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Ottawa axes longer deadlines for answering veterans' requests for service
OTTAWA - The federal government is backing off a plan to give bureaucrats more time to respond to veterans seeking benefits and support for their service-related injuries. The idea was floated last fa...
Apr 30, 2019
Roy Moore vs. Sacha Baron Cohen lawsuit moves to New York
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A lawsuit that former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore filed against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen will be heard in New York. A federal judge on Monday ordered the case transferred from...
Apr 30, 2019
Bomb plot suspect was kicked out of the Army
LOS ANGELES - A U.S. official says an Army veteran accused of plotting terrorist attacks in Southern California was discharged from the military for a serious offence. The official told The Associated...
Apr 30, 2019
Former Kamloops Blazer charged in connection to alleged child snatching in Kelowna
KELOWNA - A man who allegedly grabbed a baby before stripping down and jumping into Okanagan Lake over the weekend has been charged.Harold Giffen Clarkson Nyren, 30, is facing charges of assault and w...
Apr 30, 2019 Image Credit: Global Okanagan
Davie gets $7.1M contract from feds to refit 53-year-old coast guard icebreaker
OTTAWA - The federal government is awarding Davie Shipyards a contract worth more than $7.1 million to refit the Canadian Coast Guard's largest icebreaker. The refit of the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent is...
Apr 30, 2019
Omaha Beach is 4-1 early favourite for Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Omaha Beach is the 4-1 early favourite for the Kentucky Derby after drawing the No. 12 post position on Tuesday. Bob Baffert-trained Game Winner is the 5-1 second choice from the No....
Apr 30, 2019
CFJC Midday -'Empire of the Son' is the final performance of WCT season
The Pavillion Theatre plays host to Western Canada Theatre's final performance of the season with a powerful story of a father and son relationship.
Apr 30, 2019
CFJC Midday - 'Gutsy Walk' gets ready to take over Riverside Park
Organizers of The 2019 Gutsy Walk talk about the upcoming event in support of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
Apr 30, 2019
CFJC Midday - Travel Specials with Travelwise
Looking for a vacation?! Roxanna Ferguson unveils the best travel deals of the week!
Apr 30, 2019
Authorities annoyed by disaster selfie-seekers in flooded Montreal areas
Montreal first responders are warning against so-called disaster tourism after noting a spike in selfie-seekers in neighbourhoods threatened by swollen rivers. An operations chief with the Montre...
Apr 30, 2019
