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Quesnel drug bust nets drugs, cash, shotgun
QUESNEL, B.C. - A 35-year-old Quesnel man is back in custody following a drug bust yesterday (Mar.15).Quesnel RCMP say the Quesnel Crime Reduction Unit (CRU), with the help of RCMP Police Dog Services...
Mar 16, 2022
B.C. premier raises concerns to prime minister about job impact of fish farm closures
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying federal salmon farm transition plans threaten hundreds of jobs and the economies of coastal...
Mar 16, 2022
B.C. premier raises concerns to prime minister about job impact of fish farm closures
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying federal salmon farm transition plans threaten hundreds of jobs and the economies of coastal...
Mar 16, 2022
Supply chain problems led to road line paint shortage in 2021: City of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - If you think the road lines in Kamloops are lighter than usual for this time of year, you're right.Civic Operations Director Jen Fretz says the City of Kamloops was only able to paint road ...
Mar 16, 2022
B.C. provincial data shows 23,000 people experienced homelessness in 2019
VICTORIA - British Columbia's housing minister says a new method for collecting data on homelessness is the first of its kind in Canada and will help the province tackle the issue. David Eby says the ...
Mar 16, 2022
Veteran Canadian offensive lineman Duvernay-Tardif hits NFL free-agent market
For the first time in his NFL career, Canadian offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is a free agent. The six-foot-five, 321-pound Duvernay-Tardif hit the open market Wednesday afternoon as an unr...
Mar 16, 2022
Canada's Maddie Szeryk and Jaclyn Lee using Epson Tour event to ramp up golf season
A handful of Canada's best women golfers are looking to get into the swing of things this week on the Epson Tour. Six Canadians will tee off at the Carlisle Arizona Women's Golf Classic on Thursday, t...
Mar 16, 2022
B.C. to review how its COVID-19 pandemic response decisions were made
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government will conduct an independent review of its operational response to the COVID-19 pandemic to help it prepare and respond to emergencies. Public Safety Minister...
Mar 16, 2022
Canada's Bennedict Mathurin has had long, interesting road to NCAA stardom
Bennedict Mathurin has led the way for a resurgent University of Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team that is ready to hit the dance floor at the 2022 NCAA Tournament. The 19-year-old sophomore guar...
Mar 16, 2022
Vernon is home to two milestones in combating B.C.'s overdose crisis
Two major steps to reduce the number of British Columbians dying from toxic drugs have gotten their starts in Vernon.The opioid agonist treatment (OAT) program rolled out in B.C. on March 16, 2021, an...
Mar 16, 2022
