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Man arrested after rash of assaults on bystanders in Merritt
KAMLOOPS - RCMP in Merritt say that community was hit with a string of violent incidents Wednesday (May 8) - and they believe one man was responsible.In a news release, Sgt. Brock Hedrick says police ...
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Broadcaster and commentator Rex Murphy dead at 77: National Post
The National Post is reporting that Rex Murphy, the pundit and columnist who hosted a national call-in radio show for decades, has died. The newspaper, where he worked as a columnist, says in an obitu...
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Jury makes single recommendation as inquest into deadly 2018 Rose Hill police shooting wraps up
KAMLOOPS - In the final day of the coroners inquest into a 2018 police shootout that took the life of 35-year-old Eugene Marcano, court heard from two medical experts, including a pathologist from Roy...
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Canfor to close sawmill, curtail pulp production citing B.C. policy changes
VANCOUVER - Canfor has announced it is permanently closing its Polar sawmill in Bear Lake, B.C., shutting a production line at its Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George, and suspending its "planned rei...
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Province pumps $8M into new Tolko Heffley Creek engineered wood product plant
KAMLOOPS - The provincial government is pumping $8 million into an expansion at the Tolko Heffley Creek mill.In a news release, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Minister Brenda Bailey says th...
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RCMP resources sent in to help Kamloops Mounties investigate multiple arson, shooting incidents
KAMLOOPS - After a string of shooting incidents over this past week, Kamloops RCMP provided an update to local media outlets on Thursday (May. 9). A report of shots fired outside the Star Lodge, a dri...
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Schauffele shoots 67 to grab Wells Fargo lead, McIlroy in contention
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Rory McIlroy hoped that his victory with Shane Lowry two weeks ago in the Zurich Classic team event would serve as a springboard for the remainder of the season. He's off to a g...
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Zhang takes Founders Cup lead with 9-under, Korda six shots back
CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) - When two-time NCAA champion Rose Zhang came out of Stanford and became the first woman to win her professional debut since 1951, the sky was suddenly the limit. Everyone expected ...
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Timeline of slayings of 4 women in Winnipeg, demands to search a landfill for remains
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man has admitted to killing four women but claims he's not criminally responsible because of mental illness. Jeremy Skibicki, 37, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-d...
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Korda shoots 69 in Founders, 6 shots back in bid for 6th straight LPGA Tour win
CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) - Nelly Korda is going to have some work to do to win a record sixth straight LPGA Tour title, especially with the way Rose Zhang is playing. Korda shot a relatively mistake-free 3-...
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