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Injured elderly man, missing for several days, rescued at the bottom of Spius Creek embankment
MERRITT, B.C. - An elderly man who was missing for several days after falling down an embankment in the Nicola Valley was rescued Thursday (Aug. 23) afternoon. In a post to social media Friday morning...
Aug 23, 2024
Ahead of speech, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says in a Pennsylvania court filing that he's endorsing Trump
PHOENIX (AP) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign said in a Pennsylvania court filing Friday that he is endorsing Donald Trump for president. The campaign also requested that he be removed from the Penn...
Aug 23, 2024
CF Montreal returns to MLS action after busy summer transfer window
MONTREAL - CF Montreal's roster is full of new faces since the last time the club took the pitch in Major League Soccer. Montreal returns to MLS action against the New England Revolution on Saturday n...
Aug 23, 2024
Police in Prince George stumble on biggest drug haul in city's history: RCMP
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Mounties say that officers investigating a break and enter in Prince George, B.C., stumbled on what turned out to be the biggest haul of illicit drugs in the city's history. RCMP...
Aug 23, 2024
Conservatives maintain silence as strife continues between union, railways
OTTAWA - As rail workers push back on the Liberal government's effort to end a labour dispute, the federal Conservatives remain silent on the strife that poses a major threat to Canada's economy. Labo...
Aug 23, 2024
Campfire ban rescinded in Cariboo Fire Centre
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Residents in the Cariboo Fire Centre will be able to roast marshmallows and smoke weenies over a campfire before summer ends. Effective 12:00 p.m. noon Friday (Aug. 23), the BC W...
Aug 23, 2024
Scenic highway in Jasper National Park reopened as wildfire continues to be held
JASPER, ALTA. - One of Canada's most scenic highways has reopened as the wildfire in Jasper National Park continues to be held. Jane Park, incident commander with Parks Canada, says Highway 93, also k...
Aug 23, 2024
AHL mandates cut-resistant neckwear for players and officials starting in 2024-25
SPRINGFIELD - The American Hockey League has mandated the use of cut-resistant neck protection by all of its players and on-ice officials. The ruling goes into effect for the start of the upcoming 202...
Aug 23, 2024
Tensions linger as students prep for return to campus after pro-Palestinian protests
TORONTO - As students prepare to head back to post-secondary campuses for the fall term, tensions sparked by the pro-Palestinian protest encampments that cropped up at several Ontario universities ove...
Aug 23, 2024
The latest developments in the labour dispute at Canada's two biggest railways
The federal government is intervening in a countrywide work stoppage at Canada's two biggest railways, but railworkers are pushing back against Ottawa's move to get them back on the job. In the culmin...
Aug 23, 2024
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