Author Archives:
US hits Russian state media with sanctions for raising money for Moscow's troops in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. State Department announced new sanctions on Russian state media Friday, accusing a Kremlin news outlet of working hand-in-hand with the Russian military and running fundrais...
Sep 13, 2024
Williams Lake city councillor to run for BC NDP in Cariboo-Chilcotin
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A Williams Lake city councillor and member of the Lower Nicola Indian Band will carry the BC New Democratic Party (NDP) in the Cariboo-Chilcotin riding. In a news release, the BC...
Sep 13, 2024
CF Montreal looks to break slump against Charlotte with playoff hopes in the balance
MONTREAL - Laurent Courtois knows his team is struggling. With CF Montreal on a slide and their Major League Soccer season hanging in the balance, the head coach needs his players to keep their heads ...
Sep 13, 2024
Telesat Lightspeed: Canada, Quebec give billions of dollars for satellite production
MONTREAL - The Canadian government has announced a loan of $2.14 billion to satellite operator Telesat, to help the company build its broadband satellite constellation. Quebec's government, meanwhile,...
Sep 13, 2024
Conservative Party of B.C. selects candidate for Salmon Arm-Shuswap
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A new person has entered the race for the Salmon Arm-Shuswap provincial riding.The Conservative Party of B.C. has announced that David Williams will run for the party in the 2024 pr...
Sep 13, 2024
Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - A military court in Congo handed down death sentences Friday to 37 people, including three Americans, after convicting them on charges of taking part in a coup attempt. The defe...
Sep 13, 2024
Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - A military court in Congo on Friday convicted 37 people, including three Americans, on charges of taking part in a coup attempt and sentenced them to death. The defendants, who ...
Sep 13, 2024
Former world No. 1 Sharapova wins fan vote for International Tennis Hall of Fame
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion, led the International Tennis Hall of Fame's fan vote her first year on the ballot - an important part to possible selecti...
Sep 13, 2024
Ontario's top court dismisses application for bail from Jacob Hoggard
TORONTO - A justice with Ontario's Appeal Court has dismissed an application for bail from Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard as he tries to appeal his sexual assault conviction at the country's top cour...
Sep 13, 2024
IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Islamic State militants killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks in the country this year. The militant group claimed responsi...
Sep 13, 2024
Our Community
Question of the Week
Is returning to a balanced budget one of your BC election priorities?
Oct 07, 2024
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Echinacea...Bright, Beautiful and Beneficial
BC Votes
B.C. Election 2024: Where to go, how to register ahead of advance voting
Oct 07, 2024
Week in Review
Week in Review: Week of Sept. 30
Oct 05, 2024
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Shade Garden Between Houses
Two and Out
PETERS: Four dogs will die and the owners responsible will get away with it
Oct 04, 2024
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: October 3, 2024
Oct 04, 2024