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Union alleges systemic harassment, discrimination at Veterans Affairs Canada
OTTAWA - One of the unions representing workers at Veterans Affairs Canada is alleging widespread harassment and discrimination within the department following a survey of its members.The Union of Vet...
Feb 02, 2021
Driver arrested after crash with pedestrian in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a crash involving a pedestrian in downtown Kamloops may have been criminal in nature.The collision took place at around 11:41 a.m. at the intersection of Third Avenue and Nicola St...
Feb 02, 2021
ICBC rebates coming next month: Horgan
VICTORIA - ICBC will be delivering one-time rebate cheques averaging $190 this spring. The move was announced today (Feb. 2) by B.C. Premier John Horgan.The money was made available when the provincia...
Feb 02, 2021
Interview flap shows challenges as Harris settles in as VP
WASHINGTON - Vice-President Kamala Harris has spent her first two weeks in office working with the president on coronavirus relief, consulting with the head of the World Health Organization and talkin...
Feb 02, 2021
Pools and draw announced for 2021 Scotties
KAMLOOPS --- The draw has been announced for the 2021 Scotties - the Canadian Women's Curling Championship.The 18 teams will play in two pools of nine each --- a round robin followed by playoffs.The C...
Feb 02, 2021
Study: Pandemic's cleaner air added heat to warming planet
Earth spiked a bit of a fever in 2020, partly because of cleaner air from the pandemic lockdown, a new study found. For a short time, temperatures in some places in the eastern United States, Russia a...
Feb 02, 2021
Agriculture secretary nominee Vilsack endorses biofuels push
WASHINGTON - Tom Vilsack, President Joe Biden's nominee for secretary of agriculture, pledged Tuesday to focus on climate change initiatives and work to address racial inequities in agricultural assis...
Feb 02, 2021
It's not just GameStop worrying Wall Street about a bubble
NEW YORK - Now, even the pros on Wall Street are asking if the stock market has shot too high. U.S. stocks have been on a nearly nonstop rip higher since March, up roughly 70% to record heights and ca...
Feb 02, 2021
Man arrested in killing of 5 children, 1 adult in Oklahoma
MUSKOGEE, Okla. - Six people, including five young children, were shot to death early Tuesday at a home in Oklahoma, and a 25-year-old man suspected in the killings was taken into custody, police said...
Feb 02, 2021
Man accused of killing woman in Edmonton hotel tells jury he lied several times
EDMONTON - A man accused of killing a woman who was found dead in a bathtub in his Edmonton hotel room says he lied to a number of people before his arrest. Bradley Barton, who is 52 and from Mississa...
Feb 02, 2021
