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Are you happy with the way Justin Trudeau is resigning and proroguing parliament to clear the way for a new leader?
James Peters Jan 06, 2025 Image Credit: The Canadian Press

US Army veteran who killed 15 in New Orleans attack was inspired by Islamic State
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers in New Orleans, killing 15 people, had posted videos to social media hours before the carnage saying...
James Peters Jan 01, 2025

B.C. teen with avian flu deemed no longer infectious, taken off supplemental oxygen
VANCOUVER - A letter sent to the editor of The New England Journal of Medicine signed by Canadian health officials says the British Columbia teenager who tested positive for avian flu has been taken o...
James Peters Jan 01, 2025

It's a boy! B.C.'s first baby of 2025 born at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It's a boy! B.C.'s first baby of 2025 came into the world at 12:02 a.m. at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. Little Emerson is the first child born to parents Jordan (Forrest-Drezet) Hill ...
James Peters Jan 01, 2025 Image Credit: Interior Health

North Shore access hub opening delayed to late January: BC Housing
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops approved a temporary use permit for the North Shore access hub on November 26. The permit for the access hub shelter at 142 Tranquille Road was approved by a 7-1 vote, ...
James Peters Dec 31, 2024

Boxing Day shoppers take advantage of tax holiday amid cost of living crisis
TORONTO - Shoppers flocked to malls on Thursday to take advantage of Boxing Day deals made more enticing by the federal government's GST holiday, but some say the lower prices aren't enough to keep up...
James Peters Dec 26, 2024

Snowfall warning issued for Boxing Day travel on the Coquihalla Highway
MERRITT, B.C. - Environment Canada has issued a Boxing Day snowfall warning for a section of the Coquihalla Highway.In an alert issued at about 8:00 a.m. Thursday (Dec. 26), Environment Canada says th...
James Peters Dec 26, 2024

Strong winds and heavy rain hit B.C.'s south coast on Christmas Day
VANCOUVER - Strong winds and heavy rain are battering B.C.'s south coast on Christmas Day. Environment Canada says the gusts are up to 120 kilometres per hour in some areas. The weather agency says wi...
James Peters Dec 25, 2024

Singh says NDP will bring forward a non-confidence motion to bring government down
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says New Democrats will bring forward a non-confidence motion to bring the government down in the next sitting of the House of Commons. The House rose Tuesday for the...
James Peters Dec 20, 2024

UPDATE: Kamloops woman located
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (Jan. 7): Kamloops RCMP say this person has been located and is safe.
James Peters Dec 18, 2024 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

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