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Chicago connections helping bolster Centennials line-up ahead of new season
MERRITT, B.C. - The Merritt Centennials had a tough go in the Chilliwack pod this spring. Only three wins in 20 games. At the same time, the Centennials were at a severe disadvantage, having to bus ba...
Oct 08, 2021

British Royal Navy, Canadian Coast Guard sign deal on Arctic co-operation, training
OTTAWA - The Canadian Coast Guard signed an agreement Friday with Britain's Royal Navy to train its sailors on Arctic icebreakers in Canada's Far North. The memorandum of understanding follows a 2020 ...
Oct 08, 2021

Canadian basketball star Kia Nurse suffers torn ACL in right knee
Canadian women's basketball star Kia Nurse will miss the remainder of the 2021 WNBA season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee. The Phoenix guard suffered the injury ju...
Oct 08, 2021

Gov. Gen. May Simon helped feed hungry in Ottawa as demand for food help soars
OTTAWA - An Ottawa homeless shelter where demand for services has skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic served as the backdrop for the first-ever public event for Gov. Gen. Mary May Simon Friday. M...
Oct 08, 2021
CFJC Midday - Abbott Wealth Management talks about the benefits of estate planning, during Make a Will Week
Mark Bertoli from Abbott Wealth Management, discusses the imprtance of making a will and planning for the future.
Oct 08, 2021

PETERS: Communicating with wildfire victims would go a long way for the Horgan government
IT'S BEEN QUITE A YEAR, hasn't it?It's been such a ridiculous year that one of the worst wildfire seasons in recent memory isn't even in recent memory anymore.It feels like eons ago that we were choki...
Oct 08, 2021

B.C. leads in job creation numbers, but more work ahead, says recovery minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia posted the top job creation numbers in Canada last month and the province's jobless rate has fallen below six per cent. Statistics Canada reports B.C. added 12,300 jobs in ...
Oct 08, 2021

Biden won't invoke executive privilege on Trump docs
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is not asserting executive privilege over a tranche of documents sought by a House committee's investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, setting ...
Oct 08, 2021

Metro Vancouver transit agency implements mandatory vaccine policy for employees
VANCOUVER - Two of British Columbia's largest employers are implementing mandatory vaccination policies for their workers. TransLink, Metro Vancouver's transportation network, and the Insurance Corpor...
Oct 08, 2021

2 parents convicted in 1st trial of college bribery scandal
Two wealthy parents were convicted Friday of buying their kids' way into school as athletic recruits in the first case to go to trial in the college admissions cheating scandal that embroiled prestigi...
Oct 08, 2021

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