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One dead, four injured after crash on Highway 20 west of Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP believe alcohol may have been a factor in a crash that took a life and injured four others near Williams Lake over the weekend.According to a news release from Williams Lake...
Oct 21, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Mural in Edmonton that offered thanks to young Swedish climate activist defaced
EDMONTON - A mural of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg that recently appeared in Edmonton has been defaced. The mural features a portrait of the 16-year-old girl against a bright...
Oct 21, 2019
Companies reach $260 million deal to settle opioids lawsuit
CLEVELAND - The nation's three dominant drug distributors and a big drugmaker have reached a $260 million deal to settle a lawsuit related to the opioid crisis just as the first federal trial over the...
Oct 21, 2019
ROTHENBURGER: Thank you to those among us willing to stand and be counted
KAMLOOPS - IT'S ELECTION DAY IN CANADA and we're taking part in one of the most important things we can do as citizens.On this day, let's take a moment to thank those who are making it all possible - ...
Oct 21, 2019 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
Duchess of Sussex calls 1st year of marriage difficult
LONDON - The Duchess of Sussex says her first year of marriage to Britain's Prince Harry has been difficult because of the pressure from Britain's tabloid press. The former Meghan Markle told ITV in a...
Oct 21, 2019
Scheer won't say if Conservatives hired consultant to 'destroy' People's party
TORONTO - With election day less than 48 hours away, Andrew Scheer suddenly found himself in the hot seat Saturday as reports linked the Conservative party to a co-ordinated effort to s...
Oct 21, 2019
E-bikes pick up speed on mountain trails in Sea-to-Sky region of B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. - On a sunny September weekend in Squamish, B.C., about half a dozen tourism and rental companies say they're out of electric-assist mountain bike rentals. The rugged and varied te...
Oct 21, 2019
UN report highlights 'abhorrent' housing conditions for Indigenous people
A United Nations report is highlighting the role "abhorrent" housing conditions play in the poverty and exploitation that Indigenous people face in Canada and around the world. The report, presen...
Oct 21, 2019
QB Cody Fajardo helps Saskatchewan Roughriders top B.C. Lions 27-19
VANCOUVER - The Saskatchewan Roughriders got back in the win column Friday night, but quarterback Cody Fajardo still wasn't happy after the game. "I'm a little frustrated right now because I don't thi...
Oct 20, 2019
Neal keeps scoring as Oilers top Red Wings 2-1; Edmonton back in first in NHL
EDMONTON - James Neal may be leading the NHL in scoring, but it's Ethan Bear that impressed Edmonton Oilers coach Dave Tippett on Friday night. Neal and Bear both scored as the Oilers moved back ...
Oct 20, 2019
