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Police watchdog looking for witnesses to Merritt-area pursuit, shootout Sunday
MERRITT, B.C. - The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) is calling on witnesses to come forward as it investigates a shootout between RCMP and a stolen vehicle suspect near Merritt.On Sund...
Jun 10, 2021
PM to get short list of potential governor general candidates in a few days
OTTAWA - Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says a short list of potential candidates to become Canada's next governor general will be in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's hands in "the ...
Jun 10, 2021
RCMP investigating a double murder find another body in the same B.C. community
NARAMATA, B.C. - As Mounties investigated the double murder of two British Columbia brothers, they uncovered another death in the same community that they believe is a homicide. RCMP say in a release ...
Jun 10, 2021
New CAO hired for Regional District of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - The Regional District of Nanaimo board turned to its neighbour for its next chief administrative officer. The board announced the hiring of Doug Holmes to lead the RDN after he served the sa...
Jun 10, 2021
Auditor scolds Alberta over mine cleanup fund, how province handles polluted sites
EDMONTON - Alberta's auditor general is criticizing the government for failing to fix problems pointed out six years ago in a program that's supposed to guarantee coal and oilsands mines clean up afte...
Jun 10, 2021
Tahltan Nation, B.C. government sign agreement for shared decision-making
VICTORIA - A new agreement between the Tahltan Nation and the British Columbia government will help ensure sensitive areas aren't open to development, while providing greater certainty for everyone, s...
Jun 10, 2021
Experts say removing alleged London attacker's social media profile was right move
People who study online hate say Facebook was right to remove the profile of a man accused of killing four members of an Ontario Muslim family, but they say social media companies need to do more to s...
Jun 10, 2021
Alberta finance minister defends $1.3B loss on Keystone XL as 'calculated decision'
EDMONTON - Alberta's finance minister says the province's $1.3-billion investment of taxpayers money in the now-defunct Keystone XL pipeline project was a prudent gamble given the potential payoff in ...
Jun 10, 2021
More reconciliation needed to right wrongs of the past: Nathan Matthew
KAMLOOPS - The recent discovery of 215 unmarked graves on Tk'emlups te Secwepemc has opened up wounds for residential school survivors and others impacted. "It just brings back the realization that th...
Jun 10, 2021
Suspect arrested after reported gunpoint kidnapping near 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - One man has been arrested after an alleged gunpoint kidnapping in 100 Mile House Wednesday (June 9).Just before 6:00 a.m., RCMP were alerted to a kidnapping with a firearm from ...
Jun 10, 2021
