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Merritt council approves feasibility study for performing arts centre
MERRITT, B.C. - As a followup to a presentation from the Nicola Valley Theatre Society two weeks ago, Merritt City Council voted to approve undertaking a feasibility study for a performing arts centre...
Mar 9, 2022
Union narrows gap with MLB but issues remain blocking deal
NEW YORK (AP) - Negotiators for locked-out players took steps toward Major League Baseball in a counteroffer Wednesday that still left a gap between the bickering sides after Commissioner Rob Manfred ...
Mar 9, 2022
Pentagon rejects NATO nations providing jets to Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The Pentagon on Wednesday slammed the door on any plans to provide MiG fighter jets to Ukraine, even through a second country, calling it a "high-risk" venture that would not sig...
Mar 9, 2022
Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry allows RCMP witnesses, but lawyers question limits
HALIFAX - A public inquiry into Nova Scotia's mass shooting will call RCMP witnesses to testify, but lawyers for victims' families say they are concerned over rules limiting their ability to directly ...
Mar 9, 2022
Canadian women look to secure FIFA U-20 World Cup berth with win over Mexico
Having survived the elements and a stubborn Panama side to reach the semifinals of the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship in the Dominican Republic, Canada takes on Mexico on Thursday with a chanc...
Mar 9, 2022
Charges laid in 2018 gang shooting in Vancouver that killed innocent teen
VANCOUVER - Charges have been laid in a double homicide in 2018 that killed an innocent teenager during a gang-related shooting on a busy Vancouver street. Vancouver police Chief Adam Palmer says Kane...
Mar 9, 2022
Some Tories want a tougher stand on Bill 21. Will that happen in the leadership race?
OTTAWA - A spokesman for the World Sikh Organization of Canada says members of the community will be watching to see what Conservative leadership hopefuls have to say about a controversial secularism ...
Mar 9, 2022
City shelves second phase of Hillside Drive extension
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is scrapping a planned second phase of the Hillside Drive extension.The first phase of the extension, connecting McGill Road behind the Thompson Rivers University campu...
Mar 9, 2022
Canada can help Europe turn to renewables instead of Russian oil: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada cannot realistically help Europe replace its Russian oil imports with Canadian crude or natural gas, but it can and is looking at ways to ex...
Mar 9, 2022
South Korean conservative declares win in presidential race
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A conservative former prosecutor declared victory in South Korea's presidential election on Thursday after his liberal ruling party rival conceded defeat after a bitter battl...
Mar 9, 2022
