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Tsilhqot’in Nation calls for Williams Lake Mayor Walt Cobb's resignation over social media post
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Tsilhqot'in Nation is calling for Williams Lake Mayor Walt Cobb's resignation after Cobb shared a social media post espousing the "other side" of Canada's residential school ...
Nov 01, 2021
World Series TV viewers for Braves-Astros up 37% for Game 3
HOUSTON (AP) - Television ratings are up for the World Series along with its return to its usual format with games in each team's city. Atlanta's 2-0 victory over visiting Houston in Game 3 on Friday ...
Nov 01, 2021
School district committee to send out COVID-19 vaccination surveys to all staff
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District is formulating a COVID-19 vaccination survey that's expected to go out to all staff in the next week. While School District 73 does not think it should...
Nov 01, 2021
NHL concludes Bill Peters investigation, but Akim Aliu's lawyer casts doubt
NEW YORK - The NHL says it has completed its investigation into the conduct of former Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters. Deputy commissioner Bill Daly told reporters on Monday the league has wrapp...
Nov 01, 2021
Province lobbies to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs
NANAIMO - Amid no sign the drug toxicity crisis is improving in B.C., the province wants criminal penalities wiped out for people possessing small amounts of illicit drugs.Mental health and addictions...
Nov 01, 2021
B.C. applies to remove criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of drugs
VICTORIA - British Columbia is applying to the federal government to remove criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of illicit drugs. Mental Health and Addictions Minister Sheila Malcolmson...
Nov 01, 2021
Oklahoma panel recommends governor spare Julius Jones’ life
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole Board on Monday recommended that Gov. Kevin Stitt spare the life of Julius Jones, a man who has been on death row while proclaiming his innocence for ...
Nov 01, 2021
B.C. asks Ottawa for exemption to decriminalize personal possession of illicit drugs
VICTORIA - British Columbia is asking the federal government for an exemption from the criminal penalties for people who possess small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use.After an announcement l...
Nov 01, 2021
Curling focus shifts to Olympic trials now that long qualifying process is complete
An unusual qualification process for the Tim Hortons Canadian Curling Trials is finally complete. The nine-team fields are set for the deepest domestic competition the sport has to offer. A quadrennia...
Nov 01, 2021
Queen urges world leaders at COP26 to 'rise above politics'
LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II urged world leaders attending the U.N. climate summit to "rise above the politics of the moment," saying in a video message Monday that she hoped they could work toget...
Nov 01, 2021
