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PETERS: Kamloops This Week story on closure rumour raises more concerns than it alleviates
THEY HADN'T MADE THEIR WAY to this part of the world, but apparently there were rumours.Rumours that Kamloops This Week, the city's last remaining physical newspaper, was set to close.At KTW's Dalhous...
Sep 08, 2023
Regulator yanks thousands of wells from troubled oil company, transfers for cleanup
Alberta's energy regulator has transferred thousands of oil and gas wells and other facilities held by a troubled Calgary company to the group that's responsible for cleaning up poorly maintained or a...
Sep 08, 2023
Canadian forward Deanne Rose signs two-year deal with England's Leicester City
LEICESTER, United Kingdom - Canadian international forward Deanne Rose has joined England's Leicester City. The 24-year-old from Alliston, Ont., arrives on a free transfer from Reading, which was rele...
Sep 08, 2023
Elks look to avenge last minute collapse against Stampeders in rematch
EDMONTON - Selfish plays. Too many players getting caught out of position. Bad penalties. The Edmonton Elks' (2-10) defensive players are still seething about Monday's 35-31 loss to the Calgary Stampe...
Sep 08, 2023
Joffre Lakes Park in B.C. stays shut another week after First Nations closure
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's environment minister says Joffre Lakes Provincial Park will remain closed until next Friday, after public access was shut down by two First Nations more than two weeks a...
Sep 08, 2023
Canadian middleweight Marc-Andre Barriault looks for third straight UFC win
Canadian middleweight Marc-Andre (Power Bar) Barriault will look to extend his UFC win streak to three when he takes on Brazil's Michel (Demolidor) Pereira on a UFC Fight Night card next month in Las ...
Sep 08, 2023
Hockey Canada summit puts elite men's hockey under the microscope
CALGARY - The closed door of the locker room and violence presented as toughness were among the themes kicking off Hockey Canada's Beyond The Boards Summit. The two-day summit in Calgary tackles toxic...
Sep 08, 2023
Ottawa school bus routes cancelled for thousands of students due to driver shortage
OTTAWA - Thousands of Ottawa parents are still scrambling to find a way to get their kids to school after their buses were suddenly cancelled because of a driver shortage. About 7,500 students are aff...
Sep 08, 2023
Is hurricane Lee headed for Canada? The 'spaghetti models' can be misleading: expert
HALIFAX - For residents of Canada's East Coast, some of the latest images showing the potential path northward for a rapidly intensifying hurricane Lee are disturbing. By combining multiple computer-g...
Sep 08, 2023
'Low-key' King Charles focused on Indigenous reconciliation in first year on throne
MONTREAL - Chadwick Cowie says he's feeling cautiously optimistic about King Charles III's relationship with Indigenous Peoples in Canada after meeting the monarch at a July garden party in Scotland. ...
Sep 08, 2023
