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Lower fees for some waste, higher fees for other items at TNRD disposal sites
KAMLOOPS - Fee changes are coming to TNRD Eco-Depots and Transfer Changes that will affect several categories of disposals.Effective June 28, dropping off large appliances like residential refrigerato...
Jun 13, 2019 Image Credit: Gemenacom / Dreamstime.com
Strength in numbers: Alberta town wants all smokers to butt out for one day
COCHRANE, Alta. - There'll be no need for ashtrays in one Alberta town on the weekend if residents take up a retiring pharmacist's call for all smokers to butt out for 24 hours. Kelly Kimmett persuade...
Jun 13, 2019
Cuba Gooding Jr. surrenders while denying allegations
NEW YORK - Cuba Gooding Jr.'s lawyer said Thursday security video will exonerate the actor from allegations he groped a woman at a New York City night spot. Video from Magic Hour Rooftop Bar & Lou...
Jun 13, 2019
'Love wins:' How a N.S. town collaborated to protect kidnapped women in Africa
AMHERST, N.S. - Simple signs with a pair of blue hearts capture a small town's sentiments over the rescue of two young Maritime women from kidnappers in Ghana. A sign on the main street...
Jun 13, 2019
Western Newfoundland's Bottomless Pond appears to have a bottom after all
DEER LAKE, N.L. - Something strange is happening along the shores of a small lake in western Newfoundland. The lake, known as Bottomless Pond, started to rise last spring and hasn'...
Jun 13, 2019
'Pretty consistent:' Study says animal abundance in seas drops as climate warms
Animal life in the world's oceans will drop steadily and consistently as the climate warms, a Canadian-led study suggests. "What we see is pretty consistent," said Derek Tittensor, a biologist at ...
Jun 13, 2019
After partisan bickering, House backs motion to end veterans homelessness
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has backed a backbench MP's bid to have the government work to end veterans homelessness after days of partisan bickering over the fate of the private motion. The mo...
Jun 13, 2019
Simpcw First Nation not allowing Canfor tenure to leave its territory without a fight
CHU CHUA, B.C. - The Simpcw First Nation says it will not allow the transfer of forest tenures from Canfor to Interfor without a fight.Earlier this month, Canfor announced the closure of its Vavenby s...
Jun 13, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
UN says Canada's plan to rescue Wood Buffalo National Park not enough
The status of Canada's largest park as a world heritage site remains wobbly as a UN body has expressed grave doubts about a plan to rescue Wood Buffalo National Park. The park - with one of the world'...
Jun 13, 2019
Merritt has the lowest gas prices in the province
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt is home to the cheapest gas in the province - for now.GasBuddy.com pegs the lowest price in B.C. at $1.039 per litre at the Super Save on Nicola Avenue and Margaret Street in M...
Jun 13, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
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