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Greens' Currie laments electoral process while local Liberal dodges questions about first-past-the-post
KAMLOOPS - "It's a great process. I wish our government allowed it to work for Canadians, rather than working for politicians," Green Party candidate for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, Iain Currie says.Fr...
Sep 21, 2021
Conservative Party of Canada's Todd Doherty is re-elected in Cariboo-Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - The riding of Cariboo-Prince George will remain Conservative Party blue.With votes continuing to roll in, the results weigh heavily in favour of Todd Doherty.With 105 of the riding's 2...
Sep 20, 2021
Conservative Party of Canada's Frank Caputo wins Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding
KAMLOOPS - The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) has reclaimed the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding in Monday's federal election.Newcomer Frank Caputo has been declared the winner of the riding which...
Sep 20, 2021
Shane Baz wins MLB debut, Rays cut Blue Jays' wild-card lead
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Shane Baz pitched two-hit ball for five innings to win his major league debut and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays cut Toronto's lead in the wild-card chase, holding off ...
Sep 20, 2021
COVID-19 pandemic dampens but doesn't extinguish election-watching parties
OTTAWA - Monday's federal election put a damper on a traditional form of watching the returns with the COVID-19 pandemic limiting the number of viewing parties across the country. Large indoor gatheri...
Sep 20, 2021
Early election results have Liberals leading, Bloc slipping in Quebec
MONTREAL - Early election results have the Liberals leading in Quebec after a race dominated by frequent appeals to Quebec nationalism. Shortly after 11 p.m., about 90 minutes after polls closed, the ...
Sep 20, 2021
Trudeau Liberals earn right to form next government in 44th Canadian General Election
OTTAWA - The Canadian Press is projecting the Liberals have won enough seats to stay in power with a minority government but have fallen short of winning a majority.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will ...
Sep 20, 2021
Oklahoma sets 7 executions in 6 months; 1st since 2015
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma scheduled seven executions Monday in what would be the first lethal injections for the state since putting them on hold six years ago following a series of mishaps. Among the ...
Sep 20, 2021
George Holliday, who filmed Rodney King video, dies of COVID
LOS ANGELES (AP) - George Holliday, the Los Angeles plumber who shot grainy video of four white police officers beating black motorist Rodney King in 1991, has died of complications of COVID-19, a fri...
Sep 20, 2021
BCNU president resigns for "personal reasons"
KAMLOOPS - The BC Nurses' Union (BCNU) president has stepped down.In a news release late Monday (Sept. 20) evening, BCNU states Christine Sorensen has resigned "for personal reasons and to pursue othe...
Sep 20, 2021
