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California: Criminal rings loot billions in jobless funds
LOS ANGELES - California officials say hackers, identity thieves and overseas criminal rings stole an estimated $11.4 billion in unemployment benefits last year. But the extent of the fraud might grow...
Jan 25, 2021
Kamloops Cowboy Festival hangs up the hat for good
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Cowboy Festival - a staple spring event in the local region - has taken its last ride. Organizers have opted to cancel the yearly festival with no plans to bring it back after ...
Jan 25, 2021
New school COVID-19 exposures in Cariboo, Shuswap, Merritt
KAMLOOPS - Multiple schools in Kamloops and area were added to Interior Health's school exposure list over the weekend - some of which have been there before.COVID-19 exposures have been reported at S...
Jan 25, 2021
Police watchdog ends probe into death of Williams Lake man that followed judicial release
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) says RCMP officers were not at fault for the death of a Williams Lake man earlier this month - in fact, they actively tried to...
Jan 25, 2021
Wild weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes stabbing, weapons seizure, robbery
KAMLOOPS - A busy weekend for Kamloops RCMP members included a stabbing, a weapons seizure and a robbery.---Early Friday morning (Jan. 22), RCMP were called to the report of a man who was robbed while...
Jan 25, 2021
After going weeks with no COVID cases, Nunavut community sees new infections
ARVIAT, Nunavut - The centre of Nunavut's COVID-19 outbreak is now facing a second outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Last week, Arviat, a community of about 2,800, reported its first new case since D...
Jan 25, 2021
Outpouring of support for Kyrell Sopotyk following devastating injuries in a snowboarding accident
KAMLOOPS --- Kamloops Blazers forward Kyrell Sopotyk is in hospital in Saskatoon with what is described as "a life altering injury."The 19-year old from Aberdeen, Saskatchewan was injured in a snowboa...
Jan 25, 2021
R&B artist Trey Songz arrested at AFC Championship game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - R&B artist Trey Songz was jailed overnight after he scuffled with police officers during his arrest for not following coronavirus protocols and other rules at the AFC championsh...
Jan 25, 2021
‘Soul,’ ‘Ma Rainey’s’ among AFI’s top 10 films of the year
The American Film Institute on Monday announced its top 10 films of the year, including Pixar's jazz themed "Soul" and two of Chadwick Boseman's final films: the August Wilson adaptation "Ma Rainey's ...
Jan 25, 2021
R&B artist Trey Songz arrested at AFC Championship game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - R&B artist Trey Songz was jailed overnight after he scuffled with police officers during his arrest for not following coronavirus protocols and other rules at the AFC championsh...
Jan 25, 2021
