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Long curling qualifying road to Beijing Olympics makes stop in Ottawa
Jill Brothers had been hoping there might be an outside chance her team could somehow find its way into the Home Hardware Curling Pre-Trials field next month in her hometown of Liverpool, N.S. A five-...
Sep 22, 2021
B.C. must shore up risk-crisis communications before, during, after wildfires: report
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A report examining British Columbia's response to the record-setting wildfire seasons of 2017 and 2018 says improving communication with communities at risk of fire will save properti...
Sep 22, 2021
Murder charge laid in deadly shooting near Vernon, B.C.
VERNON, B.C. - A man has been charged with second-degree murder after a fatal shooting in British Columbia's Interior on Monday. RCMP say they responded to reports of shooting near Vernon and discover...
Sep 22, 2021
B.C. records 759 new COVID-19 cases, ten more deaths
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded another 759 new cases of COVID-19, including 233 in Interior Health - the most of any health authority in the province.In a news release, the province's health ministry re...
Sep 22, 2021
Environment groups say all parties now firmly behind strong action on climate change
OTTAWA - Two years ago environment groups applauded the federal election results as a win after almost two in every three voters picked a party with a clear commitment to combating climate change. Mon...
Sep 22, 2021
Open burning permitted in Kamloops Fire Centre as weather conditions cool
KAMLOOPS - All Category Two and Three open burning, as well as other equipment and activities, will once again be permitted throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre's jurisdiction.The open burning prohibit...
Sep 22, 2021
Canada paused COVID-19 vaccine deliveries as supply far exceeds demand
OTTAWA - Further deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines to Canada are on pause because provinces already have more doses than they can currently use. Canada was to get 95 million doses of vaccine from Pfizer...
Sep 22, 2021
Negotiations for unsigned Canucks stars Pettersson, Hughes 'complex': GM
VANCOUVER - There'll be some glaring absences as the Vancouver Canucks return to the ice this week. Though general manager Jim Benning bolstered his roster with a flurry of moves over the off-season, ...
Sep 22, 2021
Brown rink has prime opportunity to earn direct entry into Canadian Olympic Trials
KAMLOOPS - It's always been a dream of Corryn Brown's to compete at an Olympic Games. Starting Thursday (Sept. 23), her journey to the Beijing Games begins at the Canadian Curling Trials Direct-Entry ...
Sep 22, 2021
Hawks to hummingbirds: Study finds roads quieted by COVID-19 fill with birdsong
New research shows that roads and runways quieted by COVID-19 are filling with birdsong instead. University of Manitoba scientists led a study drawing on millions of sightings by amateur birders acros...
Sep 22, 2021
