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Kamloops RCMP ask for help locating man wanted on two arrest warrants #Kamloops
Kamloops RCMP ask for help locating man wanted on two arrest warrants - Kamloops News
Darcy L’Hirondelle, 37, who also goes by “Kris,” is wanted on two arrest warrants.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Kamloops RCMP ask for help locating man wanted on two arrest warrants #Kamloops
Judge removes lawyer from domestic assault trial over 'substantial' conflict of interest risk #Kamloops
Judge removes lawyer from domestic assault trial over 'substantial' conflict of interest risk - Kamloops News
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November 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Judge removes lawyer from domestic assault trial over 'substantial' conflict of interest risk #Kamloops
CFIA says there's no need to restrict honey bee imports to ward off deadly mite (Canada)
CFIA says there's no need to restrict honey bee imports to ward off deadly mite - Canada News
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says there's no scientific evidence to suggest Canada should ban imports of honey bees from outside North America.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
CFIA says there's no need to restrict honey bee imports to ward off deadly mite (Canada)
Drax to shut B.C. wood pellet plant by year's end, says not 'commercially viable' (B.C.)
Drax to shut B.C. wood pellet plant by year's end, says not 'commercially viable' - Business News
A company operating a wood pellet plant in the British Columbia Interior says the facility will be shuttered by the end of the year due to a lack of available fibre.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Drax to shut B.C. wood pellet plant by year's end, says not 'commercially viable' (B.C.)
Carney, Smith sign pipeline deal, open door to changing B.C. tanker ban #Ottawa
Carney, Smith sign pipeline deal, open door to changing B.C. tanker ban - Canada News
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November 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Carney, Smith sign pipeline deal, open door to changing B.C. tanker ban #Ottawa
Longtime Whistler skier fighting for refund after hunting injury leaves him sidelined for second year running #Whistler
Longtime Whistler skier fighting for refund after hunting injury leaves him sidelined for second year running - BC News
An 88-year-old Whistler Blackcomb regular says he is effectively being denied a refund for his 2025-26 ski pass after suffering a brutal leg injury that has left him unable to ski and is calling Vail Resorts' refund process "outrageous and contrary to good business practice."
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November 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Longtime Whistler skier fighting for refund after hunting injury leaves him sidelined for second year running #Whistler
European Space Agency boosts budget to catch up in space race #Europe
European Space Agency boosts budget to catch up in space race - World News
The European Space Agency said Thursday it would increase its budget for the next three years to almost 22.1 billion euros ($25.6 billion).
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November 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
European Space Agency boosts budget to catch up in space race #Europe
French president unveils new military program for volunteers aged 18 and 19 #France
French president unveils new military program for volunteers aged 18 and 19 - World News
President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday unveiled a new program meant to bolster France's armed forces by training thousands of volunteers aged 18 and 19 starting next year, part of a broader response to concerns over Russia's threat to European nations beyond the war in Ukraine.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
French president unveils new military program for volunteers aged 18 and 19 #France
'Bloody Good Drag' aims to increase blood donations and highlight N.S. drag artists #NovaScotia
'Bloody Good Drag' aims to increase blood donations and highlight N.S. drag artists - Canada News
Cin Diesel says today's blood drive in Halifax hosted by drag queens, drag kings and other performers is likely the first of its kind in Nova Scotia.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
'Bloody Good Drag' aims to increase blood donations and highlight N.S. drag artists #NovaScotia
Pope Leo XIV encourages Turkey to be a force for stability and peace as he opens first foreign trip #Turkey
Pope Leo XIV encourages Turkey to be a force for stability and peace as he opens first foreign trip - World News
Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey to be a source of stability and dialogue in a world riven by conflict, as he opened his first foreign trip as pope on Thursday with a plea for peace amid efforts to end wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Pope Leo XIV encourages Turkey to be a force for stability and peace as he opens first foreign trip #Turkey
Double the diapers and maybe a new minivan: the costs of having twins (Edmonton)
Double the diapers and maybe a new minivan: the costs of having twins - Alberta News
Brynn Clarke remembers her husband blurting "you're joking, right?" when, during her 12-week scan, the ultrasound tech told them they were having twins.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Double the diapers and maybe a new minivan: the costs of having twins (Edmonton)
A crystal Fabergé egg crafted for Russian royalty is expected to sell for more than $26 million (London)
A crystal Fabergé egg crafted for Russian royalty is expected to sell for more than $26 million - Business News
A rare crystal and diamond Fabergé egg crafted for Russia's ruling family before it was toppled by revolution is going up for auction, valued at more than 20 million pounds ($26.4 million).
