Author Archives:
Search on for Ontario judge to succeed Justice Rosalie Abella on Supreme Court
OTTAWA - The hunt is on for a new judge to sit on Canada's highest court, in preparation for the mandatory retirement of Justice Rosalie Abella. Abella, the longest-serving Supreme Court justice, will...
Feb 19, 2021
Representation on world stage not guaranteed for Hearts winner this year
One of the main carrots for the winning team at the Canadian women's curling championship is not guaranteed this year. Normally the Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion represents Canada on the worl...
Feb 19, 2021
Alaska woman using outhouse attacked by bear, from below
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An Alaska woman had the scare of a lifetime when using an outhouse in the backcountry and she was attacked by a bear, from below. "I got out there and sat down on the toilet and im...
Feb 19, 2021
PETERS: What did Sukh Gill do wrong at the TNRD? Nothing and everything
BRILLIANT, LONG-TERM INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING by Jessica Wallace and Kamloops This Week has revealed the extent to which Sukh Gill was raiding the public purse while CAO of the Thompson-Nicola Regional...
Feb 19, 2021
Pfizer to ask Health Canada to adjust rules to say vaccine safe in regular freezers
OTTAWA - Pfizer and BioNTech say their COVID-19 vaccine can now safely be stored in regular freezers for up to two weeks, potentially easing some of the difficulty getting the vaccine distributed outs...
Feb 19, 2021
Raptors rookie Flynn first player this season to play in G League and NBA in same day
Not long after playing 33 minutes in the Raptors 905 victory over Salt Lake City on Thursday in Florida, Malachi Flynn was the only passenger on a private luxury jet headed to Milwaukee. The Toronto R...
Feb 19, 2021
Ex-Saudi spy urges Canadian court to free up assets; says he's victim of death plot
TORONTO - A former top intelligence agent who alleges Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler sent a hit squad to Canada to kill him urged a court on Friday to free up his assets, saying the judge who froze the...
Feb 19, 2021
Extra weeks to be added to COVID-19 benefits for workers, parents, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is adding 12 weeks of eligibility to two key benefits for unemployed workers and parents at home with children. The extra life for th...
Feb 19, 2021
Shopping cart full of merchandise stolen from, returned to Dufferin store
KAMLOOPS - A business in the Dufferin area has its merchandise back after a shopping cart full was stolen early Friday morning (Feb. 19).According to Cst. Crystal Evelyn, RCMP received alarms for the ...
Feb 19, 2021
Single COVID-19 vaccine dose reduces risk of virus by 80 per cent: B.C. health agency
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control says new preliminary data shows that a single dose of a COVID-19 vaccine reduces the risk of the virus by 80 per cent within two to three we...
Feb 19, 2021
