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Muted Mardi Gras: Closed bars, barricaded Bourbon Street
NEW ORLEANS - Music blared from the courtyard of a French Quarter restaurant on Mardi Gras morning but nobody was there to hear it until Tom Gibson and Sheila Wheeler of Philadelphia walked out of the...
Feb 16, 2021
Trump rips McConnell as GOP divide deepens post-Capitol riot
WASHINGTON - In the most caustic sign yet of deepening GOP divisions, former President Donald Trump blistered Mitch McConnell as a "political hack" on Tuesday, days after the Senate's top Republican d...
Feb 16, 2021
RCMP look for suspect in Sahali armed bank robbery
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are looking for a suspect in a Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 16) bank robbery in Sahali.According to Cst. Crystal Evelyn, a man walked into a bank in the 1200-block of Summit Drive at about ...
Feb 16, 2021
Two arrested, firearms seized in Kamloops RCMP parking lot arrest
KAMLOOPS - A man and woman are in custody after they allegedly drove into a police-only parking lot with a shotgun in the front seat. The incident began on Monday (Feb. 15) when a police officer saw a...
Feb 16, 2021
Japan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive amid supply worry
TOKYO - Japan's first coronavirus shots were given to health workers Wednesday, beginning the vaccination campaign considered crucial to holding the already delayed Tokyo Olympics. The government gave...
Feb 16, 2021
CHARBONNEAU: QAnon Canada: quieter, subtler
QANON IN THE U.S. has taken on the militaristic quality of a religious crusade with Q as the prophet and Trump as the Messiah. In Canada, the response has been more muted.QAnon has been wildly success...
Feb 16, 2021
Dr. Bonnie Henry says the seven-day average of cases in B.C. is creeping up
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer is warning that COVID-19 cases and test positivity rates are ticking up in some jurisdictions due to increased interactions. Dr. Bonnie Henry sa...
Feb 16, 2021
Winter wonderland awaits start of Toronto FC training camp Wednesday
Toronto FC opens training camp Wednesday in a winter wonderland, with a new coach in Chris Armas and the hope that the search for a third designated player is close to completion. Other questions rema...
Feb 16, 2021
Simon Fraser University reports cyberattack, some personal information exposed
BURNABY, B.C. - Simon Fraser University says a cyberattack on a school server has exposed personal information. The British Columbia university says in a statement that spreadsheet data on the breache...
Feb 16, 2021
Petitclerc recounts her own experience with disability in final MAID bill debate
OTTAWA - Sen. Chantal Petitclerc has recounted her own experience with a disability in a bid to counter criticism of a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying. Disability-rights groups ar...
Feb 16, 2021
