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Two dead in Manitoba after RCMP believe tornado threw their vehicle into a field
August 08, 2020 - 4:38 PM

VIRDEN, Man. - A tornado that killed two teens when it threw their vehicle more than a kilometre into a Manitoba farm field surprised even those in the area who are accustomed to violent weather, as well as a stormchaser, with its destructive strength.
iN VIDEO: Minneapolis cop who knelt on man's neck charged with murder
May 29, 2020 - 11:15 AM

MINNEAPOLIS - The police officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, was arrested Friday and charged with murder in a case that sparked protests across the United States and violence in Minneapolis.
Through kids' eyes: Virus outbreak brings sadness, fear, joy
May 28, 2020 - 5:00 AM

CHICAGO - These are children of the pandemic.
'Quarantine shaming': North America navigates radical new social norms
March 19, 2020 - 9:00 PM

The chairman of Arizona's Asian Chamber of Commerce didn't see much downside to attending a small dinner at a local restaurant to bolster the business and bring together other leaders to discuss how to help Asian-American eateries devastated by the coronavirus.
Travel chaos, jobs lost as UK firm Thomas Cook collapses
September 23, 2019 - 10:02 AM

LONDON - Hundreds of thousands of travellers were stranded across the world Monday after British tour company Thomas Cook collapsed, immediately halting almost all its flights and hotel services and laying off all its employees.
Soldiers deploy across Quebec after flood-caused sinkhole claims woman's life
April 21, 2019 - 2:30 PM

MONTREAL - Canadian Armed Forces are deploying in three regions across Quebec, officials say, as rising water levels continue to wreak havoc on the province after claiming a life.
Did 2018 usher in a creeping tech dystopia?
December 26, 2018 - 8:00 PM

We may remember 2018 as the year when technology's dystopian potential became clear, from Facebook's role enabling the harvesting of our personal data for election interference to a seemingly unending series of revelations about the dark side of Silicon Valley's connect-everything ethos.
iN VIDEO: Fire death toll at 56 and counting in Northern California
November 15, 2018 - 1:00 PM

MAGALIA, Calif. - Cool weather helped fire crews gain ground Thursday against the nation's deadliest wildfire in a century, as the search went on for more bodies.
Five Kamloops council candidates who think the city is responsible for drug, street issues
October 09, 2018 - 6:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops, like many communities across North America, has seen an increase in street issues involving drugs, homelessness, crime and disorder and all the impacts these issues have on the general population.
Slow arrival of aid frustrates Indonesia quake survivors
October 03, 2018 - 11:30 AM

PALU, Indonesia - Climbing over reeking piles of sodden food and debris, a crowd on Wednesday searched a warehouse wrecked in Indonesia's earthquake and tsunami for anything they could salvage: cans of condensed milk, soft drinks, rice, candy and painkillers.
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'We're going to be in a different place' this summer, says B.C.'s top doctor
The outlook for summer is better than you might think, according to B.C.’s top doctor. “We have to manage the pandemic that we are still living through right now, but in the coming months, we're going to be able to do all th

iNwine Wednesday: Robin Ridge Winery 2019 Gamay
I have a crush on Gamay these days and I'm obviously not the only one with #GoGamay trending. Thankfully there are some amazing B.C. Gamays to enjoy. You may have tried this cousin of Pinot Noir, its name and region in France is Beaujolais.

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'We're going to be in a different place' this summer, says B.C.'s top doctor
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Kamloops student getting online support after dismissal from school over outfit
A Kamloops student's dismissal from school over her choice of outfit has sparked a much larger controversy about why it's a young woman's responsibility to make males comfortable.
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West Kelowna’s plan to legalize 'party houses' a 'terrible' idea: critic
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'I am one of many great success stories:' A Vernon man's recovery from fentanyl addiction
Heavily addicted to fentanyl and meth and having just overdosed, Jacob Philp woke up in a hospital bed to hear that he'd stopped breathing for eight minutes. Philp's parents were at
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Winter storm warning for Coquihalla with heavy snow expected
A winter storm warning has been issued for the Coquihalla Highway. Environment Canada says the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla Highway could see as much as 30 centimetres of snow b
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Vernon broke 29-year-old high temperature record this week
The mercury rose high enough in Vernon earlier this week to break a temperature record that was set in the 1990s. On Monday, Feb. 22, Vernon broke its old record of 11 Celsius set in 1992 by
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Kamloops high school students rally for teen dismissed over outfit
Chants of "I stand wih Karis" rang out at a secondary school in Kamloops today as controversy flared when her peers walked out to protest action against the girl over her choice of cloth
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Some travellers arriving at Toronto airport violating Quarantine Act
Several international travellers arriving at Toronto's Pearson International Airport have refused to comply with a new rule requiring a three-day hotel quarantine, local police said Wednesday.
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Kamloops drug store employee tests positive for COVID-19
A Kamloops drug store employee as tested positive for COVID-19. According to an online post by parent company Loblaw, an employee at Shoppers Drug Mart at the Northills Shopping Centre in Ka
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iN VIDEO: Duck hunter at Kamloops's McArthur Island Park lands a meal
A hungry lynx caught a meal at McArthur Island Park when it surprised a group of ducks in a parking lot. In a video post to Facebook by SPLIT REED, a lynx can be seen pouncing from a bush in
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