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Officials keeping close eye on Coldwater River, with potential for rising levels in Merritt
MERRITT - With further flooding in Merritt a possibility, the City of Merritt is urging residents who may be utilizing day passes to go home to leave the area. In a release, the City says it is still ...
Nov 28, 2021
B.C. set to use Alert Ready system when next storm strikes in days ahead
VICTORIA - British Columbia says it's prepared to use a national emergency alert system should the third in a trio of ongoing storms pose a risk to life and safety in the coming days. Alert Ready is a...
Nov 28, 2021
B.C. set to use Alert Ready system when next storm strikes in days ahead
VICTORIA - British Columbia says it's prepared to use a national emergency alert system should the third in a trio of ongoing storms pose a risk to life and safety in the coming days. Alert Ready is a...
Nov 28, 2021
Jennifer Jones beats Tracy Fleury in women's final at Canada's Olympic curling trials
SASKATOON - Jennifer Jones defeated Tracy Fleury 6-5 in the women's final at Canada's Olympic curling trials to secure a berth at the Beijing Games. Fleury rubbed a guard on her final throw in the ext...
Nov 28, 2021
Government to introduce bill outlawing conversion therapy for adults and children
OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to reintroduce a bill that would ban conversion therapy on Monday in a move that would both fulfill an election campaign promise and potentially close looph...
Nov 28, 2021
Government to introduce bill outlawing conversion therapy for adults and children
OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to reintroduce a bill that would ban conversion therapy on Monday in a move that would both fulfill an election campaign promise and potentially close looph...
Nov 28, 2021
Mother Nature unkind to Lake Louise's men's World Cup with super-G cancellation
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - A three-race World Cup weekend turned into a one-race weekend in Lake Louise, Alta., with the cancellation of Sunday's men's super-G. Heavy, wet snow continued to blanket the ski ...
Nov 28, 2021
Canadians de Bruin, Kripps pick up bobsled bronze at World Cup stop in Austria
IGLS, Austria - Christine de Bruin and Justin Kripps led Canada to a pair of bronze medals Sunday at a World Cup bobsled stop. Pilot De Bruin of Stony Plain, Alta., teamed with brakewoman Kristen Bujn...
Nov 28, 2021
Several southern BC highways remain closed as precautionary storm measure
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Several highway stretches are still closed today as a precautionary measure during storm warnings, and an update on their status is expected by this afternoon. Yesterday (Nov. 27), ...
Nov 28, 2021
India pushes renewed trade talks with Canada in aftermath of two Michaels China woes
OTTAWA - Canada and India are quietly setting the stage to reboot formal free trade talks as the Trudeau government seeks economic alternatives to China following the dispute over the Meng Wanzhou-two...
Nov 28, 2021
