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US seizes North Korean ship amid tense moment in relations
WASHINGTON - The U.S. said Thursday that it has seized a North Korean cargo ship that was used to violate international sanctions, a first-of-its kind enforcement action that comes amid a tense moment...
May 11, 2019
Ex-Tory MP Del Mastro accuses Elections Canada of 'personal vendetta'
OTTAWA - A former Conservative MP who spent time behind bars for electoral offences is accusing Canada's elections commissioner of having a personal vendetta against him - and he wants ...
May 11, 2019
U.S., European diplomats support Canada in Chinese court in death-penalty appeal
OTTAWA - Canadian diplomats were joined in a Chinese courtroom Thursday by American, British, French and German colleagues to watch the appeal of a Canadian who has been sentenced ...
May 11, 2019
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign veteran middle linebacker Solomon Elimimian
REGINA - Veteran linebacker Solomon Elimimian has a new home. The six-foot-two, 225-pound Elimimian signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Thursday. Elimimian spent his first nine CFL seasons wit...
May 11, 2019
Leafs centre Tavares suffers oblique injury while practising with Canada
Toronto Maple Leafs centre John Tavares suffered an oblique injury while practising with the Canadian team ahead of the world hockey championship and will miss the tournament, Hockey Canada ...
May 11, 2019
Plenty to see at 4th annual Green Living Expo
KAMLOOPS - It's a big day at the Sandman Centre. The City's 4th annual Green Living Expo runs from 10:00 a.m- 4:00 p.m today (May 11). Sustainability Educator Jaime Garbutt says the idea of the Expo i...
May 11, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
SOUND OFF: Lower industrial tax rate proposal concerning for taxpayers
Dear Kamloops Mayor and Council,The Kamloops Voters Society (KVS) is concerned with the City's ongoing plan to alter several long established tax classifications and effectively shift a portion of ind...
May 11, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
PBS film tackles Mexican Americans' role in winemaking
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A new PBS documentary is examining at the contributions of Mexican Americans in the wine industry of California's Napa Valley. "Harvest Season," scheduled to begin airing Monday on...
May 11, 2019
Guard who detained school shooting suspect opened fire
DENVER - A security guard credited with capturing one of the two suspects in this week's suburban Denver school shooting fired his weapon inside the school, a law enforcement official with knowledge o...
May 11, 2019
Facebook auto-generates videos celebrating extremist images
WASHINGTON - The animated video begins with a photo of the black flags of jihad. Seconds later, it flashes highlights of a year of social media posts: plaques of anti-Semitic verses, talk of retributi...
May 11, 2019
