Author Archives:
Westmount home damaged by fire
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire and Rescue crews had to deal with a house fire in Westmount last night around the supper hour. The home was located at 631 Collingwood Drive. Damage was extensive. KFR says th...
May 25, 2021
Canadian Rebecca Marino eliminated in French Open qualifying
PARIS - Canada's Rebecca Marino is out of the French Open qualifying tournament after suffering a loss in the first round. Marino, from Vancouver, lost 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 to No. 20 qualifying seed Claire L...
May 25, 2021
Weekend downpours in southeast B.C., raise flood concerns for Fairmont Hot Springs
FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS, B.C. - An evacuation alert has been issued for more than 200 homes and businesses in southeastern British Columbia as a weekend downpour and the likelihood of more rain raise the...
May 25, 2021
Canada's Bianca Andreescu advances to Strasbourg quarterfinal
STRASBOURG, France - Canada's Bianca Andreescu is heading to the quarterfinals of the Strasbourg Open.The tournament's No. 1 seed, from Mississauga, Ont., beat Belgian qualifier Maryna Zanevska 6-1, 6...
May 25, 2021
White House: Biden to meet Putin for Geneva summit
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will hold a summit with Vladimir Putin next month in Geneva, a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders that comes amid escalating tensions between the U.S. a...
May 25, 2021
Mali's coup leader dismisses president and prime minister
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Mali's former coup leader Assimi Goita fired the president and prime minister of the transitional government Tuesday but promises to still hold new elections next year. The move ca...
May 25, 2021
Freshet starting to impact Cariboo
KAMLOOPS - The Ministry of Transportation says the spring freshet is causing some flooding and damage in the Cariboo. There have been over 100 sites affected so far. As of Friday, there were 8 roads c...
May 25, 2021
More gang deaths plague long weekend
VANCOUVER - At least two more deaths on the weekend believed related to ongoing gang wars in the Lower Mainland. A man was gunned down in Coquitlam Saturday afternoon. IHIT, the Integrated Homicide In...
May 25, 2021
Attack that held U.S. pipeline hostage could happen in Canada: cyberprotection chief
OTTAWA - The sort of brazen digital attack that recently shut down a key U.S. energy pipeline could strike Canada, says the head of the federal cyberprotection agency. "The fact is, it can happen anyw...
May 25, 2021
COVID in Canada, Ex-Chadian diplomats to Canada charged: In The News for May 25.
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 25... What we are watching in Canada ... A...
May 25, 2021
