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Air tankers, Simpcw firefighters to conduct training exercise near Kamloops Lake Friday
KAMLOOPS - People heading toward Kamloops Lake to get an early start on the weekend may see some busy air space Friday afternoon (June 21).On social media, the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) notes it wi...
Jun 21, 2024
Shooting at grocery store in south Arkansas kills 2 and wounds 6 others, police say
FORDYCE, Ark. (AP) - Two people were killed and six wounded, including one law enforcement officer, when a shooter opened fire Friday at a grocery store in Arkansas, police said. The shooting occurred...
Jun 21, 2024
PETERS: A farewell to fireworks
IF YOU WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO a big fireworks display from Riverside Park on Canada Day, this will be another year of disappointment.It's not a budget crunch or the COVID-19 pandemic that's cancellin...
Jun 21, 2024
Argos defensive lineman Ceresna looking forward to facing Edmonton Elks
TORONTO - Jake Ceresna returns from the bye week refreshed and with a little added incentive to keep the Toronto Argonauts unbeaten at home. Toronto (1-0) hosts the Edmonton Elks (0-2) on Saturday nig...
Jun 21, 2024
Judge dismisses charges in Nevada fake electors case over venue question, attorney general to appeal
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Nevada state court judge dismissed a criminal indictment Friday against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of t...
Jun 21, 2024
Concern over Indigenous identity fraud heightened by government definitions: minister
OTTAWA - The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations says a lot of talk about the issue of so-called Indigenous identity fraud is based around apprehensions people have about the government defining wh...
Jun 21, 2024
Coach John Herdman reviewing Toronto FC's penalty-taker among other changes
Toronto FC coach John Herdman is thinking about giving Federico Bernardeschi a break from taking penalties after the Italian star's third straight miss from the penalty spot in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to...
Jun 21, 2024
Fernandez ousted in Birmingham quarterfinals with three-set loss to Tomljanovic
BIRMINGHAM - Canada's Leylah Fernandez faltered after a strong first set in a 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 loss to Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Rothesay Classic grass-court tenn...
Jun 21, 2024
Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza health officials say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli forces shelled tent camps for displaced Palestinians north of Rafah on Friday, killing at least 25 people and wounding another 50 according to Gaza's Heath Min...
Jun 21, 2024
B.C. police warn of safety risk after male arrested for manslaughter, then released
SICAMOUS, B.C. - Police in Sicamous, B.C., are warning of a "potential public safety risk" after a male was arrested then released with conditions over the death of a woman at a mobile home park. RCMP...
Jun 21, 2024
