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BC Hydro crews complete delicate task saving bald eagle nest atop damaged pole
CHASE, B.C. - When a grass fire in British Columbia's Shuswap region damaged six wooden transmission poles, BC Hydro faced a much more complicated task than simply replacing the charred poles. A bald ...
Apr 26, 2019
CP NewsAlert: Dominic LeBlanc taking leave from cabinet to battle cancer
OTTAWA - Dominic LeBlanc is stepping away temporarily from his duties as intergovernmental and northern affairs minister after being diagnosed with a form of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Finance Minister Bil...
Apr 26, 2019
U of R prof explains the lure of ‘Avengers: Endgame’
Avengers: Endgame is expected to be one of the biggest movies ever, joining four other films from the Marvel universe in the top 10 highest-grossing films of all time.But why have superheroes taken ov...
Apr 26, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Street drug use should be decriminalized to cut deaths: B.C. health officer
VICTORIA - A push by British Columbia's health officer to decriminalize drug possession in the fight against overdoses isn't getting support from the province's solicitor general. Dr. B...
Apr 26, 2019
Feds facing short runway on fighter jets amid new questions about schedule
OTTAWA - Canada's head of military procurement says the federal government is facing a short runway if it wants to get new fighter jets in time to avoid putting even more money into its aging CF-18s. ...
Apr 26, 2019
Fire near Holbein extinguished
A brush fire that broke out near Holbein earlier this week has been extinguished.Recent rainfall helped put out the fire, which had been burning on both sides of Highway 3. The fire broke out Monday a...
Apr 26, 2019 Crews are on scene at a fire that broke out near Holbein late Monday afternoon. (submitted photo/Darcy-Dawn Ratt)
Two teams retooled for the playoffs will be put to the test in Raps-76ers series
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors significantly retooled their team for a deep playoff run this season. So did the Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto's opponent in the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals. Coming o...
Apr 26, 2019
Calgary police search for clues in possible double homicide of mother, toddler
CALGARY - Police in Calgary are continuing to search for evidence in what they believe to be a double homicide of a mother and toddler. Jasmine Lovett and her 22-month-old daughter, Aliyah Sander...
Apr 26, 2019
Local educator wins NDP nomination for P.A. Carlton
The man who will challenge Joe Hargrave in the next provincial election says he is confident he can win.Troy Parenteau has been nominated the NDP candidate for the riding of Prince Albert Carlton. The...
Apr 26, 2019 Prince Albert Carlton NDP candidate Troy Parenteau. (Twitter/ Troy Parenteau)
'Grabher' licence plate does not incite sexual violence: former researcher
HALIFAX - A former sex researcher has told a Nova Scotia court she doesn't believe that a licence plate bearing the surname of a retiree - "Grabher" - would promote sexual violence against w...
Apr 26, 2019
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