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More questions than answers for Canadian teams as MLS releases 2021 schedule
Major League Soccer released its full 2021 schedule Wednesday, but there were more questions than answers for the three Canadian teams.All three are starting the season based out of the U.S., hoping t...
Mar 24, 2021
Blazers name captains for 24 game season
KAMLOOPS --- The Kamloops Blazers announced today that the hockey club has named Connor Zary as the team captain. Montana Onyebuchi, Quinn Schmiemann, Orrin Centazzo and Logan Stankoven were named ass...
Mar 24, 2021
Merritt crime rundown includes bomb threat, weapon sentencing and impaired driving
MERRITT, B.C. - The Merritt RCMP weekly media report contains information about a bomb threat to a local convenience store, a Merritt man wanted province wide, and both a sentencing update and new cha...
Mar 24, 2021
Supreme Court to rule Thursday on whether carbon tax is constitutional
OTTAWA - It's make-it-or-break-it time for the federal government's national price on pollution.The Supreme Court of Canada will decide Thursday whether Ottawa's "carbon tax" is constitutional or if t...
Mar 24, 2021
A first: US Senate confirms transgender doctor for key post
Voting mostly along party lines, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be the nation's assistant secretary of health. She is the first openly tra...
Mar 24, 2021
Bo Bichette belts two homers to lead Toronto Blue Jays to win over New York Yankees
TAMPA, Fla. - Bo Bichette hit two home runs and Trent Thornton pitched three scoreless innings as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 5-0 in pre-season action on Wednesday. Bichette belted...
Mar 24, 2021
Veteran midfielder Atiba Hutchinson is back looking to get Canada get to World Cup
There are many ways to measure Atiba Hutchinson's contributions to Canadian soccer. But consider the fact that Thursday should mark the veteran midfielder's 28th World Cup qualifier in Canada colours....
Mar 24, 2021
Scandal-scarred Lethbridge, Alta., police force told to fix problems or get shut down
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister has given the scandal-scarred Lethbridge Police Service until April 16 to serve up an action plan to fix its problems or face being disbanded. Kaycee Madu says ch...
Mar 24, 2021
COVID-19 weakened environmental rules across Canada, mostly in Alberta: study
CALGARY - Alberta relaxed more environmental rules in response to the COVID-19 pandemic than any other government in Canada, says a study from the University of Calgary. "I didn't find any other juris...
Mar 24, 2021
SOUND OFF: More businesses can now Launch Online
WE ALL WANT TO SEE OUR BELOVED local businesses succeed. During the past year, businesses have had to adapt to a lot of changes - and our New Democrat government has worked to be right there with them...
Mar 24, 2021
