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Canada captain Christine Sinclair scores goal No. 182 against Dutch at World Cup
REIMS, France - Canada captain Christine Sinclair collected career goal No. 182 Thursday, scoring against the Netherlands in preliminary-round play at the Women's World Cup. Sinclair, who turned 36 on...
Jun 20, 2019
Texas says DNA technology jeopardizes cases
AUSTIN, Texas - With a name that sounds like futuristic fiction, Rapid DNA machines roughly the size of an office printer have helped solve rape cases in Kentucky, identified California wildfire victi...
Jun 20, 2019
Lighthizer agrees to do whatever it takes to get new NAFTA passed
OTTAWA - Two days before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's arrival at the Oval Office, U.S. trade czar Robert Lighthizer has pledged to work with Democrats to do whatever it takes to ratify the new Nort...
Jun 20, 2019
Confusion, bickering cloud of Senate committee's planned Norman inquiry
OTTAWA - Confusion and partisan bickering are clouding a Senate committee's plan to conduct an inquiry into the suspension and failed prosecution of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. Conservative Sen. Je...
Jun 20, 2019
UPDATE: Power restored to BC Hydro customers in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Crews have now restored power to the area.EARLIER: BC Hydro is investigating a power outage affect just over 3,800 customers in Kamloops.The outage map shows areas in Aberdeen, Uppe...
Jun 20, 2019 Image Credit: BC Hydro
Canada's Christine Sinclair mingles with Dutch fans ahead of World Cup showdown
REIMS, France - Wandering around Reims on an off-day, Canada captain Christine Sinclair couldn't help but run into visiting Dutch fans ahead of Thursday's Group E showdown at the Women's World Cup. Du...
Jun 20, 2019
Week in Review — Week of June 10, 2019
Welcome to Week in ReviewMore layoffs and curtailments in the Interior forest industry.A shortage of nurse practitioners arises in Kamloops.And a $6.5 million expansion at the emergency department in ...
Jun 20, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Who should bear the financial risk of flooding? Report lays out three options
OTTAWA - The federal government could help mitigate the cost of flood damage by creating a "high-risk" insurance pool to help lift the burden off the public purse, says a report released Tuesday by th...
Jun 20, 2019
Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook already rules daily communication for more than 2 billion people around the world. Now it wants its own currency, too. The social network unveiled an ambitious plan Tuesday to...
Jun 20, 2019
Pricey tours of decaying Titanic shipwreck delayed until June 2020
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Adventure tourists who paid $168,000 each to help survey the Titanic shipwreck off Newfoundland have been told their much-anticipated dives are being postponed. The U.S. compan...
Jun 20, 2019
