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U.S. firm fined $2.9M for fuel spill that soiled B.C. First Nation territory
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - The company responsible for a fuel spill that contaminated the fishing territory of a First Nation on British Columbia's central coast has been fined $2.9 milli...
Jul 16, 2019
U.S. firm fined $2.9M for fuel spill that soiled B.C. First Nation territory
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - The company responsible for a fuel spill that contaminated the fishing territory of a First Nation on British Columbia's central coast has been fined $2.9 milli...
Jul 16, 2019
Kamloops ballplayers soaking up unique experience learning from Blue Jays alumni
KAMLOOPS - A group of Toronto Blue Jays alum, including 12-time MLB All-Star and Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar, is in Kamloops the next couple days.It's part of a national tour where a select number of...
Jul 16, 2019 Former Hall of Fame second baseball Roberto Alomar teaches kids how to take a ground ball at Norbrock Stadium on Tuesday (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
New head coach Nick Nurse preparing Canada for long FIBA World Cup run
TORONTO - Nick Nurse is going to prepare Canada's men's basketball team for a long haul. A group of 29 players - including 17 NBAers - were invited to Canada's training camp on Tuesday ahead of t...
Jul 16, 2019
Canada opts for blend of experience and youth for rugby sevens Pan Am teams
Some familiar faces will be missing as Canada looks to defend its Pan American Games titles in men's and women's rugby sevens. Injuries and the desire to rest some veterans and to test ...
Jul 16, 2019
Former gun panel chair Jack Major says committee was 'an afterthought' for feds
OTTAWA - A former chairman of the federal advisory panel on firearms says he found the committee to be a well-meaning but ultimately pointless exercise because members were not all...
Jul 16, 2019
Powell says financial crisis accelerated economic changes
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the 2008 financial crisis accelerated major changes in the U.S. and global economies, leading to slower growth, lower inflation an...
Jul 16, 2019
Lawyer sentenced to 5 years for scamming Barkley, others
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A lawyer convicted of swindling NBA star Charles Barkley and using the name of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to bolster an investment scam was sentenced to five years i...
Jul 16, 2019
CRIME STOPPERS: Crimes of the week — July 16, 2019
KAMLOOPS - Here are the Kamloops Crime Stoppers crimes of the week for July 9, 2019.Crime of the week #1Kamloops Crime Stoppers is asking for help in solving an attempted theft.On June 23, a man tried...
Jul 16, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops' Olynyk among 29 players invited to Canada FIBA training camp
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' own Kelly Olynyk will take part in Canada's national team training camp in August ahead of the FIBA World Cup in China. Olynyk has been a cornerstone of the national program since...
Jul 16, 2019 Kelly Olynyk is part of a 29-man roster invited to the national men's training camp in August (Image Credit: Canadian Olympic Committee)
