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Canada's humble star Sinclair gets pushed into spotlight
CARSON, Calif. - Christine Sinclair says she's sorry she hasn't gotten back to all the well-wishers who reached out after she set the international goals record. Canada's veteran striker didn't get mu...
Feb 05, 2020
Province commits to $100M+ West Fraser Road rebuild
QUESNEL, B.C. - The provincial government says plans are moving ahead to rebuild and realign West Fraser Road.The road was damaged by flooding in April 2018 when high water levels from the spring fres...
Feb 05, 2020 Image Credit: Government of B.C.
Tom Hanks, Chris Rock added to Oscars presenters
LOS ANGELES - Tom Hanks, Chris Rock and Taika Waititi are some of the presenters who will take the Oscars stage at the Dolby Theatre during Sunday's ceremony. Producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Steph...
Feb 05, 2020
Hunter family turning passion for hockey into fulfilling careers in the game
KAMLOOPS - Sharpening skates has been a big part of Russ Hunter's life. The owner of Players Bench Sports has been in the hockey business for over two decades. "I had a big hockey background as a kid,...
Feb 05, 2020 Players Bench owner Russ Hunter (left) and son Bennett, now an assistant equipment manager with the Kamloops Blazers, have turned hockey into fulfilling careers. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kirk Douglas, longtime influential movie star, dies at 103
LOS ANGELES - Kirk Douglas, the muscular actor with the dimpled chin who starred in "Spartacus," "Lust for Life" and dozens of other films and helped fatally weaken the Hollywood blacklist, has died a...
Feb 05, 2020
Hamblin, Scott and Langlois stronger players for facing adversity in Siberia
Ruth Hamblin, Jamie Scott, and Miah-Marie Langlois were on a train in Eastern Europe a few weeks ago. They were supposed to get off in the Czech Republic, but nobody gave them a heads up. Being the on...
Feb 05, 2020
Son clinches Tottenham's 3-2 win over Southampton in FA Cup
LONDON - Son Heung-min's late penalty secured Tottenham's progress in the FA Cup on Wednesday, clinching a 3-2 victory over Southampton in a fourth-round replay. Son was awarded the penalty despite go...
Feb 05, 2020
Short standoff at Merritt motel ends with suspect in handcuffs
MERRITT, B.C. - A Merritt man was arrested Tuesday (Feb. 4) after a brief standoff at a local motel.Merritt RCMP say in a news release that they received a call Tuesday that a man with several outstan...
Feb 05, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
'The chill is real,' Canada's ambassador to China says of fraught relationship
OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to China says there is a chill in relations between the two countries since the People's Republic imprisoned two Canadians, but his top priority is winning their release a...
Feb 05, 2020
2 women killed, child hurt in shooting at Texas dormitory
COMMERCE, Texas - Two women were killed and a child was wounded in a shooting Monday morning at a university dormitory in Texas, officials said. A recommendation for students and employees to shelter ...
Feb 05, 2020
