KAMLOOPS - It's a not-so-secret mission to bring holiday cheer to lonely seniors. The Kamloops Centre for Seniors Information has kicked off its annual Christmas campaign, known as Operation: Secret Santa. Each year, the Centre for Seniors Information delivers more than 500 gift bags to seniors in the community who may...

MERRITT, B.C. - "Having met with BC Housing on Friday, they have confirmed they have signed a lease with the Knight's Inn. That lease will start, I believe, September 1, but they are not anticipating being open until the end of October," said Merritt's CAO Cynthia White during a regular council meeting held o...

DALLAS - Logan Stankoven is picking up where he left off last season. The 21-year-old forward from Kamloops is a staple in the Dallas Stars' lineup and producing at a steady clip offensively. With 14 points in 17 games heading into a game against the visiting San Jose Sharks on Wednesday (Nov. 20), Stankoven has earned...

VICTORIA - Kamloops MLAs Peter Milobar and Ward Stamer have been handed significant roles in B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad's shadow cabinet.Rustad named his critics for the upcoming legislative session Wednesday (Nov. 20), slotting Milobar in as the critic to NDP Finance Minister Brenda Bailey. Milobar previousl...

SAANICH - Mounties on Vancouver Island say they are investigating a single-vehicle crash that left "multiple" people injured. Sidney North Saanich RCMP say officers were called to a shopping plaza in Sidney at about 2:30 p.m. They say a number of people have been taken to hospital with non-life-threatening in...

TORONTO - An Emily Carr painting that sold for US$50 at an estate sale has fetched C$290,000 at a Toronto auction. Heffel Fine Art Auction House says "Masset, Q.C.I." sold for $290,000 at its fall sale Wednesday night. That's above a presale estimate of $100,000 to $200,000, and does not include auction house...

A salmon task force examining the impacts of the massive landslide that temporarily dammed British Columbia's Chilcotin River last July says there have been three "significant" slope failures since then, and the site remains unstable. A statement from the Tsilhqot'in National Government, which is part of the ...

VICTORIA - B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad has assigned jobs to 41 of his 44-member caucus, including giving a critic's position to MLA Brent Chapman, who faced calls to step down during the campaign over controversial social media remarks. Several groups called on Rustad during last month's election to remove Cha...

VICTORIA - British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad says Premier David Eby's new cabinet appears to be a taxpayer-funded loyalty program that rewards NDP caucus. Eby introduced his new cabinet this week, which includes 23 ministers, four ministers of state and 14 parliamentary secretaries. He also announced pos...

SURREY - Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say a year-long investigation has led to one of the largest drug seizures in the detachment's history and will "disrupt" the drug trade in the city. RCMP say they launched an investigation in June 2023 into a criminal group alleged to be involved in trafficking "high-po...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce on Thursday a temporary GST break for certain essential items to help ease affordability pressures. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says in a statement that the announcement is in response to his party's demands to permanently lift the goods and services tax on a ...

WASHINGTON - U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has picked a former Michigan congressman as his upcoming administration's ambassador to Canada. Trump said in a statement that Pete Hoekstra would help him "once again put America first." Hoekstra thanked Trump on social media platform X, saying he was honoured f...

SURREY - Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say a year-long investigation has led to one of the largest drug seizures in the detachment's history and will "disrupt" the drug trade in the city. RCMP say they launched an investigation in June 2023 into a criminal group alleged to be involved in trafficking "high-po...

OTTAWA - A former police officer involved in the case of an Ottawa man who died after a violent arrest says the incident still affects him eight years later. A coroner's inquest into the July 2016 death of 38-year-old Abdirahman Abdi began earlier this week, with witnesses testifying today. Abdi died after police respo...

MONTREAL - The City of Montreal is promising to speed up construction permits, raise taxes on owners of vacant lots and spend tens of millions of dollars more to help develop affordable housing as part of its 2025 budget. The $7.28 billion budget unveiled today by Mayor Valérie Plante includes a promise to incre...

MONTREAL - A new survey conducted for Quebec's language watchdog says young Quebecers are far less interested compared to older residents about being served in English in stores. In a report published this week, the watchdog says 41 per cent of customers between the ages of 18 and 34 reported feeling indifferent to bei...

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) - A volcano erupted with lava spewing from a fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland late Wednesday evening. It was its seventh eruption since December. Iceland's meteorological office that monitors seismic activity said Wednesday's eruption occurred at 11:14 p.m. creating a f...

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) - A volcano erupted with lava spewing from the crater on the Rekjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland late Wednesday evening. It was its seventh eruption since December. The Associated Press

VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) - An Australian teenager has died after drinking tainted alcohol in Vang Vieng, Laos, Australia's prime minister said Thursday, and the U.S. State Department confirmed an American also died in the same party town, bringing the death toll to four in the poisoning incident. Australian Prime Minister ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Republican Nick Begich has won Alaska's U.S. House race, defeating Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola to claim the seat once held by his grandfather. Begich was among the opponents Peltola defeated during her special and regular election wins in 2022, following the death of Republican Rep. Don Young. Yo...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Republican Nick Begich has won Alaska's U.S. House race, defeating Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola to claim the seat once held by his grandfather. Begich was among the opponents Peltola defeated during her special and regular election wins in 2022, following the death of Republican Rep. Don Young. Yo...

A Florida man was arrested Wednesday and charged in a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange this week, according to the FBI. Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, 30, of Coral Springs, Florida, was charged with attempt to use an explosive device to damage or destroy a building used in interstate commerce. The FBI began investiga...