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Hydro poles along Victoria Street West coming out soon
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says the multi-million dollar project to refurbish Victoria Street West infrastructure is on track to finish up in early summer.According to a news release from the Cit...
Mar 06, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Oil price dives as OPEC, Russia fail to agree on output cut
VIENNA - OPEC and key ally Russia failed to agree Friday on a cut to oil production that would have contained the plunge in the price of crude caused by the new coronavirus outbreak's massive disrupti...
Mar 06, 2020
Top Canadian general calls out Russia and China for 'antagonistic actions'
OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian military called out Russia and China on Wednesday for their "antagonistic actions" even as he revealed that work has begun on identifying the scope and price of upgra...
Mar 06, 2020
PETERS: 4,000 overdose deaths more than enough cause for drastic action
IT'S ONE OF THE IRONIES of our society that one person's death can trigger a swell of emotion, but 4,000 deaths don't cause a ripple.BC just officially surpassed 4,000 deaths since the province declar...
Mar 06, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Ohio State settling some suits over doc abuse; cost unclear
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State reached an unspecified settlement with nearly half of the roughly 350 men alleging university officials ignored complaints and failed to stop a team doctor who they say sex...
Mar 06, 2020
Advocacy group formed by families who lost loved ones in semi-truck crashes
A new non-profit group advocating road safety has been formed nearly two years after a deadly hockey bus crash in rural Saskatchewan. Safer Roads Canada was founded by families, including so...
Mar 06, 2020
Balance of Power — Former B.C. health minister Terry Lake and SD73 board chair Kathleen Karpuk
This week on Balance of Power, former B.C. health minister Terry Lake reflects on the four years since his government declared a public health emergency over the opioid overdose crisis, and argues for...
Mar 06, 2020
House passes bipartisan $8.3B bill to battle coronavirus
WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled House passed an $8.3 billion measure Wednesday to battle the coronavirus outbreak that's spreading rapidly and threatening a major shock to the economy and disru...
Mar 06, 2020
France dominates play in 1-0 win over Canadian women at Tournoi de France
CALAIS, France - Viviane Asseyi scored on a marvellous free kick to give France a 1-0 win over Canada in the opening match Wednesday of the inaugural Tournoi de France. The game was not as close as th...
Mar 06, 2020
Jury decides Tavis Smiley must pay PBS in #MeToo dispute
WASHINGTON - A jury decided Wednesday that former television talk show host Tavis Smiley, who was fired amid allegations of workplace sexual misconduct at the height of the #MeToo movement, must pay a...
Mar 06, 2020
