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Michigan officer charged with murder in Lyoya shooting
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black man, with a shot to the back of his head has been charged with second-degree murder. Prosecutor Chris Becker anno...
Jun 09, 2022
More females, older drug users dying due to unregulated drug market: B.C. coroner
VICTORIA - The coroners service in British Columbia says more females are dying from illicit drug use. It says that while men have historically accounted for nearly 80 per cent of fatalities, more tha...
Jun 09, 2022
Kamloops RCMP looking to identify North Shore robbery suspect
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are hoping the public can assist them in identifying a suspect involved in an armed robbery Sunday night on the North Shore. "On June 5, just before 8:00 p.m., police were cal...
Jun 09, 2022
More females, older drug users dying due to unregulated drug market: B.C. coroner
VICTORIA - The coroners service in British Columbia says more females are dying from illicit drug use. It says that while men have historically accounted for nearly 80 per cent of fatalities, more tha...
Jun 09, 2022
Safety board blames improper training for death at Montreal's giant ferris wheel
MONTREAL - Quebec's workplace safety board is blaming deficient safety practices at the ferris wheel in Montreal's Old Port for the death of a worker at the tourist attraction on Christmas Day 2021. T...
Jun 09, 2022
Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes impaired driving, reported fight, and stolen scooter
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 393 public complaints from midnight Friday (June 3) to 9 a.m. Monday (June 6). Below are some incidents police attended.Impaired driver strikes buil...
Jun 09, 2022
City of Kamloops closing all city-owned boat launches as river levels rise
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops announced it is closing all city-owned boat launches to the public starting Friday (June 10) to limit access to the North and South Thompson Rivers.In a news release Th...
Jun 09, 2022
Evans looking forward to seeing one defensive co-ordinators react to rules changes
Quarterback Dane Evans of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats can't wait to see how CFL defensive co-ordinators adjust this season to the league's attempt to improve game flow and boost scoring. In April, the lea...
Jun 09, 2022
CF Montréal signs technical head Renard to extension 'for an indefinite period'
MONTREAL - Major League Soccer club CF Montral announced Thursday it has reached a new deal with Olivier Renard to head its technical team "for an indefinite period." The team says Renard will serve a...
Jun 09, 2022
Canadian diver Caeli McKay finds her strength during and after Olympic Games
CALGARY - Caeli McKay doesn't call herself a wimp anymore because she knows she's not. The Canadian diver has discovered in herself a battler who can compete in pain at the highest levels of her sport...
Jun 09, 2022
