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China records 1st recent population decline as births plunge
BEIJING (AP) - China has announced its first overall population decline in recent years amid an aging society and plunging birthrate. The National Bureau of Statistics reported the country had 850,000...
Jan 16, 2023

Fernandez finds her groove in Aussie Open opener, bounces Cornet
MELBOURNE, Australia - Leylah Annie Fernandez shook off some rust and early jitters before she settled down and bounced Alize Cornet 7-5, 6-2 in first-round women's single action at the Australian Ope...
Jan 16, 2023

Smith says no COVID-19 pardons because Canadian system doesn't work like the U.S.
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is no longer pursuing amnesty for COVID-19 health-rule violators because Canada doesn't work that way. "Because we've been so influenced by the (Unit...
Jan 16, 2023

'We are seeing more staff leaving than are joining;' Early childhood education sector grapples with staffing
KAMLOOPS - According to a new report from Early Childhood Educators of B.C., 45 per cent of ECE centres in the province are losing more staff than they can hire.The report credited low pay, lack of be...
Jan 16, 2023

Officer who survived deadly avalanche making 'incremental progress': City of Nelson
NELSON, B.C. - The City of Nelson, B.C., says a police officer who suffered critical injuries in an avalanche that killed a colleague last week is making "incremental progress" but faces a long road t...
Jan 16, 2023

Officer who survived deadly avalanche making 'incremental progress': City of Nelson
NELSON, B.C. - The City of Nelson, B.C., says a police officer who suffered critical injuries in an avalanche that killed a colleague last week is making "incremental progress" but faces a long road t...
Jan 16, 2023

Ticket issued, investigation ongoing after car crashes into West Victoria tattoo shop
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to the Blue Orchid tattoo shop on the 200-block of Victoria Street West Sunday (Jan. 15) afternoon after a vehicle crashed through the front of the shop.RCMP spokesp...
Jan 16, 2023

Scotch Creek mosquito control to return this spring
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - After a lot of itching and scratching last year, mosquito control will resume around Scotch Creek in 2023.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District and Skw'lax te Secwepemculecw (Lit...
Jan 16, 2023

Remains of three victims found at site of Quebec propane explosion, police say
MONTREAL - The remains of three people have been found at the site of last week's explosion and fire at a propane distribution company north of Montreal. Quebec provincial police confirmed today that ...
Jan 16, 2023

Tentative contract reached for thousands of health support workers in B.C.
VICTORIA - Thousands of health-care support workers in British Columbia have a tentative contract agreement after a year of talks. The BC General Employees' Union and Health Employers Association anno...
Jan 16, 2023

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