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Toronto Raptors sign guard Jeff Dowtin Jr. to two-way contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Jeff Dowtin Jr. to a two-way contract. The six-foot-three, 185-pound Dowtin joined the Raptors for this year's NBA Summer League, where he averaged 16 p...
Jul 19, 2022
Co-owner Grant not messing with Bulldog Hanover's winning formula
Brad Grant isn't one to mess with a winning formula. Neither he nor co-owner/trainer Jack Darling have been present for many of Bulldog Hanover's harness wins. Afraid to jinx the heralded colt, Grant ...
Jul 19, 2022
Contract still unsettled for skate park project
Meadow Lake has not approved a new contractor for the skate park project.City council held a special meeting Monday evening to discuss bids from two companies for the project's tender. Ultimately, the...
Jul 19, 2022
Crown calls final witness in trial for Dutch man accused of extorting B.C. teen
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Crown prosecutors have called their last witness in the British Columbia Supreme Court trial for the Dutch man accused of extorting Port Coquitlam teenager Amanda Todd before s...
Jul 19, 2022
Council asks Mustard Seed to consider different location for shelter
City council was not opposed to Calgary-based The Mustard Seed operating a shelter for homeless people, they just don't want it on Central Avenue. Bill Nixon of The Mustard Seed told council on Monday...
Jul 19, 2022
Trudeau launches expanded oceans protection plan, with aim to reach more regions
BOWEN ISLAND, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced new details about the federal government's $3.5-billion plan to protect the oceans and boost coast guard facilities on the world's long...
Jul 19, 2022
Mustangs add B.C. defenceman for next season
The Melfort Mustangs are adding a new defenceman for the upcoming season.Adam Bourgeois is coming over from British Columbia where he split the last season in the province's U18 AAA ranks between the ...
Jul 19, 2022
Ex-Mountie sticks by story denying responding to 2013 domestic attack by mass killer
HALIFAX - A former Mountie is standing by his account that challenges testimony the RCMP failed to respond to a domestic violence call in 2013 involving the Nova Scotia mass shooter. Troy Maxwell, a r...
Jul 19, 2022
Edam Blue Sox take provincial championship in Moose Jaw
It was a home run weekend for the Edam Blue Sox 15U team who capped their season with a provincial championship.The team won their AA Tier 3 provincial tournament in Moose Jaw, serving as the cherry o...
Jul 19, 2022
Research survey finds Canadian lakes in increasingly hot water over climate change.
Canadian lakes are in hot water over climate change, a new research survey has concluded. "Canadian lakes are warming twice as fast as the rest of the lakes globally," said York University biologist S...
Jul 19, 2022