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12 injured after Philly food truck explosion
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A food truck exploded in north Philadelphia Tuesday, injuring 12 people including three who suffered serious burns, police said.
B.C. school districts to show teachers summer classes that must be held
VANCOUVER – Students in British Columbia may soon get a clearer picture of what summer courses will be held, despite an indefinite provincewide teachers' strike.
Motorcyclist hit by truck
KAMLOOPS - The driver of a motorcycle is in hospital with possible spinal injuries following a crash at the corner of Springhill Drive and Summit Drive in Kamloops. The motorcylist, making a left turn onto Springhill Drive, was hit by a truck in the early afternoon, June 30. The truck was flipped onto its side....
CDC says no signs of anthrax illness weeks after lab safety incident; 33 can stop antibiotics
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Officials say there are no signs anyone got sick from anthrax after a lab safety problem at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Flooding forces evacuations and strains sewers on waterlogged Prairies
GAINSBOROUGH, SASKATCHEWAN, – Residents of flooded communities in Saskatchewan and Manitoba are looking to the sky for relief after heavy rain forced evacuations and swamped highways.
Numbers related to GM’s delayed recall of cars for faulty ignition switches
Ignition switches have presented General Motors with significant safety issues this year. Here are details of the switch problems by the numbers:
What NHL’s seven Canadian teams need as free-agency period begins
Here's a look at what the NHL's seven Canadian teams need as free agency begins at noon on July 1, with salary-cap estimates courtesy of CapGeek:
Annual Curbside Catch Basin Mosquito Control Treatment
This week you may see people driving through Central Okanagan neighbourhoods and throwing packets into curbside catch basins. Weather permitting from Wednesday, July 2nd through Sunday, July 6th, five crews (three in cars, two on scooters) will be driving by every roadside catch basin in the City of Kelowna, District of Lake Country, a portion...
What unites Canada? Charter of Rights and universal health care: poll respondents
MONTREAL – Respondents to a new poll say the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and universal health care are tops among things that help unite the country.
Crown wants nearly 10-year sentence for B.C. man convicted in cold-case murder
KAMLOOPS – A B.C. man convicted in a 1999 murder and the "calculated" coverup that followed should be imprisoned for nearly a decade, the Crown says.
British Columbia’s cash offer to end teacher’s strike ends today
VANCOUVER – The province's offer to give B.C.'s public school teachers some extra cash if they sign a deal ending their strike expires today.
Woman pleads guilty to assaults, shaving heads for her dealer
KAMLOOPS – The lawyer for a woman who kept video footage of herself beating and shaving heads of at least two women, told Kamloops Supreme Court during a sentence hearing his client was acting under the direction of her boss. Mary Lynn Dyson, 30, pleaded guilty last month to charges of assault with a weapon,...
Coroner determines death on Raymer Road not suspicious
KELOWNA - Mounties were called to investigate a death in the Raymer Road area of Kelowna this afternoon. While the death was initially considered suspicious, the B.C. Coroners Service has now confirmed the death is not suspicious. RCMP and B.C. Coroners Service continue to investigate. To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw...
New Brunswick to accredit controversial law school proposed in B.C.
ST. ANDREWS, N.B. – The New Brunswick Law Society has voted to accredit a controversial law school proposed in British Columbia.
What’s happening with school report cards and outstanding library books
KELOWNA - Parents of high school students in District 23 can expect report cards in the mail over the next few weeks, but opportunities to pick up belongings or to drop off text or library books will be decided by individual schools. Grade 12 students, having now written mandatory provincial exams, will receive report cards...