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Independent investigation underway into death in Enderby
ENDERBY, B.C. - The Independent Investigators Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) has launched an investigation into an incident in Enderby where one man died and two women suffered non-life threateni...
Aug 05, 2021
CFLPA disapproves of CFL's COVID cancellation plan
The CFL Players' Association is not amused with the league's COVID-19 cancellation policy. The CFL unveiled its policy regarding if COVID-19 issues force game cancellations this year on Tuesday. The u...
Aug 05, 2021
Chief public health officer says voting can be done safely despite pandemic
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer is confident people will be able to cast ballots safely in an expected federal election, despite a fourth wave of COVID-19 fuelled by the highly contagiou...
Aug 05, 2021
Man City pays record fee to sign Grealish from Aston Villa
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Premier League champion Manchester City broke the British transfer fee record on Thursday to sign midfielder Jack Grealish from Aston Villa. City paid a fee of 100 million p...
Aug 05, 2021
Masai Ujiri reportedly signs new deal with Toronto Raptors
TORONTO - Masai Ujiri has reportedly signed a deal to become the vice-chairman and president of the Toronto Raptors. The news was first reported by ESPN. A video released by the team on social media T...
Aug 05, 2021
Indigenous lobster fishing boats cut loose from wharf in Nova Scotia: First Nation
WEYMOUTH NORTH, N.S. - A First Nation in Nova Scotia says nine of its lobster fishing boats were purposely cut loose from a wharf earlier today. The chief of the Sipekne'katik First Nation, Mike Sack,...
Aug 05, 2021
Okanagan wildfire now 'being held,' evacuation order lifted
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - There is good news for residents in the area of the Brenda Creek wildfire west of Peachland.The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen has lifted an evacuation order for 41 pro...
Aug 05, 2021
Some federal workers may be required to get COVID-19 vaccine: Prime Minister Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is considering making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for some federally regulated workplaces such as airlines. It is the first time Trudeau has openly s...
Aug 05, 2021
Repeat Nanaimo fentanyl trafficker serving back-to-back jail sentences
NANAIMO - A drug trafficker caught red-handed by Nanaimo RCMP was sentenced to an additional three and a half years in jail, less than three months after he was put away for separate local drug offenc...
Aug 05, 2021
Barcelona says Messi will not stay with the club
MADRID (AP) - Lionel Messi's time at Barcelona appears to be over. Barcelona announced Thursday that Messi will not stay with the club, saying that the Spanish league's financial regulations made it i...
Aug 05, 2021