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Jury selected for federal trial over George Floyd’s killing
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A jury was picked Thursday for the federal trial of three Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's killing, with the judge stressing repeatedly that fellow Officer ...
Jan 20, 2022
High school in Lillooet, B.C., retiring wildfire logo out of respect for neighbours
LILLOOET, B.C. - A British Columbia high school is retiring its logo and mascot named "Hot Spot" after devastating wildfires in neighbouring communities cast them in a different light. The Lillooet Se...
Jan 20, 2022
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Pine Grove care home on Kamloops North Shore
KAMLOOPS - A second Kamloops long-term care facility is grappling with a COVID-19 outbreak.Pine Grove Seniors Community on the North Shore was added to the Interior Health outbreak list Wednesday (Jan...
Jan 20, 2022
4 Belarus officials charged with air piracy
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. prosecutors charged four Belarusian government officials on Thursday with aircraft piracy for diverting a Ryanair flight last year to arrest an opposition journalist, using a ruse...
Jan 20, 2022
A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada
A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: - Ontario will soon begin easing COVID-19 restrictions, starting by boosting the size of social gathering and reopening businesses such as restaurants, gy...
Jan 20, 2022
SOUND OFF: NDP's failures add to small business woes
YOU HAVE TO FEEL for the small businesses across British Columbia that continue to struggle to keep their doors open as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on. Not only are they in a constant state of confusi...
Jan 20, 2022
B.C., Ottawa, First Nations sign Indigenous justice strategy support agreement
A British Columbia Indigenous leader says the signing of a joint federal, provincial and First Nations agreement is a critical step towards addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in Ca...
Jan 20, 2022
Complex-care housing locations to support nearly 100 of B.C.'s most vulnerable
VICTORIA - Four complex-care housing locations opening in Surrey, Abbotsford and Vancouver will provide 98 new spaces, supporting people with overlapping mental health, substance abuse, trauma and bra...
Jan 20, 2022
New TNRD program to help clean up after 2021 wildfires
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD), in partnership with the Canadian Red Cross and the B.C. government, says it will assist with debris cleanup for those who lost structures in th...
Jan 20, 2022
Parking fees to return to B.C. hospitals
VICTORIA - Hospitals in B.C. will begin charging for parking for visitors, staff and some patients after waiving fees since April 1, 2020.Free parking at provincial health-care facilities will continu...
Jan 20, 2022
