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Liberals keeping watchful eye for bottlenecks at Canadian ports, Freeland says
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says she is keeping a close eye on the pace of trade at Canadian ports for signs of strain. So far Freeland suggests she hasn't seen difficulties similar to...
Oct 14, 2021
Coast Guard: California oil spill likely 25,000 gallons
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) - The amount of crude oil spilled in an offshore pipeline leak in Southern California is believed to be close to 25,000 gallons, or only about one-fifth of what officials...
Oct 14, 2021
Transportation Safety Board finds no link between train activity and fire that destroyed Lytton
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has concluded its investigation into the fire that destroyed the village of Lytton, saying it has found no connection between train activity and the fir...
Oct 14, 2021
New youth labour regulations take effect Friday
New employment standards intended to protect young British Columbians at work will be put in place this Friday, Oct. 15.The changes bring the general work age in B.C. from 12 up to 16 and define the t...
Oct 14, 2021
Government-funded iPhones to connect B.C.'s youth in care to services, technology
VICTORIA - Thousands of youth in care across British Columbia will receive an Apple iPhone to better connect them to friends, family and available technology. A statement from the Ministry of Children...
Oct 14, 2021
Defending-champion Blue Bombers can become first team to clinch playoff spot with win
They've been the class of the CFL this season and so it's fitting that Zach Collaros and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have the chance to become the first team to cement a playoff berth. Winnipeg (8-1) ca...
Oct 14, 2021
Jan. 6 panel sets vote on contempt charges against Bannon
WASHINGTON (AP) - A congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection has set a vote to recommend criminal contempt charges against former White House aide Steve Bannon after he defied the...
Oct 14, 2021
No evidence of freight train link to wildfire in Lytton, B.C.: TSB
LYTTON, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says there's no evidence that a freight train sparked a wildfire that destroyed the town of Lytton, B.C., this summer. The agency says that unless new in...
Oct 14, 2021
$60k worth of lawnmowers stolen in Salmon Arm
A trio of thieves have stolen over $60,000 worth of lawnmowers from a business in Salmon Arm.The theft reportedly happened overnight on Oct. 11 when three people with their faces covered, cut the fenc...
Oct 14, 2021
CP NewsAlert: No evidence of freight train involvement in B.C. wildfire: TSB
LYTTON, Australia - The Transportation Safety Board says there's no evidence that a freight train sparked a fire that destroyed the town of Lytton, B.C., this summer. The agency says that unless new i...
Oct 14, 2021
