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Kamloops and Area
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DOG ATTACK
Three pit bulls on loose on Kamloops North Shore after allegedly killing collie: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS -- Staff Sgt. Janelle Shoihet of the Kamloops RCMP is asking for the public's help to locate three pit bulls that appear to have killed a 12-year-old collie on Sunday (Sept. 8) morning on the North Shore. Shoihet said the collie was attacked in its owner's backyard at about 6:15 a.m. in the 600-block of Richmo...
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OT LOSS
Rockets earn overtime victory over visiting Blazers in WHL pre-season contest
KELOWNA -- Layton Feist, Jordan Keller and Tommy Lafreniere scored for the Kamloops Blazers in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Kelowna Rockets in WHL pre-season play on Saturday (Sept. 7) in the Little Apple. Kanjyu Gojsic scored at 1:59 of the extra session to secure the victory for the Rockets, whose goaltender, Jake Pilo...
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Clean sheet
Rookie paces WolfPack to first win of Canada West campaign
KAMLOOPS -- Rookie Julia La Rotta scored twice for the TRU WolfPack in a 4-0 pulverizing of the Fraser Valley Cascades of Abbotsford in Canada West women's soccer action on Saturday (Sept. 7) at Hillside Stadium. Captain Ainsley Grether and Bridget Baird also bulged the old onion bag for the WolfPack, who have one win ...
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WILDFIRE UPDATE
Increased fire activity expected for blaze burning northeast of Seymour Arm
The BC Wildfire Service posted on Twitter on Saturday (Sept. 7) to note increased fire behaviour in the North Blaise Creek fire burning about 28 kilometres northeast of Seymour Arm. A reconnaissance flight on Saturday morning revealed minimal growth upslope to the east and Rank 2 fire behaviour, meaning low-vigour surf...
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British Columbia
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Whistler RCMP looks for family after 12-year old was found barefoot
WHISTLER, B.C. - The RCMP in British Columbia is asking for the public's help finding a boy's family after the barefoot youth was noticed wandering in Whistler alone. Mounties in Whistler say they responded to a report of an unaccompanied child on Saturday night at Dairy Queen on Main Street where they found a boy to b...
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Mediation aimed at resolving Metro Vancouver accessible transit strike set to begin
VANCOUVER - Mediated negotiations between the union representing striking HandyDART transit workers in Metro Vancouver and their employer are set to begin today, six days into the stoppage. About 600 employees of the door-to-door service for people unable to navigate the conventional transit system have been on strike ...
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Trudeau to face fretful caucus ahead of return to the House
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face a fretful and strained caucus in British Columbia Monday, with MPs looking for him to finally reveal his plan to address the political purgatory the party has endured for months. Several Liberal MPs privately and publicly demanded they meet as a team after the devastatin...
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Repair work will keep 60-year-old ferry out of service for half a year: BC Ferries
VICTORIA - The company operating British Columbia's ferries says divers have recovered a propeller that fell off one of its vessels and triggered an oil spill earlier this week, but notes it will take six months to complete the needed repairs. A statement from BC Ferries says the propeller from the 60 year-old Queen of...
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Collision in Langley leaves one dead and closes some lanes of Highway 1 overnight
LANGLEY - One person is dead and another has been airlifted to hospital following a crash on Highway 1 in British Columbia. Sgt. Joe Leeson with Langley RCMP says officers were called around 9:40 p.m. Friday night after a tow truck hit the rear of a tractor-trailer unit in the eastbound lanes of Highway 1. Leeson says ...
Sep 07, 2024
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B.C. First Nation wants more say in forestry after Canfor mill closure announcement
FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nations leader says the province must rethink its approach to the forest industry in light of Canfor Corp.'s decision to shutter two sawmills and leave 500 workers without jobs. Nak'azdli Whut'en Chief Colleen Erickson says First Nations must play a bigger role in the ind...
