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Emergency alert system in B.C. to be in place for extreme heat in June: minister
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's public safety minister says an automated alert system will be in place in June to notify residents of dangerously high temperatures like last year's fatal heat dome. Mik...
May 13, 2022
California governor: $98B surplus backs true pro-life state
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday pledged to use the state's record-breaking $300 billion budget, including an unprecedented nearly $100 billion surplus, to "future proo...
May 13, 2022
Conair's skimmers arrive in Kamloops ahead of wildfire season
KAMLOOPS - The skimmers have arrived in Kamloops ahead of this year wildfire season in British Columbia. Six aircraft will call Kamloops home this summer, representing half of the provincial fleet. Tw...
May 13, 2022
First-round selections Richards, Philpot among draftees signed by Alouettes
MONTREAL - Linebacker Tyrell Richards, the first player taken in the 2022 CFL draft, was among eight selections signed Friday by the Montreal Alouettes. The six-foot-four, 218-pound Richards, of Bramp...
May 13, 2022
B.C. invests $789 million for new safe, accessible and culturally inclusive museum
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it will spend nearly $800 million to build a new Royal Museum in Victoria. The current museum will close its doors in September, but will be offering tr...
May 13, 2022
Mickelson decides not to defend title at PGA Championship
Phil Mickelson withdrew Friday from the PGA Championship, electing to extend his hiatus from golf following his incendiary comments about a Saudi-funded rival league he supports and the PGA Tour he ac...
May 13, 2022
CP News Alert: Tour bus operator charged in deadly Icefield crash
JASPER, ALBERTA - A tour bus operator has been charged in a deadly rollover at the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park in July 2020. The Alberta government says Brewster Inc. faces eight charges...
May 13, 2022
Mickelson decides not to defend title at PGA Championship
Phil Mickelson withdrew Friday from the PGA Championship, electing to extend his hiatus from golf following his incendiary comments about a Saudi-funded rival league he supports and the PGA Tour he ac...
May 13, 2022
$416 million in disaster funding comes through for homes lost in B.C. wildfires
VANCOUVER - The federal government says it's preparing for what could be a challenging summer of wildfires in parts of the country as several ministers gathered in Vancouver to outline how funds will ...
May 13, 2022
$416 million in disaster funding comes through for homes lost in B.C. wildfires
VANCOUVER - The federal government says it's preparing for what could be a challenging summer of wildfires in parts of the country as several ministers gathered in Vancouver to outline how funds will ...
May 13, 2022
