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Bombs in Afghan capital Kabul kill at least 10, wound 12
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Three bombs rattled the Afghan capital Kabul late Tuesday killing at least 10 people and plunging the city into darkness, an Afghan government spokesman said. Two bombs explo...
Jun 01, 2021
Nanaimo SPCA's virtual Lock-in for Love kicks off with large matching donation
NANAIMO - One of the SPCA's largest fundraisers has started with a big push. Leon Davis, executive director of the Nanaimo and District SPCA, said a generous gift is doubling donations given when peop...
Jun 01, 2021
Vancouver sends drug decriminalization pitch to Health Canada for federal review
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver says it has submitted its final proposal for decriminalization of simple possession of drugs to Health Canada, making it the first jurisdiction in the country to appl...
Jun 01, 2021
A direction home: Bob Dylan album returned 48 years late
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) - After nearly five decades of blowin' in the wind, a double Bob Dylan album finally has a direction home: A man living in San Francisco has mailed the vinyl back to an O...
Jun 01, 2021
Quebec open to searching residential school sites for possible graves
Quebec's Indigenous Affairs Minister says the province is open to searching the grounds of former residential schools for graves if survivors and their families are in favour. Ian Lafrenire says his o...
Jun 01, 2021
FortisBC to excavate, inspect gas line through Kenna Cartwright Park next week
KAMLOOPS - FortisBC has designated next week as a work week within Kenna Cartwright Park.According to the utility, crews will be excavating and inspecting two small sections of the Fortis natural gas ...
Jun 01, 2021
Search for unmarked graves to resume at former residential school in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - A survivor of the largest residential school in the Maritimes says the search will continue for unmarked graves at the site north of Halifax. Dorene Bernard, a Mi'kmaq elder, confirmed today...
Jun 01, 2021
Discovery of Indigenous children's remains evidence of Canada's genocide: experts
OTTAWA - The discovery of 215 children's remains in an unmarked burial site in British Columbia has revived discussion about the residential school system, which the Truth and Reconciliation Commissio...
Jun 01, 2021
Kamloops-born doctoral researcher one of 15 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholars
KAMLOOPS - Fifteen leading doctoral researchers from across Canada and around the world have been selected for the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation's leadership program as 2021 Scholars.One of the re...
Jun 01, 2021
Fatal overdoses steadily increasing in Nanaimo throughout 2021
NANAIMO - A concerning and fatal trend is developing in the Nanaimo area. New data from the BC Coroners Service showed six people lost their lives due to the toxic drug crisis in April, 2021. The numb...
Jun 01, 2021
