Author Archives:
Kamloops real estate market hits June lull
KAMLOOPS - The Association of Interior Realtors (AIR) says June was unusually slow for sales activity in Kamloops.New numbers distributed by the association show 223 units changed hands last month, do...
Jul 05, 2024
Have greatcoat will travel. Halifax super-fan set to complete CPL stadium bingo card
TORONTO - Denton Froese is hard to miss at Halifax Wanderers FC games. Dressed in a blue greatcoat, boots and tricorne hat and waving a Wanderers flag, Froese is the Canadian Premier League team's uno...
Jul 05, 2024
Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024? Arkansas organizers have joined the list
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Organizers of an effort to scale back Arkansas' abortion ban on Friday said they submitted enough signatures to get the measure on the November ballot. Arkansans for Limited G...
Jul 05, 2024
President Biden scrambles to save his reelection with a trip to Wisconsin and a network TV interview
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - President Joe Biden, fighting to save his endangered reelection effort Friday, defiantly declared that "I'm staying in the race" during a campaign rally in a critical battleground...
Jul 05, 2024
PETERS: Head-scratching fringe ideas still linger in 'common sense' BC Conservative platform
ONE OF THE REASONS the BC Conservative party never gained much traction in the past few decades is because it served its smaller government, lower taxes bonafides with a side of fringe lunacy. Voters ...
Jul 05, 2024
2 killed and 3 injured in July Fourth attack in California beach city
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Two people were killed and three others injured in an attack that broke out during a neighborhood Fourth of July gathering in a Southern California beach city, police s...
Jul 05, 2024
Church must pay $104 million to victims of historical abuse in Newfoundland
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Roman Catholic Church has been ordered to pay settlements totalling $104 million to 292 survivors of historical abuse in Newfoundland and Labrador, including those at the now in...
Jul 05, 2024
Quebec wants Supreme Court judge to recuse himself from Bill 21 challenge
QUEBEC CITY, Que. - The Quebec government is calling for a Supreme Court of Canada judge to recuse himself as the court deliberates whether to hear an appeal involving the province's secularism law, k...
Jul 05, 2024
Slumping Toronto FC in tough against a Columbus Crew side operating in high gear
Mired in an eight-game winless streak that includes five straight losses, struggling Toronto FC finds itself in tough again Saturday when it visits the defending MLS champion Columbus Crew. The two te...
Jul 05, 2024
Flames sign 2024 first-round picks Parekh, Gridin to three-year entry-level contracts
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have signed 2024 first-round draft picks Zayne Parekh and Matvei Gridin to three-year entry-level contracts. The average annual value for both contracts will be US$975,000...
Jul 05, 2024
