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TRU VP Seguin dies in Victoria hospital after brief illness

KAMLOOPS — CFJC News has confirmed Thompson Rivers University Vice President of Advancement Christopher Seguin has died in hospital in Victoria. Seguin had traveled to Victoria on business earlier this month and fell ill. This afternoon, the university distributed a statement saying Seguin was "critically ill and not expected to survive." Details of his illness have not been revealed. Seguin...

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Victim of fatal Kamloops shooting named

KAMLOOPS — Mounties have identified the person killed in a shooting Thursday night in Kamloops. The deceased has been identified as 34-year-old Konaam Shirzad. Shirzad was a known member of the Red Scorpions gang and police believe it was a targeted attack. RCMP adds it believes there is no threat to the public. The shooting occurred at 7:20 Thursday night on Hudson's Bay Trail. When officers...

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Powerless Puerto Rico's storm crisis deepens with dam threat

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rican officials could not communicate with more than half the towns in the U.S. territory as they rushed to evacuate tens of thousands of people downstream of a failing dam and the massive scale of the disaster wrought by Hurricane Maria started to become clear. Authorities launched an evacuation of the 70,000 people living downstream from the Guajataca Dam in...

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Trump travel ban expires Sunday; new ban may vary by country

WASHINGTON — The next version of President Donald Trump's travel ban could include new, more tailored restrictions on travellers from additional countries. The Department of Homeland Security has recommended the president impose the new, targeted restrictions on foreign nationals from countries it says refuse to share sufficient information with the U.S. or haven't taken necessary security...

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