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Feds won't extend bilingualism bonus to employees who speak an Indigenous language
OTTAWA - The federal Treasury Board says it has no plans to expand a bonus - now paid to employees who speak English and French - to those who know an Indigenous language. The bilingualism bonus is an...
Aug 23, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to sign hydrogen deal
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the German chancellor are visiting the western Newfoundland town of Stephenville later today, where they're set to sign a green energy deal. A local company ...
Aug 23, 2022
Ottawa to sign MOUs with Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen on materials for electric vehicles
TORONTO - Ottawa is expected to sign separate agreements with Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday that will see the two German auto manufacturers secure access to Canadian raw materials for batter...
Aug 23, 2022
Gary Gaines, coach of 'Friday Night Lights' fame, dead at 73
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie "Friday Night Lights," has died. He was 73. Gaines' family said in a statement the for...
Aug 22, 2022
Mexico crushes Canada 10-0 at Little League World Series
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - A site of many historic battles over the years, Matamoros calls itself the city of the undefeated, loyal and heroic. The Mexican Little League team from that border community...
Aug 22, 2022
Twelve-year-old Lucy Lin among CP Women's Open qualifiers
OTTAWA - Twelve-year-old Lucy Lin of Vancouver earned one of four spots into this week's 2022 CP Women's Open with a steady round of golf in Monday's final qualifier at the Marshes Golf Club. Lin, the...
Aug 22, 2022
Kamloops native Stankoven reflects on playing huge role for Canada at WJC
KAMLOOPS- Less than 48 hours after notching an assist on the golden goal at the world junior hockey championships in Edmonton, Logan Stankoven is back in Kamloops. CFJC Today caught up with him Monday...
Aug 22, 2022
Feds cut funding for anti-racism project over 'reprehensible and vile' tweets
OTTAWA - Diversity Minister Ahmed Hussen has ordered the government to cut funding to an anti-racism initiative over "reprehensible and vile" tweets by a senior consultant on the project. Hussen annou...
Aug 22, 2022
Famous Yousuf Karsh portrait of Sir Winston Churchill stolen from Château Laurier
It sounds like a caper from a movie: a thief has swapped out the famous portrait of a scowling Sir Winston Churchill, photographed by Yousuf Karsh in 1941, with an unsigned copy. A staff member at Ott...
Aug 22, 2022
CFJC Midday — Kamloops Film Society launches its first-ever Indigenous Film Festival next week
It's been years in the making and, next week, it will finally happen - the first-ever Indigenous Film Festival, presented by the Kamloops Film Society! Co-ordinator Aaron Foster tells Susan Edgell all...
Aug 22, 2022
