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Bombers clinch KMMFL championship
KAMLOOPS ---- Kamloops Major Men's Fastball League crowned a 2021 playoff champion last night.After Frenchy's Prowlers from Chase had gone through the regular season undefeated, they were handed their...
Sep 29, 2021
'State of crisis:' National medical group urges lockdowns in Alberta and Saskatchewan
CALGARY - The Canadian Medical Association is calling for lockdowns in Alberta and Saskatchewan to protect health-care systems it says are crumbling under pressures caused by COVID-19. Both western pr...
Sep 29, 2021
Teaching Canadians to observe solemn new Truth and Reconciliation Day could take time
OTTAWA - These days thoughts of Remembrance Day conjure images of chilly, solemn ceremonies, red poppy wreaths and the sound of the Last Post reverberating over silent crowds. But a century ago, many ...
Sep 29, 2021
Letter sent to Vancouver parents requiring masks for K to Grade 3 students
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver School District has issued a letter to parents about the extension of a provincial mask mandate that will include kindergarten to Grade 3 students starting Monday after a una...
Sep 29, 2021
July ties dubious record for drug deaths in B.C., as overdose crisis continues
VICTORIA - A new report from British Columbia's coroner says suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths in July were the second-highest ever recorded in a single month in the province. The findings show d...
Sep 29, 2021
RCMP seek tips after shooting victim turns up at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for information after a gunshot victim showed up at the local emergency department Tuesday (Sept. 28).In a release, Cpl. Dana Napier says the man turned up at Roya...
Sep 29, 2021
Olympic champion Canadian women to kick off 'Celebration Tour' in October
Canada's Olympic champion women's soccer team will kick off its "Celebration Tour" next month with matches against New Zealand in Ottawa and Montreal. The sixth-ranked Canadian women, who have not pla...
Sep 29, 2021
SOUND OFF: Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
AS WE MARK ORANGE SHIRT DAY and the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30, the recent findings at former Indian Residential Schools in British Columbia and across Canada have put...
Sep 29, 2021
B.C. government lays out $260-million, five-year plan to move away from fossil fuels
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro and the provincial government have announced a new five-year plan for the Crown corporation that provides incentives for people to switch from fossil fuels to electricity to power...
Sep 29, 2021
Canadian featherweight Felicia Spencer booked on UFC Fight Night card in November
Canadian featherweight Felicia (FeeNom) Spencer will take on Leah (Nidas) Letson on the undercard of a UFC Fight Night show Nov. 13 in Las Vegas. Spencer (8-3-0) is coming off a split decision to Braz...
Sep 29, 2021