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November 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
A crystal Fabergé egg crafted for Russian royalty is expected to sell for more than $26 million (London)
Flooding death toll in southern Thailand rises to more than 80 as water levels fall (Thailand)
Flooding death toll in southern Thailand rises to more than 80 as water levels fall - World News
The death toll from severe flooding in southern Thailand climbed to more than 80 people as floodwaters began to subside Thursday, officials said.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Flooding death toll in southern Thailand rises to more than 80 as water levels fall (Thailand)
Afghan national in custody after shooting of 2 National Guard members near White House (United States)
Afghan national in custody after shooting of 2 National Guard members near White House - World News
An Afghan national has been accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence at a time when the presence of troops in the nation's capital and other cities around the country has become a political flashpoint.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Afghan national in custody after shooting of 2 National Guard members near White House (United States)
David Szalay says his Booker-winning novel 'Flesh' isn't just about masculinity (Canada)
David Szalay says his Booker-winning novel 'Flesh' isn't just about masculinity - Entertainment News
David Szalay didn't set out to write a novel about the so-called crisis in masculinity, but he doesn't mind if you read "Flesh" that way.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
David Szalay says his Booker-winning novel 'Flesh' isn't just about masculinity (Canada)
Ontario should allow restorative justice in cases involving sexual offences: report #Ontario
Ontario should allow restorative justice in cases involving sexual offences: report - Canada News
A new report is calling on the Ontario government to revisit a policy that prohibits the use of restorative justice as an alternative to criminal prosecution in cases involving sexual offences.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Ontario should allow restorative justice in cases involving sexual offences: report #Ontario
Alberta man, woman charged in Ontario sex assault dating back to 2020 #Ontario
Alberta man, woman charged in Ontario sex assault dating back to 2020 - Canada News
Two people from Alberta have been charged in a northern Ontario sexual assault dating back to 2020.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Alberta man, woman charged in Ontario sex assault dating back to 2020 #Ontario
Roommates 31 years apart in age free one another from hiding Parkinson's #Toronto
Roommates 31 years apart in age free one another from hiding Parkinson's - Canada News
Roommates Li Jiang and Elaine Jongsma are 31 years apart in age, but they have much in common.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Roommates 31 years apart in age free one another from hiding Parkinson's #Toronto
Montreal university students decry Quebec government's plan to ban prayer rooms #Montreal
Montreal university students decry Quebec government's plan to ban prayer rooms - Canada News
Muslim students at a Montreal university say they're deeply troubled by the Quebec government's plan to ban prayer rooms in post-secondary schools.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Montreal university students decry Quebec government's plan to ban prayer rooms #Montreal
Parts of Ontario to see up to 60 cm of snow, heavy wind this week: Environment Canada #Ontario
Parts of Ontario to see up to 60 cm of snow, heavy wind this week: Environment Canada - Canada News
Parts of southern Ontario will be hit by heavy winds and blowing snow this week, while some northern areas brace for up to 60 centimetres of snowfall.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Parts of Ontario to see up to 60 cm of snow, heavy wind this week: Environment Canada #Ontario
At least 65 dead as Hong Kong firefighters battle burning towers for a second day #HongKong
At least 65 dead as Hong Kong firefighters battle burning towers for a second day - World News
Firefighters battled a blaze at a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong for the second day on Thursday, as the death toll rose to 65 in one of the deadliest blazes in the city's modern history.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
At least 65 dead as Hong Kong firefighters battle burning towers for a second day #HongKong
Blind and partially-sighted students try playing hockey in Lake Country (Lake Country)
Blind and partially-sighted students try playing hockey in Lake Country - Lake Country News
Canadian Blind Hockey hosts Try Skating and Blind Hockey in Lake Country in partnership with George Elliot Secondary School Hockey Academy.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Blind and partially-sighted students try playing hockey in Lake Country (Lake Country)
Kamloops arts centre breaks ground bolstered by $1 million donation, 'decades' of support #Kamloops
Kamloops arts centre breaks ground bolstered by $1 million donation, 'decades' of support - Kamloops News
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November 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Kamloops arts centre breaks ground bolstered by $1 million donation, 'decades' of support #Kamloops
Kamloops' top cop waiting to see if council pauses hiring to offset tax increase #Kamloops
Kamloops' top cop waiting to see if council pauses hiring to offset tax increase - Kamloops News
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November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Kamloops' top cop waiting to see if council pauses hiring to offset tax increase #Kamloops
Oliver's healthcare worker housing set to begin construction (South Okanagan)
Oliver's healthcare worker housing set to begin construction - Oliver/Osoyoos News
The Town of Oliver is ready to finally break ground bringing two modular homes for healthcare workers by the end of March.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Oliver's healthcare worker housing set to begin construction (South Okanagan)