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Swimmer on 'worldwind' tour
Kelowna swimmer Josh Zakala will get a chance to see the world while swimming for Canada at a pair of international swim meets over the next few months. Zakala,...
Draisaitl impresses in debut
Leon Draisaitl came as advertised. The German born centre, acquired by the Kelowna Rockets in a multi-player deal with the Prince Albert Raiders, stole the show...
Rough start at midget tourney
Both the defending champion Okanagan Rockets and host Kelowna Fripp Warehousing Jr Rockets had tough starts on day one of the 36th Daily Courier Kelowna Major...
Luongo could still be a Canuck
Roberto Luongo says he might still be a member of the Vancouver Canucks if he had started last season's Heritage Classic. The veteran goalie made the...
Midget tourney off to slow start
The annual Kelowna International Elite Midget Hockey tournament will officially begin a little later than scheduled. The opening game of the 36th annual...
Baseball Hall of Fame inducts four
Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz, a trio of star pitchers who dominated in an era of offence, were elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on...
Hamilton goes out with gold
Kelowna Rockets President/GM, Bruce Hamilton, is going out on top. Hamilton, part of the management team that put together Canada's gold medal winning...
Canada strikes jr hockey gold
Canada's gold-medal drought at the world junior championship is over, but the final step wasn't easy. After building a four-goal lead, Canada held on...
Oilers pave way for WHL deal
Is German hockey star Leon Draisaitl coming to Kelowna? That's the belief of many hockey experts including TSN analyst, Bob McKenzie after Draisaitl was...
Canucks beat Red Wings 4-1
Ryan Miller made 29 saves Saturday as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-1. Alexander Edler, with his first in 23 games, and Radim Vrbata...
Kings over Canucks 3-2
Justin Williams and Jarret Stoll scored goals 53 seconds apart late in the third period Thursday as the Los Angeles Kings roared back to beat the Vancouver...
Chartier inks deal with Sharks
Rourke Chartier will likely pick up the tab the next time he and his teammates go out for dinner. The 18-year-old Kelowna Rockets forward ended 2014 signing a...
Whitecaps nab Uruguayan striker
The Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced Thursday that the club has acquired Uruguayan striker Octavio Rivero from Chile's Primera Division side O'Higgins...
Murder trial set for football star
The murder trial of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez is expected to take six to 10 weeks, prosecutors said Monday. Hernandez was in Bristol...
Michael Phelps pleads guilty
Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps has pleaded guilty to drunken driving in Baltimore almost three months after he was arrested. Phelps entered his plea...
Merkley gets prospects nod
Kelowna Rockets forward Nick Merkley got an early Christmas present. As expected, Merkley, 17, was named Wednesday to participate in next month's Top...
Kobe passes MJ on scoring list
The Los Angeles Lakers' star Kobe Bryant passed Michael Jordan for third on the NBA's career scoring list Sunday night. Bryant entered the game against...
Gold at Children's Games
Kelowna won two gold medals at the International Children’s Games (ICG) in Lake Macquarie, Australia and with one day of competition remaining, there is...
Canada's draw at World Cup
Anxiety filled the room as members of the Canadian women's soccer team gathered to watch the World Cup draw on TV. All that unease was washed away as soon...
Stroke sends Howe back to ICU
Hockey Hall of Famer Gordie Howe has suffered his third stroke since late October and was hospitalized early this week, his daughter said Tuesday. Cathy Purnell...