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Global stocks rebound as China eases up on currency
LONDON - Stock markets turned higher on Tuesday as China stabilized its currency after allowing it to depreciate against the dollar in response to President Donald Trump's decision to put more tariffs...
Aug 7, 2019
Quarterback Trevor Harris to face Redblacks for first time since departure
For the first time since leaving Ottawa, Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Trevor Harris will face his old team this week. The 33-year-old spent three seasons with the Redblacks, winning a Grey Cup in 2016...
Aug 7, 2019
No parole for more than a decade for man who killed Winnipeg bus driver
WINNIPEG - The man convicted of killing a Winnipeg bus driver in what a judge described as a brutal and explosive stabbing will not be eligible for parole for 12 years. Irvine Jubal Fraser, who was 58...
Aug 7, 2019
Oka calls for moratorium on land transfer and seeks RCMP presence in Kanesatake
OKA, Que. - The Quebec town of Oka is calling on the federal government to impose a moratorium on the proposed transfer of lands to the neighbouring community of Kanesatake. It is also asking for...
Aug 7, 2019
Top Blue Jays prospect Nate Pearson feels his work ethic will pay off
ERIE, Pa. - Nate Pearson grabs his glove and jogs out to the visiting bullpen at UPMC Park on a hot but tolerable Saturday afternoon. He goes through his normal off-day routine like the rest of the Ne...
Aug 7, 2019
ROTHENBURGER: Y needs support, not groundless accusations over cuts
KAMLOOPS - IF ONLY PEOPLE WOULD think before they speak.Some of the vitriol directed towards the Kamloops Community Y and especially to its executive director Colin Reid since the announcement of cutb...
Aug 7, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Stocks slide as rate cuts stoke fear of an economic slowdown
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks tumbled in early trading Wednesday as central banks around the world cut interest rates and increased fears that global growth is being crimped by the U.S.-China trade war. Ever...
Aug 7, 2019
Kamloops' Kendra Woodland at Hockey Canada selection camp
Kamloops ---- Goaltender Kendra Woodland from Kamloops is at the Hockey Canada National Women's Development selection camp.The camp is split into two teams playing an exhibition tournament against tea...
Aug 7, 2019 Image credit: Hockey Canada
Kelowna RCMP evacuate city park to investigate explosive device
KELOWNA -The RCMP Explosive Disposal Unit had to attend a park in Kelowna last night after a potential explosive device was reported. City Park was cleared and the bomb squad called in after the devic...
Aug 7, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
El Paso, with deep Mexican American past, rallies amid pain
EL PASO, Texas - The massacre that killed 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso struck a city that has long been the cradle of Mexican American culture and immigration and suffered through bloody episodes...
Aug 7, 2019
