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Advisories for all Kamloops-area rivers but the South Thompson have been lifted
VICTORIA - As runoff from weekend rains makes its way through Interior watersheds, the B.C. River Forecast Centre (RFC) has ended a series of high streamflow advisories.The advisories being lifted Tue...
Jun 16, 2020
CFL Players' Association says it has yet to hear from CFL regarding 2020 season
TORONTO - The already fractured relationship between the CFL and CFL Players' Association isn't getting any better. On Tuesday, the union stated it still hasn't heard from the CFL regarding its p...
Jun 16, 2020
Bayern Munich wins 8th straight Bundesliga title
BREMEN, Germany - Bayern Munich secured its eighth successive German Bundesliga title Tuesday with two games to spare after beating Werder Bremen 1-0 with a goal from Robert Lewandowski. The win on a ...
Jun 16, 2020
5 things to know about Quebec watchdog probing N.B. police shootings
MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog, the Bureau des enquetes independantes, is investigating two recent police shootings of Indigenous people in New Brunswick. On June 4, 26-year-old Chantel Moore was...
Jun 16, 2020
'Watch it on TV': Gov. Cuomo OKs no-fan US Open tennis in NY
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave the go-ahead Tuesday for the U.S. Open tennis tournament to be held in his state starting in late August - but without spectators - as part of the reopening from shutdo...
Jun 16, 2020
Raptors Uprising look to turn NBA 2K League dominance into some cash this week
TORONTO - Unbeaten Raptors Uprising GC looks to turn its regular-season dominance in NBA 2K League play into a little cash this week in the esports circuit's Tipoff Tournament. There's US$160,000 ...
Jun 16, 2020
Oh snap! Police capture 65-pound turtle from Virginia suburb
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A 65-pound (29-kilogram) alligator snapping turtle with a face only its mother could love has found a new home at a Virginia zoo after freaking out residents in a northern Virginia s...
Jun 16, 2020
B.C. to cut retail liquor mark-up to help hospitality sector's COVID-19 recovery
VICTORIA - British Columbia is planning to expand measures to support restaurants, bars and tourism operations hard hit by COVID-19 restrictions. The Ministry of Attorney General says a temporary whol...
Jun 16, 2020
Conviction was quashed: Manitoba man seeks $16M-plus for 23 years in prison
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba man who spent 23 years in prison before his first-degree murder conviction was overturned is suing the federal government, the City of Winnipeg and others. Frank Ostrowski is see...
Jun 16, 2020
B.C. report says condo insurance market 'unhealthy,' premiums up 40 per cent
VANCOUVER - A report commissioned by the B.C. government says insurance premiums for condominium buildings have increased by as much as 40 per cent year over year while deductible costs...
Jun 16, 2020
