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B.C. sets new daily record of COVID-19 cases at 139, hospitalizations climbing
VICTORIA - British Columbia reached a record of daily COVID-19 cases today as schools reopened across the province. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 139 new cases for a provincial ...
Sep 10, 2020
Former Lower Nicola chief Sumexheltza to carry NDP banner in Fraser-Nicola
MERRITT, B.C. - A former chief of the Lower Nicola Indian Band will represent the NDP in Fraser-Nicola in the next provincial vote.The governing party issued a news release Thursday (Sept. 10) confirm...
Sep 10, 2020
Senate agrees to compensate harassment victims of ex-senator Don Meredith
OTTAWA - The Senate has agreed with recommendations from an independent evaluator that the victims of disgraced ex-senator Don Meredith should be compensated. The Senate standing committee on internal...
Sep 10, 2020
Vancouver Canucks striving for more after big playoff push: Tanev
Leaving the NHL bubble in Edmonton was bittersweet for Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat - his hockey season was over but he was headed home to his family. Horvat and his wife, Holly,...
Sep 10, 2020
Kamloops-based Jim Pattison Broadcasting Group applies to purchase Q-101 FM in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is asking the public for input into the proposed sale of Merritt Broadcasting Ltd. to the Jim Pattison Broadcast ...
Sep 10, 2020
Survivor of Oshawa, Ont., mass shooting thanks supporters, first responders
OSHAWA, Ont. - The woman who survived the recent mass shooting of her family in Oshawa, Ont., is thanking supporters, first responders and the medical workers aiding her recovery. In a statement issue...
Sep 10, 2020
Virus bill blocked in Senate as prospects dim for new relief
WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats scuttled a scaled-back GOP coronavirus rescue package on Thursday as the parties argued to a standstill over the size and scope of the aid, likely ending hopes for corona...
Sep 10, 2020
Mayor: Police chief accused of rigging own hiring resigns
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The police chief in Connecticut's largest city resigned Thursday, the mayor said, hours after being arrested on federal charges that he teamed with Bridgeport's personnel director ...
Sep 10, 2020
Judges: Trump can't exclude people from district drawings
NEW YORK - A panel of three federal judges on Thursday blocked an order from President Donald Trump that tried to exclude people in the country illegally from the process of redrawing congressional di...
Sep 10, 2020
Pentagon rescinding order to shutter Stars and Stripes paper
WASHINGTON - The Defence Department is rescinding its order to shut down the military's independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, in the wake of a tweet late last week by President Donald Trump vowing...
Sep 10, 2020
