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CFL will review its procotols regarding the updating of fans in weather delays
TORONTO - The CFL is reviewing how it updates fans during weather-related issues after poor air quality forced it to reschedule a regular-season game Friday night. The CFL postponed the Saskatchewan R...
Jul 14, 2025
Pilot dead after helicopter crash in Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE - One person is dead after a helicopter crash in the Northwest Territories. RCMP say they were told around noon that an aircraft had crashed near the community of Behchoko. Police say the ...
Jul 14, 2025
Torrential rains: Montreal calls on Quebec to expand flood compensation
MONTREAL - Montreal's mayor says the province must expand its disaster compensation program in the wake of torrential rainfall over the weekend that flooded many homes. Up to 100 millimetres of rain f...
Jul 14, 2025
Pitcher Jim Clancy, a longtime Blue Jay and 1982 all-star, dead at 69
TORONTO - Jim Clancy, who made his Major League debut during the Toronto Blue Jays' 1977 expansion season and spent 12 seasons with the club as a key member of its starting rotation, has died at 69. T...
Jul 14, 2025
B.C. facing more adverse drought conditions this year as warm, dry weather expected
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's minister in charge of water is asking residents to do everything they can to conserve the resource in the coming weeks, as the province faces elevated drought conditions...
Jul 14, 2025
Two killed in wrong-way crash
Two men are dead after a head-on crash near Armstrong early Saturday on Highway 97-A.Police say a black GMC was going the wrong way before hitting another truck. Two passengers in the other vehicle - ...
Jul 14, 2025
Drug use sees parole revoked for Kerry Sim, who killed B.C. teen Reena Virk in 1997
VANCOUVER - Day parole has been revoked for the woman who drowned Victoria teenager Reena Virk 28 years ago. A Parole Board of Canada decision says Kerry Sim, known as Kelly Ellard when she was convic...
Jul 14, 2025
Kelowna RCMP Officer hurt in crash
A Kelowna RCMP officer was in a car crash today just before noon at Harvey Avenue and Bertram Street.The accident closed southbound Highway 97 between Richter and Ellis Streets for a while.The officer...
Jul 14, 2025
Paddleboarders to cross Kalamalka Lake for a good cause
A group of paddleboarders will travel along the length of Kalamalka Lake to raise money for charity.The eighth annual Stand Up For Charity paddle will see the participants traverse the 18 kilometre la...
Jul 14, 2025
Okanagan Sun’s Jacob Bond makes CFL debut
Okanagan Sun standout Jacob Bond took a major step forward in his football journey over the weekend, making his CFL debut with the BC Lions in a game against the Edmonton Elks.The Kamloops native and ...
Jul 14, 2025
