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Rookie Gretzky card returned to B.C. man seven years after it was stolen
KELOWNA, B.C. - A Wayne Gretzky rookie card that was stolen seven years ago in West Kelowna, B.C., is now back in the hands of its owner. Mounties say the card landed in their exhibits file in 2019, b...
May 3, 2022
B.C. finance minister says 'over my dead body,' will abortion access change
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister says she will fight to ensure abortion access rights are never denied in the province no matter what may happen in the United States. Selina Robinson rea...
May 3, 2022
Blazers' Stankoven named WHL Player of the Month for April
KAMLOOPS - Logan Stankoven ended off the regular season - and began the playoffs - with a bang. That offensive explosion led the WHL to name the Kamloops Blazers' forward its Player of the Month for A...
May 3, 2022
B.C. sees decrease in overdose deaths in March, but drug users face risks: coroner
VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner says a recent dip in the number of overdose deaths is encouraging, but illicit toxic drugs still present enormous risks for substance users. Lisa Lapointe s...
May 3, 2022
As fire danger creeps higher, B.C. Wildfire Service bans larger burns in 100 Mile House area
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The first open burning ban of the season is coming into place in the 100 Mile district of the Cariboo Fire Centre.The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) says Category 3 fires will be ...
May 3, 2022
Liberals, NDP vote to compel final hours of debate on fall economic statement
OTTAWA - The fall economic statement is expected to pass Wednesday after the Liberals and NDP voted to force the final few hours of debate required on the bill. The motion to push C-8 to its conclusio...
May 3, 2022
Canada's Bianca Andreescu eliminated from Madrid Open
MADRID - Canada's Bianca Andreescu was eliminated from the Round of 16 at the Madrid Open following a 7-5, 6-1 loss to American Jessica Pegula on Tuesday. Pegula, the tournament's 12th seed, had Andre...
May 3, 2022
Biden says basic U.S. rights are at risk if Supreme Court draft decision stands
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden says the explosive Supreme Court draft decision on abortion could pose a serious threat to a wide range of basic American rights. Biden says the rationale of the draft...
May 3, 2022
Kamloops records nine illicit drug deaths in March, up to 25 in 2022
KAMLOOPS - Nine more illicit drug deaths were recorded in Kamloops in March.According to the latest preliminary data by the BC Coroners Service, Kamloops has the fifth-most illicit drug deaths among B...
May 3, 2022
Clearwater-area wildfire under control
CLEARWATER, B.C. - A wildfire that ignited near Clearwater Monday (May 2) is now under control.Fire Information Officer Ayden Coray of the B.C. Wildfire Service says the McDougall Forest Service Road ...
May 3, 2022
