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Mugabe's body believed to be leaving Singapore for Zimbabwe
SINGAPORE - A vehicle believed to be carrying the body of former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has left a Singapore funeral parlour. Police escorting the vehicle Wednesday morning said the convoy w...
Sep 10, 2019
Could a sprinkler system have saved Parkcrest Elementary?
KAMLOOPS - There's some relief for those affected by the devastating fire at Parkcrest Elementary last week. RCMP have ruled out arson as the cause of the fire. However, Kamloops Fire Rescue is still ...
Sep 10, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Body of Shuswap boat crash victim recovered
SICAMOUS, B.C. - RCMP say they have recovered the body of a man who died after a boating collision on Shuswap Lake.The crash happened on September 1, on the lake between Canoe and Sicamous.The 33-year...
Sep 10, 2019 Image Credit: Contributed / Cory Rottluff
YOU'RE NOT ALONE: Looking back on the grim warning signs of suicide
KAMLOOPS - Today, on Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day, we air our second segment of You're Not Alone. We take a look at signs some people display when they're experiencing suicidal thoughts, and h...
Sep 10, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
WCT opens the season with a haunting look at historical murders
KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre opens its season next week with The Drowning Girls at the Pavillion Theatre. The Drowning Girls is based on the true story of three women who were murdered by the sam...
Sep 10, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Sagebrush repairs to be complete in time for opening of WCT's Mainstage season
KAMLOOPS - As Western Canada Theatre prepares to open its first show of the season at the Pavillion Theatre, the company is looking forward to getting back into the Sagebrush Theatre. The Sagebrush wa...
Sep 10, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Film Society will be made to pay Paramount property taxes as bid for exemption dies
KAMLOOPS - Three Kamloops non-profit organizations will pay thousands in 2019 property taxes after their applications for permissive tax exemptions were denied by council.While non-profits such as pla...
Sep 10, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Jets DL Shepherd suspended 6 games by NFL for PED violation
New York Jets defensive lineman Nathan Shepherd was suspended six games Tuesday by the NFL for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancers. Shepherd will be eligible to return to the Jets' ...
Sep 10, 2019
Saskatchewan man acquitted of threatening to shoot Trudeau and blow up Parliament
NIPAWIN, Sask. - A Saskatchewan man accused of threatening to shoot Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and blow up the Parliament Buildings has been acquitted. David Petersen, who is 53, faced a charge of ...
Sep 10, 2019
Green party's Pierre Nantel calls for Quebec independence 'as fast as possible'
MONTREAL - A prominent federal Green party candidate told an internet radio show Tuesday he wants Quebec to separate from Canada as soon as possible. Pierre Nantel, who won his riding south ...
Sep 10, 2019
