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Prosecutor in Ahmaud Arbery case: Arbery was under attack
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - None of the three white men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery had cause to make a citizen's arrest when they saw him in their neighborhood, according to a prosecutor, who s...
Nov 22, 2021
Lush Cosmetics to deactivate Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Snapchat accounts
VANCOUVER - Lush Cosmetics says it will deactivate its Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Snapchat accounts on Friday in an effort to address what it says are consumers' mental health challenges. The com...
Nov 22, 2021
Coldwater River to be temporarily rerouted
MERRITT - When the flood waters partially receded on Wednesday (Nov. 17), City of Merritt officials noticed that the Coldwater River had carved out a new path down a section of Pine Street. While the ...
Nov 22, 2021
Official: More than 90% of fed workers got shots by deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 90% of federal workers have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Monday's deadline set by President Joe Biden. Biden announced in September that all federal ...
Nov 22, 2021
IOC call with Chinese tennis star Peng raises more questions
A video call between Olympic officials and Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, whose nearly three-week disappearance from public view sparked an outcry, was meant to reassure the world that she was safe...
Nov 22, 2021
IOC call with Chinese tennis star Peng raises more questions
A video call between Olympic officials and Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, whose nearly three-week disappearance from public view sparked an outcry, was meant to reassure the world that she was safe...
Nov 22, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Trust, communications must be restored at Royal Inland Hospital
THINGS ARE SO BAD at Royal Inland Hospital that staff members - while praising each other for their team work - characterize the work environment as "toxic."Some even call it "horrible." And COVID is ...
Nov 22, 2021
Vermont Democratic US Rep. Peter Welch to seek Senate seat
Vermont's sole member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrat Peter Welch, announced Monday that he will run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy. Welch's decision...
Nov 22, 2021
New Parliament opens looking a lot like the old one, facing same issues
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament return to the House of Commons today for the first time in five months. It's a new Parliament that looks almost identical to the old one, after an election Sept. 20 that...
Nov 22, 2021
B.C. mudslide victim identified as rugby player originally from Calgary
CALGARY - Last Monday, as flooding and mudslides ravaged British Columbia, Dean Hopkins got a distraught call from his close friend's wife, saying her husband was missing. That phone call kicked off s...
Nov 22, 2021
