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Merritt has the lowest gas prices in the province
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt is home to the cheapest gas in the province - for now.GasBuddy.com pegs the lowest price in B.C. at $1.039 per litre at the Super Save on Nicola Avenue and Margaret Street in M...
Jun 13, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Judge: Obama centre construction can move forward in Chicago
CHICAGO - Plans to build Barack Obama's $500 million presidential centre on Chicago's lakefront can move forward, a federal judge said Tuesday in dismissing an advocacy group's lawsuit objecting to th...
Jun 13, 2019
Court of Appeal upholds Edmonton man's extradition to U.S. to face terrorism charges
EDMONTON - The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld an extradition order for a man facing terrorism charges in the United States. Abdullahi Ahmed Abdullahi, 34, has been charged in the U.S. with conspir...
Jun 13, 2019
Chief military judge tells court martial presiding judge was his 'confidant'
OTTAWA - Canada's chief military judge took the witness box during his own court martial on Tuesday, testifying about his personal and professional relationship with his deputy - who is also the presi...
Jun 13, 2019
Quesnel man dies after explosion on residential property
QUESNEL, B.C. - A man is dead in Quesnel after an explosion at a residential property.RCMP in Quesnel responded to the complaint of an explosion on Wednesday, June 12 at 4:45 pm. When they arrived on ...
Jun 13, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Metals mines, accounting for most federal enviro assessments, OK with Bill C-69
OTTAWA - The head of the Mining Association of Canada says the hotly contested federal environmental assessment bill is welcome in the industry it will affect the most. Canada's oil and gas companies ...
Jun 13, 2019
Federal government making electronic logs mandatory for truck, bus drivers
ETOBICOKE, Ont. - Transport Canada says it will require all commercial drivers to have electronic logging devices. The federal department says it will make the tamper-resistant devices mandatory ...
Jun 13, 2019
Medical examiner tells Alberta trial lack of oxygen didn't cause toddler's death
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The medical examiner who did an autopsy on a 19-month-old boy says there was no suggestion a lack of oxygen had anything to do with the child's death. David and Collet St...
Jun 13, 2019
Fete nationale uproar after Montreal borough opts for 'inclusive' solstice festival
MONTREAL - One Montreal neighbourhood's decision to rebrand Quebec's Fete nationale celebrations as a summer solstice festival has ruffled feathers from the mayor's offic...
Jun 13, 2019
Relationship with Metis Nation a model for reconciliation: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government's relationship with the Metis Nation is a tangible and concrete example of what reconciliation can be. At a meeting known as the Crown-Metis ...
Jun 13, 2019
