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Charles Grodin, 'Midnight Run,' 'Heartbreak Kid,' star, dies
Charles Grodin, the offbeat actor and writer who scored as a newlywed cad in "The Heartbreak Kid" and the father in the "Beethoven" comedies, has died. He was 86. Grodin's son Nicholas said his father...
May 18, 2021

Raptors Uprising GC looks to go one better in 2021, targeting NBA 2K League title
TORONTO - After running the table in the NBA 2K League regular season last year, the playoffs ended prematurely for Raptors Uprising GC in a semifinal loss to eventual champion Wizards District Gaming...
May 18, 2021

Juror removed from Durst's murder trial for reading news
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - A juror was removed Tuesday from the murder trial of multimillionaire Robert Durst because she violated the court's order not to read about the case. Judge Mark Windham said h...
May 18, 2021

Ceasefire needed in Israeli-Palestinian conflict to avoid loss of more civilians: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is calling for a ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to stop the violence that has been escalating in the region. He says the violence need...
May 18, 2021

Information watchdog investigates handling of archival spy files amid chronic delays
OTTAWA - The federal information watchdog is conducting a systemic investigation of the "ongoing failure" of the national archives to provide timely responses to requests from the public for historica...
May 18, 2021

Kamloops RCMP seek tips after seriously injured man found in downtown alleyway
KAMLOOPS - A man with serious injuries was found in an alleyway on the 200-block between Seymour and Victoria Street early Tuesday (May 18) morning.The man was taken to the hospital and it's unknown h...
May 18, 2021

RCMP operations continue at logging blockade on southern Vancouver Island
PORT RENFREW, B.C. - An RCMP spokesman says there will be "police action" today as Mounties enforce a court injunction against an anti-logging blockade on southern Vancouver Island. The RCMP announced...
May 18, 2021

RCMP operations continue at logging blockade on southern Vancouver Island
PORT RENFREW, B.C. - An RCMP spokesman says there will be "police action" today as Mounties enforce a court injunction against an anti-logging blockade on southern Vancouver Island. The RCMP announced...
May 18, 2021

MAPS: Thefts from motor vehicles — Week of May 10, 2021
KAMLOOPS - The latest look at auto thefts in Kamloops shows another increase - and a concentration of activity in the Lower Mainland.According to Kamloops RCMP, there were 36 break-ins from May 10 to ...
May 18, 2021

Canada will need 75% vaccination before U.S. border reopens, Trudeau suggests
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is suggesting that three-quarters of Canadians will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before the Canada-U.S. border can be reopened. Trudeau acknowledge...
May 18, 2021

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