Author Archives:
Blue Jays beat Red Sox after a walk-off home run in first game of doubleheader
TORONTO - A patient Blue Jays lineup found a way to outlast a solid pitching performance from Canadian Nick Pivetta in the opening game of their doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. Wi...
Aug 07, 2021
Man in Williams Lake arrested after being spotted passed out on a stolen ATV
WILLIAMS LAKE - A man in Williams Lake was arrested on Aug. 4 after reportedly being spotted passed out on a stolen ATV with a loaded handgun in his waist band.Williams Lake RCMP said Dean Otis Mecham...
Aug 07, 2021
Lynyrd Skynyrd pulls out of Pro Football Hall of Fame show
CANTON, Ohio (AP) - Lynyrd Skynyrd has pulled out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame concert after guitarist Rickey Medlocke tested positive for COVID-19. The country rock band was set to co-headline th...
Aug 07, 2021
Indigenous festival back in Montreal, a year after being delayed due to COVID-19
MONTREAL - The Montreal First Peoples' Festival is back until Aug. 11 at the Place des Festivals and other locations in the city, a year after most Indigenous events such as powwows were put off due t...
Aug 07, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole announces first promise in Quebec
MONTREAL - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he wants to financially support the creation of a Quebec research and development centre on food self-sufficiency in Sainte-Hyacinthe, southeast of Mon...
Aug 07, 2021
Texas Democrats continue holdout, don’t show for new session
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Democrats still refused to return to the state Capitol on Saturday as Gov. Greg Abbott began a third attempt at passing new election laws, prolonging a monthslong standoff t...
Aug 07, 2021
'I'm pretty proud of the work we put in:' local high jumper reflects on unique Olympic experience
NANAIMO - It may have ended a little earlier than he'd hoped, but a Nanoose high jumper is relishing his fourth Olympic experience.Michael Mason cleared 2.25 metres in the qualification round, but fel...
Aug 07, 2021
Week in Review – Week of Aug. 2, 2021
Welcome to Week in Review.This week, wildfire expansion - the White Rock Lake fire fuelled by strong wind.Evacuation orders - Kamloops Emergency Operations Centre preparing for nearby fire threats.And...
Aug 07, 2021
Canadians Shapovalov, Auger-Aliassime get first-round byes at National Bank Open
TORONTO - Canada's Denis Shapovalov says he's feeling confident heading into next week's National Bank Open in Toronto. The 22-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., comes into the tournament as the No. 5...
Aug 07, 2021
Long weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes threats with glass and firearms
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 520 calls for service over the B.C. Day long weekend from midnight, Friday July 30, to 9 a.m. on Tuesday Aug. 3, 2021. Below are some highlights fro...
Aug 07, 2021
