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Lightning storms spark dozens of wildfires in Yukon, heat warning issued
WHITEHORSE - Wildfires are breaking out across Yukon as lightning pummels the territory and a heat wave wears on, a fire information officer says. Mike Fancie of Yukon Wildland Fire Management says ab...
Jul 5, 2022
Source: Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo leaving Toronto FC for Inter Miami CF
TORONTO - Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo, a former league MVP, is on the move as Toronto FC continues its teardown and rebuild. A source, granted anonymity because the deal had not been announced...
Jul 5, 2022
White House: Biden has read Griner letter pleading for help
Brittney Griner's appeal to President Joe Biden in a handwritten letter continued to garner reaction Tuesday after the WNBA All-Star acknowledged she feared never returning home and asked Biden not " ...
Jul 5, 2022
Inflation squeezing Kamloops Food Bank
KAMLOOPS - According to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada, the price of groceries is up 9.7 per cent. The Kamloops Food Bank is feeling the pinch - both in its operating costs and increased vi...
Jul 5, 2022
Snotty Nose Rez Kids to headline free music festival at Tk’emlups Powwow Grounds Wednesday
TK'EMLUPS TE SECWEPEMC - Lytton-based 2 Rivers Remix Society was created to uplift contemporary Indigenous performers. Wednesday (July 6), it will take over Tk'emlups Powwow Arbour to host well-known,...
Jul 5, 2022
Overtime bans, work to rule on the table for BCGEU as negotiations stall
KAMLOOPS - On June 22, the B.C General Employees Union (BCGEU) voted overwhelming in favour of strike action should contract negotiations break down. That is exactly what happened this week after talk...
Jul 5, 2022
White House: Biden has read Griner letter pleading for help
Brittney Griner's appeal to President Joe Biden in a handwritten letter continued to garner reaction Tuesday after the WNBA All-Star acknowledged she feared never returning home and asked Biden not " ...
Jul 5, 2022
Merritt RCMP blotter includes weapons seizure, teen facing 30 criminal charges
MERRITT, B.C. - A local man is facing charges after prohibited guns and other weapons were found in a Merritt apartment.In a news release, Sgt. Josh Roda says Merritt RCMP were called last Thursday (J...
Jul 5, 2022
Olympic track champion Donovan Bailey to publish memoir in summer 2023
TORONTO - Champion sprinter Donovan Bailey is set to share his story of success on and off the track. Random House Canada announced Tuesday that it's acquired the rights to the Olympic gold medallist'...
Jul 5, 2022
A report card look at first half of regular season for the Toronto Blue Jays
After closing the first half of the regular season at 44-37, the Toronto Blue Jays find themselves hovering near the playoff cutline as the second half of the campaign begins. The New York Yankees loo...
Jul 5, 2022
