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NDP Leader's presence gives Indigenous community, survivors 'a sense of hope'
KAMLOOPS - "I'm struck by how hard it is to be here... a lot harder than I thought it would be..." That was the federal leader of the NDP party's reaction today when he visited the Kamloops Residentia...
Jul 29, 2021
Navy charges sailor with setting fire that destroyed warship
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The U.S. Navy charged a sailor Thursday with starting a fire last year that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard docked off San Diego, marking the maritime branch's worst warship blaze ...
Jul 29, 2021
Falcon targets Horgan as his BC Liberal leadership campaign stops in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The front runner in the race to become the next leader of the BC Liberal Party, made a stop in Kamloops today (July 29) to rally support.Kevin Falcon says British Columbians are suffering u...
Jul 29, 2021
Nunavut opens travel bubble with Nunavik as pandemic restrictions ease
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The government of Nunavut says residents of the territory and of Arctic Quebec can now travel freely between both regions as long as they've been in a community for at least 14 days...
Jul 29, 2021
Singh calls on the Prime Minister to take real action to heal the wounds of the Kamloops residential school
KAMLOOPS - For the first time since the discovery of 215 bodies in shallow graves at the Kamloops residential school, the leader of a federal political party has made a visit. The leader of the Federa...
Jul 29, 2021
Veteran defensive lineman Shawn Lemon among 16 players released by the Edmonton Elks
EDMONTON - Veteran CFL players Shawn Lemon, Thaddeus Coleman, Vontae Diggs and Kenny Shaw were among the Edmonton Elks' final cuts Thursday. Edmonton made its final roster decisions ahead of the CFL's...
Jul 29, 2021
Veteran CFL quarterback Dakota Prukop among 16 players released by Calgary Stampeders
CALGARY - Veteran CFL quarterback Dakota Prukop was among 16 players released Thursday by the Calgary Stampeders. Prukop, an American, signed with Calgary in January. He spent his first three CFL seas...
Jul 29, 2021
Archdiocese apologizes after priest accuses residential school survivors of lying
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg archdiocese will no longer allow a Catholic priest to preach publicly or teach after he suggested during a sermon that residential school survivors lied to get settlement money. ...
Jul 29, 2021
Nanaimo house fire displaces 4 people
NANAIMO - Occupants of a home near Bowen Park could be displaced for months after a fire. Nanaimo Fire Rescue crews responded to a home on Doric Ave. Kerr St. on Wednesday, July 28 at 6:30 p.m. to fin...
Jul 29, 2021
Canadian MLS teams given green light to finish out season using home stadiums
Major League Soccer confirmed Thursday that the three Canadian teams can continue playing at home through the remainder of the regular season and playoffs. All three are back home already with Toronto...
Jul 29, 2021