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Jarome Iginla leads pandemic class into Hockey Hall of Fame
TORONTO - The Hockey Hall of Fame's pandemic class finally got its moment in the spotlight. And while the delay was longer than anyone wanted or expected, the wait was well worth it for 2020's six ind...
Nov 15, 2021
B.C. public safety minister condemns blockade at Coastal GasLink pipeline site
VICTORIA - British Columbia's public safety minister has condemned a blockade set up along a forestry road used by construction workers for the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline. Mike Farnworth say...
Nov 15, 2021
Emergency Reception Centre open for Merritt evacuees in Salmon Arm
The Columbia Shuswap Regional District has opened an Emergency Support Services (ESS) Reception Centre for Merritt area residents forced from their homes due to the flooding.The Shuswap Emergency Prog...
Nov 15, 2021
Care home residents being relocated due to flooding in Merritt
Interior Health is relocating residents of care homes in Merritt where a city-wide evacuation order has been issued due to flooding.I-H said resident from Coquihalla Gillis House, Nicola Meadows and t...
Nov 15, 2021
Biden and Xi meet virtually as U.S.-China chasm widens
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden opened his virtual meeting with China's Xi Jinping on Monday by saying his goal is to ensure competition "does not veer into conflict." The two leaders are meetin...
Nov 15, 2021
Barge drifts aimlessly through Vancouver waters before beaching itself
VANCOUVER - A loose barge drifted around Vancouver's False Creek on Monday before grounding itself on a Stanley Park beach. The Canadian Coast Guard said in a statement the barge's owner has been cont...
Nov 15, 2021
B.C. proposes zones around hospitals and schools in response to COVID-19 protests
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced legislation that it says would prevent "disruptive behaviour" from affecting schools and health-care facilities. The Ministry of the Attorney ...
Nov 15, 2021
North Okanagan school closed due to COVID-19 exposures
An Enderby school will be closed this week due to a number of positive COVID-19 exposures.School District 83 says students at M.V. Beattle Elementary will be learning from home Nov. 15-19.Staff were g...
Nov 15, 2021
Alberta premier faces renewed call from 22 party boards for early leadership review
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is facing a renewed push from within the ranks of his United Conservative Party to move up a vote on his leadership. Representatives of 22 UCP constituencies ha...
Nov 15, 2021
6 teens injured in drive-by shooting near Denver area school
AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Six teenagers were shot in a drive-by shooting in a park near a high school in suburban Denver Monday, but all were expected to survive, police said. The victims, who range in age...
Nov 15, 2021
