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BC Highway Patrol issues more than 150 tickets during 4-day Cariboo blitz
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - BC Highway Patrol were busy from August 15 to 18 with focused traffic enforcement on Highway 97 from 83 Mile to Hixon.Over the four days, officers issued 151 tickets for a number...
Aug 22, 2024
Analysis: Joey Votto could be Hall of Fame bound after stellar 17-year career
TORONTO - Now that Joey Votto's Major League Baseball career is officially over, there's only one question remaining: will he become the third Canadian enshrined in Baseball's Hall of Fame? Although t...
Aug 22, 2024
Carlson ready to live a dream as Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series lands in Montreal
MONTREAL - Molly Carlson can hardly believe her eyes when she looks out the window of her downtown Montreal home these days. The Canadian high diver is used to travelling around the globe on the Red B...
Aug 22, 2024
Environment Canada calling for heavy rain in Kamloops starting Friday evening
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the South Thompson region, including the City of Kamloops, calling for heavy rain.The forecasting agency says starting Friday n...
Aug 22, 2024
B.C. addictions minister allowed to respond to decriminalization court challenge
VANCOUVER - Canada's Federal Court has agreed with British Columbia's minister of mental health and addictions that she should be a respondent to a court challenge against the province's decision to d...
Aug 22, 2024
The US is sending $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration will send about $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, even as Washington works to get a better understanding of Kyiv's i...
Aug 22, 2024
Bombers prepare to take on Ticats and 'defensive mastermind' Chris Jones
WINNIPEG - Brady Oliveira wants to extinguish any spark the Hamilton Tiger-Cats might get from a coaching change. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back is well aware Hamilton's new senior defensive a...
Aug 22, 2024
B.C.'s rental protection fund helps non-profits secure nearly 1,500 homes, says Eby
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - A British Columbia government fund to help non-profits buy rental buildings to protect tenants from eviction and maintain affordable rents is on track to exceed its target of 2...
Aug 22, 2024
Police solicit tips on 21-year-old hit-and-run that killed 100 Mile House woman
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - B.C. Highway Patrol (BCHP) is appealing to the public for help solving a cold case hit-and-run that took the life of a South Cariboo resident.The incident took place in the wee ...
Aug 22, 2024
RCMP working with international police amid new slew of threats targeting synagogues
OTTAWA - Mounties say they are responding to additional bomb threats made across Canada today that they believe are linked to similar threats made the day before. RCMP say they responded to the threat...
Aug 22, 2024
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