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Kamloops City Council to consider implementing paid parking at downtown parkades on Saturdays
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops City Council will consider this week whether to charge for parking at the Lansdowne and Seymour parkades on Saturdays come the New Year. As of January 1, 2020, the City is slated t...
Nov 24, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Evacuated Winnipeg hotel had no carbon monoxide detectors: report
WINNIPEG - A hotel that was evacuated last summer due to a carbon monoxide leak had no carbon monoxide detectors, contrary to the provincial fire code, says Manitoba's Office of the Fire Com...
Nov 24, 2019
Kamloops is in for a cold spell this week
KAMLOOPS - So far, Kamloops has lucked out with fairly mild temperatures for the month of November, but that won't last much longer. Environment Canada meteorologist Gregg Walters says come Tuesday, a...
Nov 24, 2019 Image Credit: Mihail Ivanov | Dreamstime.com
Auger-Aliassime drops Canada's first Davis Cup final match to Spain
MADRID - Roberto Bautista Agut delivered a big blow to Canada's hopes of capturing its first Davis Cup title. The 31-year-old veteran defeated Montreal teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (3), 6-3 ...
Nov 24, 2019
China's 'different view of the world' major focus of Halifax security forum
HALIFAX - Canada's defence minister says he doesn't see China as an adversary, as a security conference in Halifax this weekend prepares to focus heavily on the Asian superpower. Harjit Sajjan&nb...
Nov 24, 2019
Secret documents reveal how China mass detention camps work
The watch towers, double-locked doors and video surveillance in the Chinese camps are there "to prevent escapes." Uighurs and other minorities held inside are scored on how well they speak the dominan...
Nov 24, 2019
Kamloops woman fighting for changes along McGill Road after fatal pedestrian crash
KAMLOOPS - A frequent McGill Road user is calling for pedestrian improvements on the busy corridor after a TRU staffer was struck and killed by a vehicle earlier this month. Heather MacCollum says the...
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China's new envoy says Canadians should speak out against Hong Kong protests
OTTAWA - Beijing has a new representative in Canada but his stern message to Ottawa remains the same as his predecessor's: release Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou, arrested in Van...
Nov 24, 2019
Michael Bloomberg launches Democratic presidential bid
NEW YORK - Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the world's richest men, has formally launched a Democratic bid for president. Ending weeks of speculation, the 77-year-...
Nov 24, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack add Super League experience in Brad Singleton, James Cunningham
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack have added experience in the form of Leeds Rhinos prop Brad Singleton and London Broncos hooker James Cunningham. Singleton, a 27-year-old Irish international, was part ...
Nov 24, 2019
