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Consumer carbon tax removal expected to save thousands on fueling SD73 bus fleet, building heat sources
KAMLOOPS - The federal and provincial cut of the consumer carbon tax is anticipated to save thousands of dollars on fuel and heating costs within the Kamloops-Thompson School District, which has the l...
Apr 11, 2025
Heavy Metal Rocks gives students experience and opportunities for a lifetime
KAMLOOPS - Heavy Metal Rocks is an 18-year-old tradition for the Kamloops Thompson School District, providing students with opportunities to learn about operating heavy machinery. The event lasts thre...
Apr 11, 2025
Judge rules Menendez brothers’ bid for freedom through resentencing can continue
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Erik and Lyle Menendez's resentencing hearings can continue despite opposition from the Los Angeles County district attorney, a judge ruled Friday. Former Los Angeles District Attor...
Apr 11, 2025
'They've been amazing': Vancouver Whitecaps depth a strength in early-season success
VANCOUVER - It's a goal Tristan Blackmon won't soon forget. His Vancouver Whitecaps were down a goal to LIGA MX side Pumas UNAM midway through stoppage time on Wednesday, but continued to press for th...
Apr 11, 2025
Last-place CF Montreal returns home after seven-game road trip to open MLS season
MONTREAL - For the first time in 171 days, CF Montreal will be playing in front of the Stade Saputo crowd when the Major League Soccer club hosts Charlotte FC on Saturday evening. Montreal (0-5-2), wh...
Apr 11, 2025
Watchdog called in after man carrying firearm injured by B.C. police
PRINCE GEORGE - British Columbia's police watchdog has been called in over a man injured during an arrest after he was reportedly intoxicated and walking around a housing complex in Prince George with...
Apr 11, 2025
South Carolina kills executes second man by firing squad in 5 weeks
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A firing squad on Friday executed a South Carolina man who killed an off-duty police officer, the second time the rare execution method has been used by the state in the past fiv...
Apr 11, 2025
Argentina says it will lift the country's strict currency controls with the help from the IMF
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentine President Javier Milei's economy minister announced on Friday that the libertarian government would lift the country's strict capital and currency controls in ...
Apr 11, 2025
Wickens returns to elite racing with use of hand controls 7 years after he was paralyzed in a crash
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Nearly seven years after he was paralyzed in an IndyCar crash, Robert Wickens will return to elite competition on Saturday when he drives a Corvette in the IMSA sports car ra...
Apr 11, 2025
Canadian men to open Gold Cup in Vancouver with coach suspended from sideline
Canada will begin CONCACAF Gold Cup play against Honduras in Vancouver before shifting to Houston for its remaining two Group B games. The 30th-ranked Canadian men will take on No. 75 Honduras on June...
Apr 11, 2025
