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Time of essence as Fraser River slide blocks spawning salmon: Wilkinson
VANCOUVER - Time is critical to find a solution to a massive obstruction in British Columbia's Fraser River as 90,000 salmon wait downstream and an estimated two million more sockeye are abo...
Aug 06, 2019
Blazers Garand backstops Canada to shutout win at Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Kamloops ----- Blazers goaltender Dylan Garand backstopped Canada to it's second shutout win at Hlinka Gretzky Cup Under-18 summer hockey tournament in the Czech Republic. Garand, making his first sta...
Aug 06, 2019 Image credit: Evan Fitzer
Crash closes Coquihalla southbound between Merritt and Hope
HOPE, B.C. - UPDATE: B.C. Emergency Health Services says two patients are in serious condition.Multiple ground ambulance and an air ambulance responded to the crash just before 2:00 p.m.Two patients a...
Aug 06, 2019 A current image from the Coquihalla Summit DriveBC camera. (Image Credit: Drive BC)
FX's new 'A Christmas Carol' has darker take, younger cast
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - FX's new adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" includes a younger Scrooge and Bob Cratchit and a darker take on the Charles Dickens classic. Ebenezer Scrooge, often portrayed on sc...
Aug 06, 2019
Workers, employers urged to take caution during heat wave
KAMLOOPS - Employers and outdoor workers are being urged to take it easy during the hot weather this week. WorkSafeBC says in a news release that if heat stress isn't recognized and treated early, it ...
Aug 06, 2019 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Joseph and Olynyk provide backbone for Canada's World Cup basketball roster
TORONTO - Pulling on the Canada jersey never gets old for Cory Joseph. The 27-year-old point guard has dedicated a good chunk of every summer to Canada's national basketball program for more than a de...
Aug 06, 2019
Emails: Pritzker's office not aware band booked for 2 months
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A southern rock band whose logo features the Confederate flag was booked for the DuQuoin State Fair for two months before Gov. J.B. Pritzker's staff learned of the gig and abruptly...
Aug 06, 2019
Canadian teenager Jordyn Huitema scores on debut for Paris Saint-Germain
COLOMIERS, France - Canadian teenager Jordyn Huitema scored 14 minutes into her debut for Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, coming off the bench to head in the winner in a 2-1 victory over Bayern M...
Aug 06, 2019
Heat warning issued for Fraser Canyon; Kamloops nearing temperature threshold
LILLOOET, B.C. - A heat warning has been issued for the Fraser Canyon, including Lillooet, and forecasters are watching temperatures in Kamloops to see if one could be issued for the city. According t...
Aug 06, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Ottawa keeping tabs as doctors sound alarm about cancer drug supply
OTTAWA - The federal health minister's office says it is keeping a close watch on the supply of three generic cancer drugs as doctors raise serious concerns about the ris...
Aug 06, 2019
