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Tolko closures to result in 240 job losses in Quesnel, Kelowna
VERNON, B.C. - Tolko is making cuts that will affect hundreds of jobs in the B.C. Interior. The Vernon-based company is permanently closing its Quest Wood sawmill in Quesnel on August 2, resulting in ...
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Homeless encampment cleanup underway along Thompson Rivers
KAMLOOPS - After numerous complaints and spring flood potential on the way, a series of homeless encampments set up along Thompson River banks are starting to be cleared out. City of Kamloops Bylaw Se...
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Correction: School Safety-Florida story
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - In a story May 8 about a school safety bill signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, The Associated Press reported that the bill takes effect immediately. While nearly all of the recom...
May 10, 2019
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Kamloops businesses prepare for a busy Mother's Day
KAMLOOPS - It's one of the busiest days of the year for Kamloops Florist, as employees prepare dozens of orders for delivery before Mother's Day. "Mother's Day is one of our three biggest (holidays),"...
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Fox Sports, Stars Group to offer sports betting in deal
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A major U.S. sports network is getting into the sports betting game. Fox Sports says it is buying just under 5% of The Stars Group, the parent company of PokerStars, for about $2...
May 10, 2019
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The Latest: Auto association: Tariffs will hurt US exports
WASHINGTON - The Latest on the tariffs standoff between the United States and China (all times local): 4:45 p.m. The Association of Global Automakers warns that the Trump administration's decision to ...
May 10, 2019
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Risky politics? Trump wields his tariffs as a weapon at home
NEW YORK - His trade war already raging worldwide, President Donald Trump on Friday brandished his aggressive actions as a political weapon at home, too, casting himself as a fighter for American work...
May 10, 2019
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Utah event celebrates Transcontinental Railroad anniversary
PROMONTORY, Utah - Music, bells and cannon fire rang out Friday at a remote spot in the Utah desert where the final spikes of the Transcontinental Railroad were hammered 150 years ago, uniting a natio...
May 10, 2019
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B.C. Speaker apologizes for speech that says Hells Angels, Mafia 'successful'
VICTORIA - The Speaker of British Columbia's legislature says a speech he gave this week about leadership went sideways and he is apologizing for offending people. Darryl Plecas says the point he...
May 10, 2019
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Surrey woman dead after crash near Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP are investigating after a woman died on the Okanagan Connector east of Merritt. According to an email from RCMP E-Division spokesperson Sgt. Janelle Shoihet, the crash happened ye...
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