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B.C. First Nation arrives in Scotland, asks museum to return totem pole taken in 1929
VANCOUVER - Delegates from the Nisga'a First Nation are in Scotland this week to discuss repatriating a memorial totem pole it says was stolen nearly a century ago. Seven members, including Nisga'a Na...
Aug 20, 2022
Boil water advisory issued for parts of Cariboo Regional District
WILLIAMS LAKE - A boil water advisory has been issued for all water customers in Lac La Hache in the Cariboo Regional District (CRD).Recent samples reportedly show the presence of Coliform in the publ...
Aug 20, 2022
Tlicho reflect on legacy of Treaty 11 during 100-year celebrations
BEHCHOK, N.W.T. - As some communities in the Northwest Territories gather to celebrate 100 years since Treaty 11 was signed, many Indigenous people are reflecting on what the historic agreement means ...
Aug 20, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Lisa LaFlamme, the media and drawing our own conclusions
MOST EVENINGS for the past several years, our TV set has been tuned to the CTV National News with Lisa LaFlamme (but not before the local news, of course). LaFlamme is, or was, head and shoulders abov...
Aug 20, 2022
Deal freeing Catholic entities from $25M campaign for residential schools released
OTTAWA - Canada agreed to "forever discharge" Catholic entities from their promise to raise $25 million for residential school survivors and also picked up their legal bill, a final release document s...
Aug 20, 2022
QB Rourke injures foot as Lions extend win streak with 28-10 victory over Roughriders
REGINA - The B.C. Lions picked up a costly 28-10 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday night as starting quarterback Nathan Rourke went down with a foot injury early in the fourth quarte...
Aug 19, 2022
Auger-Aliassime drops quarterfinals match in straight sets to Coric in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime lost 6-4, 6-4, to Borna Coric Friday in the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open Masters-level tennis tournament. The Montreal native fired 12 a...
Aug 19, 2022
Yankees blanked again, Gausman pitches Blue Jays to 4-0 win
NEW YORK (AP) - Kevin Gausman tossed seven sharp innings and the Toronto Blue Jays became the latest team to shut out the New York Yankees, beating the AL East leaders 4-0 Friday night. The Yankees we...
Aug 19, 2022
Elks dominate second half, snap three-game skid with 30-12 win over Redblacks
OTTAWA - Taylor Cornelius threw two touchdown passes and the Edmonton Elks scored 21 unanswered points in the second half of a 30-12 win over the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday. Cornelius completed 16-of-...
Aug 19, 2022
Audrey Leduc breaks women's 100-metre sprint record to win gold at Canada Games
THOROLD, Ont. - Quebec's Audrey Leduc broke the women's 100-metre sprint record Friday en route to gold at the Canada Games. Leduc ran 11.55 seconds to take down Cindy Moore's record of 11.56 from 197...
Aug 19, 2022
