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PETERS: Why not build a permanent reception centre in Kamloops?
HERE ARE A FEW FACTS we know be true.Climate disasters are becoming more and more frequent. In our area that predominantly means devastating wildfires that threaten communities.Kamloops is located as ...
Jul 26, 2024
Patriots sign safety Jabrill Peppers to a contract extension, head coach Jerod Mayo says
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The New England Patriots signed safety Jabrill Peppers to a contract extension, head coach Jerod Mayo said before Friday's practice. The 28-year-old Peppers is entering his th...
Jul 26, 2024
Environmental activists target Montreal airport for third straight day
MONTREAL - Environmental activists have caused disruptions outside Montreal's Trudeau International Airport for a third consecutive day in protest of Canadian fossil fuel policy. Activist group Last G...
Jul 26, 2024
Court hears closing arguments in 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King's criminal trial
OTTAWA - The defence lawyer for a prominent organizer of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" in Ottawa says he is not responsible for the mischief that ensued during the protest. Defence Lawyer Natasha Calvinho...
Jul 26, 2024
Lululemon pauses sales of Breezethrough after consumers say line is 'unflattering'
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. says it is pausing sales of one of its new product lines that have generated complaints from consumers. The line of tights and other activewear being halted by the...
Jul 26, 2024
'Time is running out': Experts call on Ottawa to increase efforts with U.S. on trade
WASHINGTON, D. C. - A group of experts is sounding the alarm that Ottawa needs to swiftly make more inroads with Americans, or Canada will be deeply disadvantaged in a looming review of a crucial trad...
Jul 26, 2024
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to tour Jasper townsite following wildfire devastation
HINTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to tour the resort town of Jasper to see firsthand the devastation caused by wildfires. Smith is also expected to give an update on fire...
Jul 26, 2024
TNRD lifts small evacuation alert as nearby Finney Creek wildfire is under control at eight hectares
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) lifted an evacuation alert for two properties along Highway 99 that were impacted by the nearby Finney Creek wildfire. The TNRD gave th...
Jul 26, 2024
B.C.'s top doctor ends COVID-19 public health emergency
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says she is ending the public health emergency declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says any...
Jul 26, 2024
Dodgers trade Canadian pitcher James Paxton to the Red Sox for 17-year-old minor leaguer Moises Bolivar
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Canadian pitcher James Paxton to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for minor league infielder Moises Bolivar on Friday. Bolivar, a 17-year-old from Venez...
Jul 26, 2024
