2025 - 12:51 PM

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Bristol Motor Speedway is ready to make history by hosting the first Major League Baseball game in Tennessee.
Indigenous organization condemns Trump's call to bring back Washington NFL team name July 21, 2025 - 2:40 PM

WASHINGTON — The Association on American Indian Affairs is condemning U.S President Donald Trump's call for Washington's football team to revert to its old name, saying any claim that Indigenous nations support the use of Indigenous-themed mascots is false.
Lee Corso honored at ESPYS as he begins his farewell from 'College GameDay' July 17, 2025 - 8:44 AM

The countdown to Lee Corso’s final appearance on ESPN’s “College GameDay” kicked off when the longtime analyst and former coach was honored at the ESPYS on Wednesday night.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

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