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Barbie goes glam rock to honour David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust
NEW YORK - Barbie has been many things over the years. Now, she's dressed as Ziggy Stardust. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie's iconic "Space Oddity," Barbie overse...
Jul 15, 2019
Venom drop Game 2, South Okanagan can wrap up first league title on Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Venom are on the brink of elimination in the Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League final. The Venom lost 12-9 on Sunday night in Oliver to the South Okanagan Flames. The Fla...
Jul 15, 2019 The Kamloops Venom are down 2-0 in the best-of-five championship series following Sunday's 12-9 defeat in Game 2 on Sunday.
Anglican Church rejects same-sex marriage amendment; will not add policy to national laws
The Anglican Church of Canada has voted down a proposal to bless same-sex marriage across the denomination, though branches of the church in each province will still be able to make up their...
Jul 15, 2019
Early morning crash near Falkland kills driver of pickup truck
FALKLAND, B.C. - One man is dead after an early morning crash near Falkland.RCMP E-Division Traffic Services spokesman Cpl. Mike Halskov says the crash happened at about 5:35 a.m. off Highway 97 near ...
Jul 15, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Trial begins for Alberta youth charged with shooting German tourist
CALGARY - A court has heard that a German tourist shot while driving on a highway west of Calgary last year had eight bullet fragments removed from his brain during surgery. A trial has begun for...
Jul 15, 2019
Search for missing Quebec businessman, son stretches into fifth day
MONTREAL - Provincial police today dispatched a sonar-equipped boat to a reservoir to look for signs of a missing helicopter carrying a Quebec businessman and his teenage son who f...
Jul 15, 2019
Ryan Shtuka documentary premieres on YouTube
KAMLOOPS - A documentary focusing on the disappearance of and search for Ryan Shtuka has made its premiere on YouTube.Three local filmmakers put the project together, called "Peaks and Valleys."The Ka...
Jul 15, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Boxing champ Pernell Whitaker dies; hit by car in Virginia
Pernell Whitaker, an Olympic gold medallist and four division champion who was regarded as one of the greatest defensive fighters ever, has died after being hit by a car in Virginia. He was 55. Police...
Jul 15, 2019
Weakened Barry unleashes a final blast of torrential rains
NEW ORLEANS - Though Tropical Depression Barry failed to unleash catastrophic flooding in New Orleans, it still swamped parts of Louisiana with up to 17 inches (43 centimetres) of rain and transformed...
Jul 15, 2019
Health Canada revokes licences of pot producer Agrima Botanicals
VANCOUVER - Cannabis producer Agrima Botanicals Corp. has had its licences revoked by Health Canada, months after the company disclosed the regulator's finding that "unauthorized activities" with pot ...
Jul 15, 2019
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