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Rourke looking ahead to CFL draft after being bypassed in NFL selection process
The 2020 NFL draft is over but won't be easily forgotten by Canadian Nathan Rourke. The six-foot-two, 209-pound Ohio University quarterback was bypassed in the draft then...
Apr 28, 2020
Evacuation alert issued for properties near 100 Mile House
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Five rural properties along Bridge Creek in the Houseman Road area of the Cariboo, have been placed under an evacuation alert. The affected area is approximately 15 kilometres no...
Apr 28, 2020 Image Credit: File
Canadian UFC bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras returns to action in May
TORONTO - Canadian bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras, who had been slated to fight on the postponed UFC 249 card, is returning to action May 13. The 31-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., who trains out ...
Apr 28, 2020
West Fraser Timber withdraws 2020 production outlook due to COVID-19
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it is withdrawing its production outlook for the year due to the uncertain impact of measures to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Vancouver-based fores...
Apr 28, 2020
Second Interior Health resident dies of COVID-19; new B.C. positive cases largely linked to poultry plant outbreaks
VICTORIA - A second resident of Interior Health has died due to COVID-19.Officials with Interior Health said the man, who was in his 70's, died April 27th. He had been admitted to hospital in early Ap...
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Machete-wielding Kamloops theft suspect arrested with help from local vigilantes
KAMLOOPS - A theft suspect was arrested in Kamloops Tuesday (Apr. 28) after the victim of the theft spotted him downtown.According to a news release from Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie, ...
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Streaming films eligible for Oscars, but for 1 year only
LOS ANGELES - Movies that debuted on a streaming service without a theatrical run will be eligible for the Oscars, but only this year. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Tuesday annou...
Apr 28, 2020
B.C. wants to learn from New Zealand, other provinces before opening schools
VICTORIA - British Columbia's education minister says he wants to learn from other provinces and countries like New Zealand before starting to reopen schools. Rob Fleming says a nu...
Apr 28, 2020
B.C. wants to learn from New Zealand, other provinces before opening schools
VICTORIA - British Columbia's education minister says he wants to learn from other provinces and countries like New Zealand before starting to reopen schools.Rob Fleming says a number of scenarios are...
Apr 28, 2020 Image Credit: Global BC
NRFL says it plans new pro rugby league, with big-spending plans to make it grow
While other sports leagues wonder how to stay afloat or resume play during the global pandemic, the National Rugby Football League says it continues to plan its launch. There are more questi...
Apr 28, 2020
