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Victoria police chief hands out hefty fine to driver who flicked lit butt
VICTORIA - A "lit"terbug was issued a hefty fine after Victoria's police chief caught him flicking a cigarette butt out his car window. Chief Const. Del Manak said he was travelling on a highway in hi...
Jun 12, 2019
Man arrested in deaths of Dallas transgender woman, 2 others
DALLAS - A 33-year-old man has been arrested in the slayings of three women in Dallas, including a transgender woman whose death brought nationwide attention, police said Wednesday. Kendrell Lavar Lyl...
Jun 12, 2019
Men encouraged to be more aware of mental, physical health
KAMLOOPS - It's Men's Health Week across the country, a time for men to focus on their own well-being. Mental health experts say men are not nearly as good at expressing themselves and their needs as ...
Jun 12, 2019 Men's Health Week is June 10-16 across the country (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Former Tk'emlups chief sets sights on First Nations majority share in Trans Mountain pipeline
KAMLOOPS - The former chief of Tk'emlups te Secwepemc is working to gather First Nations support in the bid to own a majority share in the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Shane Gottfriedson is the ...
Jun 12, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
Gas leak leads to evacuation in Juniper Ridge
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE- 5:00 AM THURSDAY, JUNE 13THA gas leak at a condo construction site in Juniper led to an evacuation of the area late Thursday afternoon (july 12). RCMP said they were called to the s...
Jun 12, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Ashley Legassic
Badly-made fake license plate leads to arrest in California
MOORPARK, Calif. - A big-rig truck driver has been arrested after authorities spotted a phoney license plate on his rig. How could they tell? Well, the Ventura County Sheriff's Department says the 196...
Jun 12, 2019
Game 5 loss is ancient history to "live in the moment" Toronto Raptors
OAKLAND, Calif. - Live in the moment. It's been the Toronto Raptors' mantra all season. Never get too high after wins. Never too down after losses. Two days after the Raptors were an agonizing basket ...
Jun 12, 2019
Committee of MPs decides against calling for school-bus seatbelts
OTTAWA - A committee of MPs who probed bus-passenger safety in Canada has decided not to call for seatbelts to be installed in Canadian school buses, urging further study instead. The H...
Jun 12, 2019
Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. convicted of rape
SAN DIEGO - Former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. - the son of a Hall of Famer who himself earned more than $40 million during his career - has been convicted of raping a 58-year-old homeless woman las...
Jun 12, 2019
100 Mile House bracing for effects of Norbord mill closure
100 MILE HOUSE - After recovering from the devastation left behind by the 2017 wildfire season, a sense of unease has replaced that brief period of relief for 100 Mile House residents. 160 jobs will b...
Jun 12, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
