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Elgin Baylor, Lakers great and aerialist pioneer, dies at 86
LOS ANGELES - Elgin Baylor changed the very direction of basketball when he joined the NBA and brought his vertical feats of athletic brilliance to a largely horizontal game. He filled scoresheets and...
Mar 22, 2021
Federal, Quebec governments to spend $826 million to expand high-speed internet
TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. - For the second week in a row, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shared a stage with Premier Francois Legault Monday as they made a joint funding announcement aimed at improving acce...
Mar 22, 2021
Teen seriously injured after fall from rope swing near South Thompson River
KAMLOOPS - Traffic was held up along the East Trans Canada Highway just before noon on Monday (Mar. 22) after Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) received a call of a 13-year-old boy stuck in a culvert.When cr...
Mar 22, 2021
CFJC Midday - Homeowners encouraged to get FireSmart and take necessary steps to protect their properties from wildfire
Fire and Life Safety Educator Capt. Jamie Chase with Kamloops Fire Rescue, talks about the dangers of interface fires, and urges residential property owners to protect thier homes using FireSmart prin...
Mar 22, 2021
Trudeau calls University of Ottawa professor's remarks 'Quebec bashing'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's had enough of "Quebec bashing" following controversial remarks from a University of Ottawa professor. At a press conference Monday, he and Quebec Premi...
Mar 22, 2021
GINTA: Killing wild animals is never the long-term solution
DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST couple of months into the pandemic when social media was inundated with images of wild critters strolling through cities and other areas usually frequented by humans that wer...
Mar 22, 2021
B.C. signs deal with City of Victoria to end homeless camps, bring people inside
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government and the City of Victoria have signed an agreement that commits to ending current and future homeless encampments in local parks. David Eby, the minister resp...
Mar 22, 2021
Laura Walker, Kirk Muyres set the pace at Canadian mixed doubles curling championship
CALGARY - Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres improved to 5-0 at the Home Hardware Canadian mixed doubles curling championship with a 7-4 win over Briane Meilleur and Mark Nichols on Monday. Walker, from Edm...
Mar 22, 2021
Canadian Michael Kovrig tried in Beijing as Western nations protest
BEIJING - A second Canadian went on trial in Beijing on Monday after being detained for more than two years in apparent retaliation for the arrest in Vancouver of a top executive with Chinese telecom ...
Mar 22, 2021
RCMP seek witnesses following hit-and-run in downtown Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - A female pedestrian suffered serious injuries after a hit-and-run in downtown Quesnel.RCMP say it happened Friday morning between 10 and 10:26 a.m. on the corner of Reid Street and St....
Mar 22, 2021
