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Start of new rail trail on track thanks to rezoning in Sicamous
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The District of Sicamous has approved a rezoning that will allow development to proceed on a key section of the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail, although it could be some time befor...
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"Brave is unbeatable" is the theme for Canada's Olympic team in Paris
TORONTO - Brave is unbeatable is the theme for Canada's Olympic team competing in Paris this summer. The Canadian Olympic Committee and broadcast rightsholder CBC unveiled the marketing campaign today...
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Jury selection could be nearing a close in Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York
NEW YORK (AP) - A third panel of potential jurors will be questioned Friday in Donald Trump's hush money case, drawing jury selection a step closer to completion in the first criminal trial of a forme...
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COLLINS: 'Fairness' is not a word I would use to describe the federal budget
THE DAY AFTER the 'Fairness' budget was presented Tuesday (Apr. 16), Prime Minister Trudeau talked about how his budget was going to give priority to the millennials and Gen-Xers who are up against th...
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Olympic sports bodies criticize track and field's move to pay $50,000 for Paris gold medalists
GENEVA (AP) - Olympic sports bodies criticized World Athletics on Friday for promising to pay $50,000 for each track and field gold medal won at the Paris Olympics. Last week's move by the track body ...
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How to watch and what to expect in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs
The chase for the Stanley Cup is back underway, with the NHL's top 16 teams left to duke it out through four gruelling rounds. It's also arguably the most wide open the post-season has been in years, ...
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Israel gave US last-minute warning about drone attack on Iran, Italian foreign minister says at G7
CAPRI, Italy (AP) - The United States told the Group of Seven foreign ministers on Friday that it received "last minute" information from Israel about a drone action in Iran, Italy's foreign minister ...
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In the news today: New attempt to save stranded orca
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Rescue team gears up for new attempt to save orca A large seine fishing vessel ...
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2 suspects detained in Poland after last month's attack on a Navalny ally in Lithuania
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Two people have been detained in Poland on suspicion of attacking Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov, an ally of the late activist Alexei Navalny, the Lithuanian presi...
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Bigger boats, more nets, people arrive in Zeballos, B.C., for new orca rescue attempt
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold a nearly 700-kilogram killer whale calf has arrived in Zeballos, B.C., to participate in the latest attempt...
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ROTHENBURGER: City caught flat-footed with sale of The Loop drop-in property
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