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Virtual voting for House of Commons moves into next phase with debut of mobile app
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are set to start voting on bills and motions using their mobile devices. The debut of a mobile voting app is the latest adaptation of the parliamentary process during th...
Mar 08, 2021
Wilfried Nancy lands head coaching job with CF Montreal
MONTREAL - Former CF Montreal assistant coach Wilfried Nancy has been promoted to head coach.The MLS team made the announcement today.The 43-year-old Nancy has been an assistant coach with the first t...
Mar 08, 2021
GOP Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri won't seek reelection in 2022
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri will not seek a third term in the U.S. Senate, he said Monday in a surprise announcement. Blunt, who turned 71 in January, was widely expect...
Mar 08, 2021
Camping reservation system now open
KAMLOOPS - Be prepared for a wait, and have alternate requests ready just in case.That's the word from B.C. Parks officials as the booking system to get a campsite opens today (March 8).Residents of B...
Mar 08, 2021
Canadian women to face Wales in soccer friendly ahead of April date with England
TORONTO - The Canadian women will face Wales in an April 9 soccer friendly, four days ahead of a previously scheduled match against England. Venues for both games have yet to be announced. Canada Socc...
Mar 08, 2021
Mikael Kingsbury wins world men's moguls championship
ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Mikael Kingsbury won world championship gold in men's moguls today. The 28-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., claimed his third career world crown in the freestyle ski discipline...
Mar 08, 2021
Malala takes her passions to the small screen with Apple
NEW YORK - Malala Yousafzai is a Nobel laureate known around the world for her activism, but she's also a cartoon fan, and is taking her love of television and film to Apple TV+. Yousafzai, 23, who gr...
Mar 08, 2021
Syrian president, wife test positive for coronavirus
DAMASCUS, Syria - Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president's office said Monday, with both having only mild symptoms of the illness. In a stat...
Mar 08, 2021
Female farmers protest against new Indian agriculture laws
NEW DELHI - Thousands of female farmers held sit-ins and a hunger strike in India's capital on Monday in protests on International Women's Day against new agricultural laws. The demonstrations were he...
Mar 08, 2021
ROTHENBURGER – City council should stick to its guns on social housing security
KAMLOOPS - HOW MUCH CONSULTATION is needed before something is done about the security issue around supportive housing in Kamloops?A week ago, Coun. Bill Sarai presented a motion to require "all curre...
Mar 08, 2021
