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Oilers goaltender Mike Smith to start Game 2, Avalanche counterpart Darcy Kuemper out
DENVER - Mike Smith will be back in the crease for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of the Western Conference final. Colorado counterpart Darcy Kuemper, meanwhile, is out with an upper-body injury and wo...
Jun 2, 2022
Aspiring GM Deidre Donaldson appreciative of CFL's Women in Football program
GUELPH, Ont. - Deidre Donaldson can't believe how quickly the time has flown by. The Brampton, Ont., native is completing her four-week stint with the Toronto Argonauts as part of the CFL's inaugural ...
Jun 2, 2022
Bill to create Canada Disability Benefit reintroduced but with few details
OTTAWA - The federal government has reintroduced legislation to create a monthly benefit cheque for working-age Canadians with disabilities but Ottawa still can't say who will qualify, how much they'd...
Jun 2, 2022
Williams Lake Emergency Operations Centre activated as water level increases at dam
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The City of Williams Lake announced it has activated its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) at Level 1.In a news release Thursday (June 2), the City says the move comes in respons...
Jun 2, 2022
Ukrainians who've fled to Canada can now apply for government income support
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says Ukrainians who have fled to Canada from the war with Russia will start to receive income assistance from the federal government in the next five days. Pr...
Jun 2, 2022
Home sales in Metro Vancouver calmer in May as interest rates cool hot market
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales across the region have returned to "more typical seasonal levels" and that there are modest signs continuous price increases migh...
Jun 2, 2022
RBC Canadian Open to have spectator seats 100 feet above course
TORONTO - Fans at next week's RBC Canadian Open will have the opportunity to dine 100 feet above the golf course. Seats and a table will be suspended above St. George's Golf and Country Club so specta...
Jun 2, 2022
Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes drilled gas tank, hit and run, recovered motorcycle
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 400 calls for service from midnight Friday (May 27) to 9:00 a.m. on Monday (May 30). Below are some highlights from those reports.Drilled gas tankA ...
Jun 2, 2022
SOUND OFF: Questioning the NDP's priorities as health care crumbles
WHILE NDP MLAs ARE LIKELY welcoming the end of the spring legislative session and a break from opposition questioning over their $1 billion Royal BC Museum debacle - they won't be able to hide from co...
Jun 2, 2022
Texas senator: School police chief didn't know of 911 calls
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - The commander at the scene of a school shooting in Texas was not informed of panicked 911 calls coming from inside the school building, a Texas state senator said Thursday. Sen. R...
Jun 2, 2022
