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The show goes on at Madrid´s opera house despite pandemic
MADRID - No one performing onstage in Spain's Teatro Real opera house is masked, and that alone looks odd these days amid a pandemic. And that's even before the second act scene in Antonn Dvork's "Rus...
Nov 20, 2020

Trudeau's efforts to bring rivals onside falters in face of new COVID-19 modelling
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's effort to try and bring rivals onside to help communicate the dramatic implications of rising COVID-19 infections appears to have faltered. While Trudeau stood...
Nov 20, 2020

Gang enforcement team seizes drugs, cash and weapons in Prince George and Quesnel
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The RCMP say a recent visit by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C.'s Uniform Gang Enforcement Team (UGET) to target and disrupt drug trafficking groups was a suc...
Nov 20, 2020

New COVID-19 rules lead to changes for City of Kamloops facilities and services
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says the tightened COVID-19 restrictions announced by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry Thursday (Nov. 19) have led to a series of changes to City operations.I...
Nov 20, 2020

B.C. records 516 new COVID cases, 10 deaths as officials call for adherence to rules
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials are urging residents to follow their latest orders to slow the spread of COVID-19 and relieve the pressure on the health-care system. The province recorded...
Nov 20, 2020

Justice Dept. plans 3 more executions in lame-duck period
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has scheduled three more federal executions during the lame-duck period before President-elect Joe Biden takes office, including two just days before his inaugurati...
Nov 20, 2020

Kamloops businesses welcome masking policy, adapt to other COVID-19 restrictions
KAMLOOPS - The alarming rise in COVID-19 cases across B.C. has led to tighter restrictions. For the next two weeks, gatherings are mostly limited to members of the same household. In-person worship se...
Nov 20, 2020

Tk'emlups te Secwepemc by-election postponed until further notice
TK'EMLUPS, B.C. - Tk'emlups te Secwepemc chief and council have postponed the nation's by-election, previously set for November 28, until further notice.WATCH: (Video Credit: Tk'emlups te Secwepemc)In...
Nov 20, 2020

Border officer denies in court that RCMP asked for Huawei exec's phone codes
VANCOUVER - The border officer who led Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's immigration exam before her arrest at Vancouver's airport says he doesn't believe RCMP asked him to collect the passcodes to her ...
Nov 20, 2020

Border officer denies in court that RCMP asked for Huawei exec's phone codes
VANCOUVER - The border officer who led Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's immigration exam before her arrest at Vancouver's airport says he doesn't believe RCMP asked him to collect the passcodes to her ...
Nov 20, 2020

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