KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Storm picked up a home ice victory Saturday night (Nov. 7), defeating the Revelstoke Grizzlies 3-1 at McArthur Park Arena.The Storm opened the scoring early in the first period when Caden Nevokshonoff netted the puck at the 2:45 mark to give Kamloops an early 1-0 lead.Kamloops doubled its advant...

KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says a staff-led update to how its Revenue and Taxation team receives requests could cut email volumes by upwards of 50 per cent.City officials said this new system will help staff respond more efficiently, prioritize requests and provide consistent service, which staff note is expected ...

KAMLOOPS - Firefighters took down a large grass fire just outside of Kamloops along the Coquihalla Highway Friday night (Nov. 6) despite the wind fueling the rapidly spreading flames. Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) Platoon Chief Jim Gorman said the call came in shortly after 9 p.m., and about a dozen firefighters were disp...

KAMLOOPS - A wind storm left about 80,000 BC Hydro customers without power across the province at its peak on Friday (Nov. 6), including the Thompson and Cariboo regions, and officials expect more to come.The power company said the storm blew down trees and branches, damaging infrastructure and causing widespread outag...

VANCOUVER - The funeral for one of the four Canadian soldiers killed in a fire at a military base in Alberta is today in Vancouver. The ceremony honouring 23-year-old Pte. Aidan Goulding will take place at the Seaforth Armoury where family, friends and...

VANCOUVER - Police say a woman on an e-scooter died following a collision with a transit bus in downtown Vancouver. A release from Vancouver Police says the crash happened early Saturday when a man and a woman were riding an e-scooter on Seymour Street...

VANCOUVER - A North Vancouver woman is praising the quick actions of local firefighters for saving her life after she was swept down a fast-moving creek in the stormy weather that descended over parts of the province. Brittany Craig was attempting to ...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia author and photographer Len Wagg was on his day off 30 years ago when he discovered how powerful and poignant a war cemetery could be. Wagg was on assignment for the Halifax Chronicle Herald in Italy when he accepted an invitation...

CHILLIWACK - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced the first detection of avian flu in a commercial poultry flock in British Columbia this season. The agency says the infection was detected on Friday in Chilliwack. It's the first case among...

SURREY - British Columbia Mounties say two people have been arrested and charged in two separate extortion-related shootings in Surrey last year, including one that targeted Kap's Café, owned by Indian comedian Kapil Sharma. RCMP say B.C.'s extortion t...

VANCOUVER - The funeral for one of the four Canadian soldiers killed in a fire at a military base in Alberta is today in Vancouver. The ceremony honouring 23-year-old Pte. Aidan Goulding will take place at the Seaforth Armoury where family, friends and...

Former prime minister Justin Trudeau has joined England's Oxford University in a new role. Trudeau, 54, joined the Blavatnik School of Government as a distinguished fellow and member of the World Leaders Circle, the school said in a news release Frida...

OTTAWA - Canada's aid sector is expressing dismay over the first federal budget in more than 15 years to make no mention of foreign aid, and is calling on Ottawa to outline its vision in an upcoming foreign policy review. "The budget is largely silent ...

As the winter holiday season approaches, one of the most popular sunny destinations for Canadian travellers remains out of reach. The United States' oil blockade against Cuba triggered severe fuel shortages in the country and prompted Canadian airlines...

OTTAWA - The federal government is looking to restore the auditor general's access to privileged information. In Thursday's federal budget, a line item in a list of proposed legislative changes indicated Ottawa plans to update the Auditor General Act "...

OTTAWA - The United States Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on eight Canadian businesses for allegedly helping to evade sanctions on Iran's government. The department says it sanctioned money services businesses in British Columbia and Ontario...

CAIRO (AP) - Seven people were killed and over 100 others injured when two trains collided Sunday south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, the Egyptian Chief Prosecutor's office said in a statement. It also said the train's conductor was among those kille...

JERUSALEM, Israel (AP) - Israeli President Isaac Herzog gave opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot the first chance to form the next government on Sunday evening. After the formal announcement, Eisenkot, who ran as Prime Minister Benjamin Neta...

TOKYO (AP) - A strong earthquake shook central Japan early Sunday, shattering store windows, causing people to flee buildings and leaving at least 22 people injured, according to local media. Japan's Meteorological Agency put the quake's ...

JERUSALEM (AP) - U.S. Central Command said late Saturday it disabled a St. Kitts-flagged ship after it ignored multiple warnings and attempted to leave the region after visiting an Iranian port. U.S. forces have been enforcing a naval blo...

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Saturday night that he was giving opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot the first opportunity to form a governing coalition following elections on Oct. 27. Eisenkot, a former military chie...

KRAKOW, Poland (AP) - A Polish man with far-right views drove into a busy central square in Krakow on Saturday and opened fire, killing six people and injuring 15 others before police shot and wounded him, authorities said. The attack, wh...