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B.C. Liberals release forestry plan
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - It was a show of force. Fifteen MLA's from rural BC all gathered to talk issues in their ridings and all of rural BC. Not surprisingly, the crisis in forestry was top of mind. Th...
Jul 15, 2019 BC Liberal Rural Caucus (Image Credit: BC Liberal Party)
Slide blocks Highway 97 south of Clinton
CLINTON, B.C. - A mudslide has closed Highway 97 south of Clinton.According to Drive BC, the mudslide came down 17 kilometres south of Clinton, about halfway between the community and the Hat Creek ju...
Jul 15, 2019 According to Drive BC, this is the slide's location (Image Credit: Google Maps)
Kamloops Highland Games Heavy Events 'like showing up to a family reunion'
KAMLOOPS - Feats of strength are the likely the oldest form of competition on earth, and one of those classic strongman traditions is the Heavy Events at the Highland Games. At the Kamloops Highland G...
Jul 15, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Senators ink 2019 first-rounder Lassi Thomson to entry-level contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators signed 2019 first-round draft pick Lassi Thomson to a three-year, entry-level contract on Monday. Selected 19th overall last month in Vancouver, the 18-year-old defenceman...
Jul 15, 2019
Miami Heat sign six-foot-11 Canadian forward Kyle Alexander
MIAMI - The Miami Heat have signed Canadian forward Kyle Alexander. The six-foot-11 big man from Milton, Ont., played in eight Summer League games with the Heat after going undrafted at last...
Jul 15, 2019
Trump abortion restrictions effective immediately
WASHINGTON - Taxpayer-funded family planning clinics must stop referring women to abortion providers immediately, the Trump administration said Monday, declaring it will begin enforcing a new regulati...
Jul 15, 2019
Red Sox get RHP Cashner from Orioles for 2 minor leaguers
BALTIMORE - Locked in a desperate push to get back into the playoffs, the Boston Red Sox had no intention of waiting until the end of the month to upgrade their starting rotation. Getting a jump on th...
Jul 15, 2019
Peters representing Kamloops in U16 Western Challenge
KAMLOOPS - Grayson Peters recently finished Grade 8 at South Kam Secondary. He is a six-foot, 170 pound offensively lineman, but just 13 years old. This week, he's competing in the U16 Western Challen...
Jul 15, 2019 Grayson Peters is the only local football player to take part in the U16 Western Challenge this week at Hillside Stadium (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
EU slaps sanctions on Turkey over gas drilling off Cyprus
BRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers on Monday turned up the pressure on Turkey after approving an initial batch of sanctions against the country over its drilling for gas in waters where EU me...
Jul 15, 2019
Grichuk's glove, bat help Blue Jays hold off Yanks 2-1
NEW YORK - Toronto Blue Jays reliever Daniel Hudson sat alone on the bench after the final out, needing a minute to decompress. He certainly deserved it. With a tribute to former teammate Tyler Skaggs...
Jul 15, 2019
