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Week in Review — Week of August 5, 2019
Welcome to Week in Review.This week, during a deadly summer in the backcountry- experts provide tips to stay safe when hiking or out on the water.How the fresh air from a smoke-free summer in Kamloops...
Aug 10, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
ROTHENBURGER: The battle begins to get rid of one-way streets downtown
WHEN I ASKED Coun. Denis Walsh on last week's segment of CFJC-TV's Balance of Power what single thing he'd fix about downtown Kamloops if he could, I was surprised at his answer.I expected him to talk...
Aug 10, 2019 (Image Credit: Mel Rothenburger)
McConnell wants to consider gun background checks in fall
WASHINGTON - Shifting the gun violence debate, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he now wants to consider background checks and other bills, setting up a potentially pivotal moment when lawm...
Aug 10, 2019
Police say 62 killed in Tanzania fuel tanker explosion
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - A damaged tanker truck exploded in eastern Tanzania as people were trying to siphon fuel out of it Saturday, killing at least 62 in one of the worst incidents of its kind in ...
Aug 10, 2019
Toronto shooting survivor says details helped her as RCMP mum on B.C. cases
VANCOUVER - As the RCMP remains tight-lipped about why two young men may have killed three people in northern British Columbia, one of the survivors in Toronto's Danforth shooting says she's...
Aug 10, 2019
Toronto shooting survivor says details helped her as RCMP mum on B.C. cases
VANCOUVER - As the RCMP remains tight-lipped about why two young men may have killed three people in northern British Columbia, one of the survivors in Toronto's Danforth shooting says she's...
Aug 10, 2019
Feds advised to focus on the majority to counter populism, documents show
OTTAWA - Newly released documents show senior government officials were advised to "bring the focus back to the majority" - instead of on diversity values - in public communications to ...
Aug 10, 2019
Hundreds attend funeral of Israeli soldier stabbed to death
JERUSALEM - Hundreds of people attended Thursday's funeral of an 18-year-old Israeli soldier who was found dead hours earlier with stab wounds near a Jewish settlement in the West Bank. Prime Minister...
Aug 10, 2019
Edmonton Eskimos beat Ottawa Redblacks 16-12 in CFL action Friday
EDMONTON - Quarterback Trevor Harris handed his old team its fifth loss in six games, as his Edmonton Eskimos defeated the Ottawa Redblacks 16-12 in CFL action Friday night. The Eskimos trai...
Aug 09, 2019
Canada drops 5-1 decision to Argentina in Pan Am women's field hockey final
LIMA, Peru - There have been several signs that the Canadian women's field hockey team has made significant strides at the international level. The silver medals they won Friday af...
Aug 09, 2019
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