Sep 06, 2024
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Canada
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Bloc Québécois ready to extract gains for Quebec in exchange for supporting Liberals
MONTEBELLO, Que. - The Bloc Québécois says its ready to wheel and deal with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's party for support during confidence votes now that the Liberal government's confidence and supply agreement with the NDP has ended. And the sovereigntist party led by Yves-François Blanchet h...
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Teachers say immigrants not to blame as Quebec links teacher shortage to newcomers
MONTREAL - Quebec's school year started on a familiar note: thousands of teaching spots were unfilled, and the provincial government had to defend itself for its failure to solve the problem. But as politicians continue to point to immigration - a common justification for the province's ills - as the main culprit, educ...
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Trudeau to face fretful caucus ahead of return to the House
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face a fretful and strained caucus in British Columbia Monday, with MPs looking for him to finally reveal his plan to address the political purgatory the party has endured for months. Several Liberal MPs privately and publicly demanded they meet as a team after the devastatin...
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Montreal byelection candidates go door-to-door on early voting day
MONTREAL - Advanced voting kicked off on Friday in Montreal's LaSalle-Émard-Verdun riding, and party leaders are helping get out the vote as the federal byelection on Sept. 16. draws nearer. Polls show a three-way battle emerging between the Liberal Party of Canada, the Bloc Québécois and the New D...
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Quebec begins granting early requests for MAID without requested federal changes
MONTREAL - Quebecers who want to arrange a medically assisted death before their condition leaves them unable to grant consent can do so as of next month, the province announced Saturday as it unveiled details of a plan to grant such requests without waiting for Ottawa to update the country's criminal code. Quebec's go...
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Despite union protest, new hybrid work rules for federal employees kick in Monday
OTTAWA - On Monday, federal public servants will return to the office a minimum of three days a week- if grudgingly. Public service unions will start the week with an early-morning rally opposing the policy. But despite the unions' "summer of discontent" and an ongoing court challenge, the new rules will stil...
Sep 07, 2024
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World
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Tyreek Hill was briefly detained for a traffic violation ahead of Dolphins' season opener
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Police are calling for an investigation into why Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was briefly detained for a traffic violation while entering Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, hours before his team was set to open the season against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Hill was seen on video posted t...
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President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is elected to serve second term in gas-rich Algeria
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been named the winner of Algeria's presidential election, granting him another term leading the gas-rich North African nation five years after pro-democracy protests led to the ouster of his predecessor. In a result that surprised few observers internationally ...
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President Abdelmadjid Tebboune elected to serve second term leading gas-rich Algeria
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been named the winner of Algeria's presidential election, granting him another term leading the gas-rich North African nation five years after pro-democracy protests led to the ouster of his predecessor. In a result that surprised few observers internationally ...
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Israeli medics say 3 people were shot and killed at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing
JERUSALEM (AP) - Three people have been shot and killed near the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, Israeli first responders said Sunday. Israeli police said the shooter was killed, without providing further details. The border crossing is used by Palestinians, Israelis and international tourists. Israel...
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Israeli medics say 2 people were shot and wounded at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing
JERUSALEM (AP) - Two people have been shot and seriously wounded near the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, Israeli first responders said Sunday. Israeli police said the shooter was killed, without providing further details. The border crossing is used by Palestinians, Israelis and international tourist...
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Venezuela says opposition presidential candidate González has left the country for asylum in Spain
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Former Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has left the South American country after seeking asylum in Spain, according to a senior Venezuelan official. The surprise departure by the candidate who Venezuela's opposition and several foreign governments consider ...
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One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Time for the government to really try to fix the healthcare system
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Guerilla Landscaping
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SOUND OFF: Davies off base on Build Kamloops alternative approval process
Sep 06, 2024
Two and Out
PETERS: With the collapse of BC United, there will be a lot of nose-holding at the ballot box this fall
Sep 06, 2024
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Art of Gardening - Echinacea...Bright, Beautiful and Beneficial
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SOUND OFF: The AAP is fine by me
Sep 05, 2024
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Teachers and nurses are facing similar issues - and it's not a pretty sight
Sep 05, 2024