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Province says alpine snowpack remains higher than normal in Kamloops region
VICTORIA - New snowpack values from the province show there is still plenty of snow that needs to come down from the alpine this spring and summer.According to the B.C. River Forecast Centre's (RFC) J...
Jun 09, 2020
Halifax rejects armoured vehicle purchase for police, shifts money to anti-racism
Halifax council has voted in favour of rescinding the purchase of a police armoured vehicle and will instead allocate the money to efforts aimed at reducing anti-Black racism....
Jun 09, 2020
Small Alberta town in spotlight over planned Black Lives Matter event
INNISFAIL, Alta. - A central Alberta mayor says his town has been caught off guard by all the attention it's received over an anti-racism event planned for the weekend. The organizer of a Bl...
Jun 09, 2020
Leverkusen into German Cup final as 4th-tier team's run ends
VLKLINGEN, Germany - Fourth-division Saarbrcken's record-breaking run to the German Cup semifinals came to an end with a 3-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen in an empty stadium on Tuesday. The coronavirus pa...
Jun 09, 2020
Bookworms in the Cariboo to see curbside pickup begin
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - There's some good news for bookworms in the Cariboo, a curbside lending program is beginning.Cariboo Regional District Libraries are beginning their curbside program at three bra...
Jun 09, 2020
Leafs' Tavares: 'A breath of fresh air' to be back on the ice with teammates
TORONTO - Walking into the Maple Leafs' practice facility represented a small return to normalcy for John Tavares. Toronto's captain also got an immediate glimpse of how different life ...
Jun 09, 2020
New York moves swiftly toward eliminating police secrecy law
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York lawmakers striving for a new era of police accountability are poised to repeal a state law that has long kept police officers' disciplinary records secret, one of several steps...
Jun 09, 2020
Pursue Iran in international court over shootdown: victims' family spokesman
OTTAWA - A Canadian spokesman for families and loved ones who were killed in Iran's Jan. 8 shootdown of a Ukrainian airliner says the regime is waging psychological warfare against them by refusing to...
Jun 09, 2020
Experts say not enough proof expensive body cameras will reduce police violence
Ottawa is considering outfitting Canadian police with cameras following protests against violence by some officers, but experts say there is not enough proof the expensive technology is effective. "Th...
Jun 09, 2020
Divorce reforms delayed as experts brace for post-pandemic surge in divorces
OTTAWA - Family law experts say the delay in implementing reforms to Canada's Divorce Act is particularly untimely - coming just as they're bracing for a surge of women seeking divorces...
Jun 09, 2020
