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B.C. man takes stand at trial, denies killing daughters and attempting suicide
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver Island man testified Wednesday that he didn't kill his two daughters and denied he tried to take his own life on the day they died. Instead, Andrew Berry's&...
Aug 23, 2019
B.C. man takes stand at trial, denies killing daughters and attempting suicide
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver Island man testified Wednesday that he didn't kill his two daughters and denied he tried to take his own life on the day they died. Instead, Andrew Berry's&...
Aug 23, 2019
SOUND OFF: Ride-hailing is finally here — just not in Kamloops
THIS WEEK, THE NDP finally unveiled their vision of ride-hailing in B.C.: a piecemeal regulation strutcture that does not really give any stakeholders what they asked for. The taxi industry is furious...
Aug 23, 2019 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
Bolsonaro prepares to send army to contain Amazon fires
PORTO VELHO, Brazil - Under increasing international pressure to contain fires sweeping parts of the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday he might send the military to battle the mas...
Aug 23, 2019
CP Women's Open like a family reunion for Tanguay and other Canadian golfers
AURORA, Ont. - The CP Women's Open is more like a family reunion than an LPGA Tour event for Anne-Catherine Tanguay. Tanguay, Brooke Henderson, Alena Sharp, Brittany Marchand and Jaclyn Lee have forge...
Aug 23, 2019
President Trump offers himself as 'the chosen one'
WASHINGTON - King of Israel? The second coming? The chosen one? President Donald Trump is known to have a healthy ego. But a string of comments Wednesday went to a higher level. First, Trump thanked c...
Aug 23, 2019
Worksafe BC launches investigation after man dies while repairing transport truck in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Worksafe BC and the BC Coroners Service are investigating after a man died while repairing a transport truck in Kamloops.According to a spokesperson for Worksafe, the incident happened on A...
Aug 23, 2019 Image Credit: Prat Kitchatorn | Dreamstime.com
CHARBONNEAU: Lessons from the Little Ice Age
CLIMATE CHANGE WILL CHALLENGE our ability to survive and our world view. Business as usual will not be an option.Our survival skills are already being tested in Europe. In 2003, heat killed at least 3...
Aug 23, 2019
Ottawa said ready to pass law forcing CN to restore rusting Quebec Bridge
QUEBEC - The federal government says it is ready to pass a law forcing the Canadian National Railway to restore the historic Quebec Bridge. Three federal ministers announced today they have appointed ...
Aug 23, 2019
Military faces calls to train soldiers to identify neo-Nazis, hate-group members
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is facing calls to drop what experts say is a reactive approach to racism and hate in the ranks, and instead launch a concentrated, proactive effort campaign to...
Aug 23, 2019
