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'We're in the same cycle every year'; TRU students feel Kamloops' housing crunch
KAMLOOPS - "We know for a fact there are a lot of students living in townhouses with 10 people, apartments that have two bedrooms with six people living in them," said Thompson Rivers University (TRU)...
Sep 08, 2022
Canada SailGP founder Fred Pye thrilled with his team's debut season so far
There's a moment in the TV coverage of Canada's debut on the global SailGP circuit that perfectly summed up Fred Pye's sense of pride. After finishing second in their opening race in Bermuda this past...
Sep 08, 2022
MLS doles out four-game suspension to Whitecaps striker Lucas Cavallini
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps will be without their leading scorer for the rest of September after Major League Soccer's disciplinary committee handed Lucas Cavallini a four-game suspension and ...
Sep 08, 2022
Judge approves $2.46 billion Boy Scouts reorganization plan
A bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a $2.46 billion reorganization plan proposed by the Boy Scouts of America, which would allow it to keep operating while compensating tens of thousands of men wh...
Sep 08, 2022
Michigan’s high court puts abortion question on Nov. ballot
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Voters will determine whether to place abortion rights in the Michigan Constitution, the state Supreme Court declared Thursday, settling the issue a day before the fall ballot mu...
Sep 08, 2022
US restarts burns of forest fuel, paused after runaway blaze
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service is resuming its practice of intentionally lighting fires to clear brush and small trees from forested areas nationwide after a three-month hiatus to revie...
Sep 08, 2022
Quebec election: François Legault cancels campaign events after death of Queen
MONTREAL - Coalition Avenir Qubec suspended its campaign activities Thursday following the death of Queen Elizabeth, a few hours after CAQ Leader Franois Legault said he wasn't personally affected by ...
Sep 08, 2022
Queen's Plate host Woodbine Entertainment mourns death of Queen Elizabeth II
TORONTO - Woodbine Entertainment, the host of horse racing's Queen's Plate, says it's mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Jim Lawson, the organization's CEO, says it sends its "deepest condolenc...
Sep 08, 2022
Mann Cup returns after three-year absence as Langley Thunder face Peterborough Lakers
The Mann Cup is finally back after a three-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Langley Thunder, representing the British Columbia-based Western Lacrosse Association, will play the Peterboroug...
Sep 08, 2022
Alberta UCP leadership candidates unite to raise alarm on Alberta sovereignty bill
EDMONTON - More than half the candidates in the race to replace Premier Jason Kenney are raising the alarm over a rival's plan to proclaim Alberta would reject federal laws and court decisions deemed ...
Sep 08, 2022
