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No deal after two days of negotiating in the Vancouver grain workers strike
VANCOUVER - Negotiations to end a strike by grain terminal workers in Metro Vancouver have stalled, with the employers' association saying it's "disappointed" with the results of two days of talks. A ...
Sep 27, 2024
Rescue missions after Helene's flooding include dozens stranded on Tennessee hospital roof
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Patients and their caregivers sought shelter Friday on a Tennessee hospital's roof after flooding caused by Hurricane Helene drove them from the building's interior and conditi...
Sep 27, 2024
B.C. Conservatives, NDP have full candidate slates. But it's about more than votes
VANCOUVER - In the last provincial election, the B.C. Conservatives fielded just 19 candidates - and received less than 2 per cent of the vote. Now the party's website lists a full slate of 93 candida...
Sep 27, 2024
B.C. Conservatives, NDP have full candidate slates. But it's about more than votes
VANCOUVER - In the last provincial election, the B.C. Conservatives fielded just 19 candidates - and received less than 2 per cent of the vote. Now the party's website lists a full slate of 93 candida...
Sep 27, 2024
Kamloops city high school football championship revived under new name: Chow Cup
KAMLOOPS -- Local pigskin proponents JP Lancaster, Brad Yamaoka and Cleve Maartman invited Darryl Chow out this past summer under the guise of grabbing a beer with old buddies. That's when they broke ...
Sep 27, 2024
Former B.C. army reservist gets house arrest for online shotgun threat against MP
RICHMOND, B.C. - A British Columbia judge has given a former Canadian Army reservist a conditional sentence for posting a video online threatening the life of Richmond member of Parliament Wilson Miao...
Sep 27, 2024
Former B.C. army reservist gets house arrest for online shotgun threat against MP
RICHMOND, B.C. - A British Columbia judge has given a former Canadian Army reservist a conditional sentence for posting a video online threatening the life of Richmond member of Parliament Wilson Miao...
Sep 27, 2024
PETERS: Studies in accountability — or a lack thereof
A COUPLE OF STUDIES IN ACCOUNTABILITY in local politics this week.First, to Kamloops city hall.Ever since the COVID lockdown, Kamloops council has opened up the public inquiries section of its regular...
Sep 27, 2024
Wrapping up mission, US troops will leave some longstanding bases in Iraq under new deal
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. announced an agreement with the Iraqi government Friday to wrap up the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group by next year, w...
Sep 27, 2024
Armstead aims to prove his 200-yard performance in Roughriders' debut was no fluke
REGINA - While Saskatchewan Roughriders tailback Ryquell Armstead might have some extra motivation heading into Saturday's game against the Ottawa Redlbacks, he's adamant that his focus is on helping ...
Sep 27, 2024
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