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Powell says Fed stands ready to respond to trade conflicts
WASHINGTON - Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the Federal Reserve is prepared to respond to the Trump administration's trade conflicts to protect the U.S. economic expansion if it decides that...
Jun 04, 2019
Officer, K-9 partner and semi driver rushed to hospital after crash
KELOWNA - A Kelowna RCMP officer, his K-9 partner and a semi driver were all rushed for medical treatment following an accident on Highway 33 near Loseth last evening. Police say the officer was respo...
Jun 04, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Tattoos lead to arrest of escapee
SALMON ARM- Sometimes ink looks nice, But an escaped inmate who police had been looking for, for nearly 3 years was busted in Salmon Arm... because of his tattoos. An officer recognized the man, but w...
Jun 04, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Purcell opera performed in cemetery catacombs
NEW YORK - "When I am laid in earth," the heroine sings just before she dies at the end of Henry Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas." Rarely will the aria be heard in a more fittingly sepulchral setting than ...
Jun 04, 2019
Italy's Salvini warns of government crisis
ROME - Italy's deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini is warning that a government crisis will be unavoidable if his League party cannot start working constructively with the 5-Star Movement, its coalit...
Jun 04, 2019
Is Surrey ready to spend 11 percent more for independent police force?
SURREY- Surrey's Mayor Doug McCallum says the extra cost for an independent police force in the city shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. The report, released yesterday, says a local force will cost jus...
Jun 04, 2019
Missouri subpoenas abortion clinic doctors amid legal battle
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A St. Louis judge on Tuesday is set to weigh whether physicians from the state's only abortion clinic can be forced to testify amid a legal fight over the facility's license. The...
Jun 04, 2019
Trump administration puts new restrictions on Cuba travel
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed major new travel restrictions on visits to Cuba by U.S. citizens, including a ban on many forms of educational and recreational travel. The Tre...
Jun 04, 2019
Fallen officers remembered five years after Moncton shooting rampage
MONCTON, N.B. - The commanding officer of the RCMP in New Brunswick is calling on the public to continue to honour the legacy of three Mounties killed by a gunman in Moncton five years ago today. Cons...
Jun 04, 2019
Barry Jenkins to direct film about choreographer Alvin Ailey
NEW YORK - Barry Jenkins will direct a film based on the life of choreographer Alvin Ailey. A spokesperson for Fox Searchlight on Monday confirmed that the studio is developing the project, with the "...
Jun 04, 2019
