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Norbord to shutter 100 Mile OSB plant, putting 160 out of work
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Canfor isn't the only company feeling the pinch, as Norbord has announced it will shut down it's oriented strand board (OSB) mill in 100 Mile House this August.About 160 employe...
Jun 11, 2019 Image Credit: Facebook / Norbord 100 Mile Woodland
Justice minister calls for probe after report judge acquitted friend for traffic fine
Quebec's justice minister has asked the province's judicial council to investigate a municipal judge who reportedly acquitted a friend over a traffic violation the day before he was set...
Jun 11, 2019
Paramount Theatre re-opens with 'Best of the Fest' this weekend
KAMLOOPS - The Paramount Theatre in downtown Kamloops will re-open this weekend.The Kamloops Film Society (KFS) has announced a weekend of film showings at the theatre. 'Best of the Fest' will feature...
Jun 11, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Oregon prepares for interstate pot commerce
SALEM, Ore. - With an eye to making Oregon as big in cannabis as it is in craft brews and pinot noir, Oregon's Legislature passed a bill on Tuesday that empowers the governor to enter into agreements ...
Jun 11, 2019
Florida governor signs bill for foreign drug importation
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Floridians could eventually gain access to cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and other countries under legislation signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Ron DeSantis, if the fed...
Jun 11, 2019
Boeing airliner deliveries tumble amid problems with 737 Max
CHICAGO - With the 737 Max jet still grounded after two deadly crashes, deliveries of new Boeing jets are falling far behind last year's pace. Boeing said Tuesday that it delivered 30 commercial airli...
Jun 11, 2019
Push to offer seniors free transit during off-peak hours killed by Kamloops council
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has shot down a request to offer seniors free transit service during off-peak hours.The motion was one of eleven put forward by former councillor Donovan Cavers during his ...
Jun 11, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Ex-slugger David Ortiz had counted on fans to protect him
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Beloved in his hometown, David Ortz travelled the dangerous streets of Santo Domingo with little or no security, trusting in his fans to protect him. Big Papi's gua...
Jun 11, 2019
Trudeau announces plan to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021
MONT-SAINT-HILAIRE, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday the federal government's intention to ban harmful single-use plastics as early as 2021. Speaking at a nature reserve in M...
Jun 11, 2019
Details emerge of alleged abuse at now-shuttered Quebec roadside zoo
MONTREAL - Newly unsealed court documents allege investigators who visited a small Quebec zoo at the heart of an animal cruelty investigation found animals that were malnourished and lacked water...
Jun 11, 2019
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