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Senate poised for final vote on amended assisted-dying bill after days of debate
OTTAWA - Senators are wrapping up final debate on a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying.They will vote on the bill, as amended by senators, later today.Senators have already approved ...
Feb 17, 2021
Gordon R. Gore Legacy Fund set up for BIG Little Science Centre
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops science educator's legacy is being remembered once more through a charity campaign.The BIG Little Science Centre (BLSC) announced the Gordon R. Gore Legacy Fund GoFundMe Charity ...
Feb 17, 2021
Sun Peaks Jason White racing at Daytona
KAMLOOPS - Racing is in Jason White's blood.His father Marty White, a Sports Hall of Fame'er, is a longtime super modified and West Coast Vintage driver. His older brother Jim is a race car driver. Ja...
Feb 17, 2021
Cannabis company Tilray reports US$2.9M loss, $56.5M in revenue in Q4
NANAIMO, B.C. - Tilray Inc. incurred a US$2.9-million loss in its latest quarter, just as the company was signing a blockbuster deal to merge with competitor Aphria Inc.The Nanaimo, B.C.-based cannabi...
Feb 17, 2021
Canadian rookie Edwards shining in a bizarre UConn season unlike any other
Aaliyah Edwards splits her days between the gym and her apartment. The 18-year-old Canadian is one of six freshmen on a No. 1-ranked University of Connecticut women's basketball team that's seen littl...
Feb 17, 2021
Family members identify victims of Monday crash in Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - Family members have taken to social media to identify the victims in Monday's (Feb. 15) horrific highway crash in Valleyview.Robert and Tonya Kuchma of Kelowna died when the vehicle they we...
Feb 17, 2021
Conservation officers kill cougar, search for second animal after teen followed
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The Conservation Officer Service says a juvenile cougar has been killed after a teenager reported being followed by two of the animals in Coquitlam, B.C. The agency says in a stateme...
Feb 17, 2021
Mississauga man pleads guilty to laundering money in alleged North Korean cyberhack
WASHINGTON - A Canadian man has pleaded guilty in what U.S. prosecutors described Wednesday as a scheme by hackers linked to military intelligence in North Korea to steal more than $1.3 billion from b...
Feb 17, 2021
CFJC Midday — Opioid addiction treatment options in Kamloops
Pharmacist Missagh Manshadi joins Dylana on Midday to discuss the ongoing overdose crisis in Kamloops, how Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) works as an effective treatment for addiction, and how people ...
Feb 17, 2021
Nearly 300 charges laid, 130 arrested, as Vancouver police target shoplifting
VANCOUVER - A month-long crackdown has resulted in nearly 300 recommended criminal charges against people police allege are violent and prolific shoplifters working in downtown Vancouver. A statement ...
Feb 17, 2021
