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Committee dispute and unusual Alberta Goodwill find: In The News for Oct. 21
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 21, 2020
Canada's bill to outlaw LGBTQ2 conversion therapy has global influence: UN expert
OTTAWA - A United Nations expert says proposed Canadian legislation that would ban forcing children or adults into therapy to alter their sexual orientation or gender identity could help further LGBTQ...
Oct 21, 2020
Statistics Canada to unveil September inflation reading
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will say this morning how much prices went up or down in September, with expectations for near-zero movement. The agency reported last month that the inflation-measuring con...
Oct 21, 2020
Kershaw, LA stars shine, Dodgers top Rays 8-3 in WS opener
ARLINGTON, Texas - Clayton Kershaw, Cody Bellinger, Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers left the Tampa Bay Rays stuck in neutral to start a most strange World Series played amid the pandemic. Ker...
Oct 20, 2020
How Trump plowed through $1 billion, losing cash advantage
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's sprawling political operation has raised well over $1 billion since he took the White House in 2017 - and set a lot of it on fire. Trump bought a $10 million Supe...
Oct 20, 2020
Maple Leafs sign forward Ilya Mikheyev to two-year contract extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs and forward Ilya Mikheyev have agreed to a two-year, US$3.29 million contract extension.The team announced the deal, which carries an average annual value of $1.645 m...
Oct 20, 2020
BC Election riding profile: Fraser-Nicola
KAMLOOPS - Created in 2008 as a result of the Electoral Districts Act, the Fraser-Nicola riding was first contested in the 2009 election, when Harry Lali won the seat for the BC NDP. In 2013, Jackie T...
Oct 20, 2020
With completed engineering study, Stump Lake residents wait for flood mitigation work to begin
STUMP LAKE, B.C - To determine what options they have to mitigate the flood risk for Stump Lake, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District commissioned an engineering study this year. That report was comp...
Oct 20, 2020
Canada West watching regional exhibition play closely to find way forward next year
KAMLOOPS - The cancellation of the Canada West season last week came as no surprise to many TRU WolfPack athletes. "The months leading up to it was at the back of our mind," said WolfPack men's setter...
Oct 20, 2020
Women experiencing increased rates of violence, longer wait times for counselling
KAMLOOPS - Throughout the pandemic, healthcare professionals have encouraged people to stay safe at home. For some people, though, home has been anything but safe. Women are experiencing an increase i...
Oct 20, 2020
