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Drivers should expect delays on Highway 1 west of Kamloops Wednesday: Argo Roads
KAMLOOPS - Drivers heading west of Kamloops should expect some delays on the Trans Canada Highway for Wednesday (March 2) morning and afternoon.Argo Roads Thompson, B.C.'s road maintenance contractor ...
Mar 02, 2022
Forrest, Westlake to carry Canada's flag at Beijing Paralympic Winter Games
Wheelchair curler Ina Forrest and hockey player Greg Westlake will carry Canada's flag into Friday's opening ceremony of the Beijing Paralympic Winter Games.It's the first time Paralympic flag-bearer ...
Mar 02, 2022
Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate target for the first time since slashing its benchmark rate to its rock-bottom level at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The central bank in...
Mar 02, 2022
Chase man arrested in alleged armed robbery in Vernon
VERNON - A 55-year-old man from Chase and a 67-year-old man from Creston were arrested after an alleged armed robbery in Vernon Tuesday (March 1) morning.RCMP say they received a tip from the public T...
Mar 02, 2022
Kamloops Immigrant Services' campaign encourages residents to learn about area's newcomers
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Immigrant Services (KIS) launched a new campaign to encourage residents to learn more about newcomers to the region."Know Your Neighbour" begins with a video of KIS interviewing lo...
Mar 02, 2022
Fans chant `We want baseball!′ but won’t get it anytime soon
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - As Rob Manfred stood behind a podium in the left-field corner of Roger Dean Stadium and announced that opening day was canceled, a cluster of fans gathered outside the spring trai...
Mar 02, 2022
As Russia batters Ukraine, both sides ready for more talks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia renewed its assault Wednesday on Ukraine's second-largest city in a pounding that lit up the skyline with balls of fire over populated areas, even as both sides said they w...
Mar 02, 2022
State of the Union: Biden vows to halt Russia, hit inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) - Addressing a concerned nation and anxious world, President Joe Biden vowed in his first State of the Union address Tuesday night to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, tame soaring ...
Mar 02, 2022
Jeweller, Indigenous art curator among GG winners
OTTAWA - Fredericton jeweller Brigitte Clavette and Toronto-based Indigenous art curator and writer Gerald McMaster are among nine winners of the Governor General's Awards in visual media and fine art...
Mar 02, 2022
Former B.C. house clerk broke public trust: Crown
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's former clerk of the legislative assembly used public funds to enrich himself in "glaring and egregious" ways, a special prosecutor alleged Tuesday. Brock Martland made t...
Mar 02, 2022
