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Oosthuizen, Spieth lead way as normalcy returns to Open, Hughes opens strong
SANDWICH, England - Jordan Spieth rolled in putts like it was 2017. Louis Oosthuizen put those runner-up finishes in the last two majors out of mind and soared to the top of the leaderboard. They gave...
Jul 15, 2021

Highway 97 reopens but 100 Mile House Evacuation Alert remains in place
WILLIAMS LAKE - The Flat Lake wildfire has grown to 8,725 hectares and is continuing to move east towards Highway 97 in the Cariboo.Despite the growth, officials have reopened the main highway through...
Jul 15, 2021

B.C. expands access to safer drug alternatives for people at risk of overdose
VANCOUVER - British Columbia says it's bringing in a new policy that will expand access to safer prescription drugs for people at risk of overdose and death from toxic substances, without expecting th...
Jul 15, 2021

B.C. expands access to safer drug alternatives for people at risk of overdose
VANCOUVER - British Columbia says it's bringing in a new policy that will expand access to safer prescription drugs for people at risk of overdose and death from toxic substances, without expecting th...
Jul 15, 2021

More unmarked graves likely to be discovered at former Kamloops residential school: report
DISCLAIMER: Some of the details in this story may be disturbing to some readers.KAMLOOPS - The number of children that may be buried in unmarked and undocumented graves at the site of the former Kamlo...
Jul 15, 2021

Prince George Cougar's staff member selected for Women's U-18 Summer Camp
PRINCE GEORGE - Mike Matthies, Athletic Therapist for the Cougars, will head east to Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, from July 29 to August 9.Matthies will be the equipment manager for the National Wo...
Jul 15, 2021

Provincial safer supply expanding to curb skyrocketing drug toxicity deaths
NANAIMO - Health authorities across the province will soon be able to offer pharmaceutical-grade drugs in a bid to shut out a toxic drug supply in B.C.The provincial government is budgeting $22.6 mill...
Jul 15, 2021

Cruise ships allowed to sail in Canadian waters starting Nov. 1
OTTAWA - The federal government says cruise ships will be allowed back in Canadian waters in November, but they must follow public health requirements. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says the prohib...
Jul 15, 2021

Transport Canada to lift ban on cruise ships in November, months earlier than planned
OTTAWA - Canada's cruise ship ban will end in November, a few months ahead of schedule. Cruise ships haven't been allowed in Canadian waters or ports for more than a year because of COVID-19 and the b...
Jul 15, 2021

Gunman found criminally responsible for killing 5 at paper
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A jury on Thursday found the gunman who killed five people at a Maryland newspaper criminally responsible, rejecting defense attorneys' mental illness arguments. The jury of eigh...
Jul 15, 2021