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Magnitude 5.3 quake hits northern Yukon, no damage reported
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has struck in northern Yukon, but Natural Resources Canada says there have been no reports of damage and none would be expected. The quake struck about 167 kilometres north ...
Nov 08, 2024
B.C. forecaster downgrades north coast flood risk after atmospheric river event
KITIMAT, B.C. - British Columbia's River Forecast Centre has downgraded a flood warning for the province's north coast after what it describes as a strong atmospheric river event this week. A high str...
Nov 08, 2024
Parts of B.C. parks closed after storms damage roads, trails, campsites
SOOKE, B.C. - Large sections of provincial parks in southern British Columbia remain closed after recent heavy rain and wind storms that caused flooding and damaged trails, campsites and roads. The Mi...
Nov 08, 2024
Purse campaign collecting essential items for Kamloops women's shelter
KAMLOOPS - For the seventh year in a row, a Kamloops woman is collecting purses filled with essentials and holiday gift items for women staying in shelter. Each year Patti Phillips spends weeks collec...
Nov 08, 2024
Maple Leafs put superstar Auston Matthews on injured reserve, call up Connor Dewar
TORONTO - Superstar Auston Matthews has been placed on the Toronto Maple Leafs' injured reserve. The move is retroactive to Nov. 3 when the Leafs captain suffered an upper-body injury in a 2-1 overtim...
Nov 08, 2024
Canadian Premier League wants to expand by two teams in 2026
CALGARY - The Canadian Premier League intends to expand by two teams in 2026. CPL commissioner Mark Noonan says the league is in discussions with groups in Edmonton, Laval, Que., Kelowna, B.C., Kitche...
Nov 08, 2024
Canada Soccer studying drone-spying review, says it shows past 'unacceptable culture'
Canada Soccer says an independent review has confirmed that the Paris Olympics drone-spying scandal was not an isolated misstep. Canada Soccer CEO Kevin Blue says the spying "was a symptom of a past p...
Nov 08, 2024
PETERS: Access hub approach gives North Shore the best opportunity for success
A PROPOSED ACCESS HUB SHELTER on the Kamloops North Shore is a positive for all involved.The idea is this won't be just a straight shelter - it will provide a whole suite of services that will hopeful...
Nov 08, 2024
Federal government to apologize for Nunavik dog slaughter
OTTAWA - The federal government will apologize to Inuit in Nunavik for the killing of sled dogs between the mid-1950s until the late 1960s. In his opening remarks at the Inuit-Crown partnership commit...
Nov 08, 2024
Canada's response to Trump deportation plan a key focus of revived cabinet committee
OTTAWA - U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's promise to launch a mass deportation of millions of undocumented people has the Canadian government looking at its own border. Deputy Prime Minister Chryst...
Nov 08, 2024
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