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All of B.C. will eventually ease out of COVID-19 restrictions at same time: doctor
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says COVID-19 measures will eventually be loosened across the province at the same time despite lower transmission rates in some regions, but ca...
May 10, 2021

'It's honestly something I'll remember for the rest of my life': Stankoven reflects on winning U18 gold
KAMLOOPS - Logan Stankoven's return home to Kamloops wasn't as triumphant as it would have been in a non-COVID world. Instead, the only fans - and his biggest at that - to greet him were his parents. ...
May 10, 2021

Homeless camp fire undetermined, riverbank resident looks towards rebuilding
KAMLOOPS - It was a fire that could be seen across the city. Plumes of black smoke the result of a blaze at a homeless camp in Valleyview on Sunday. "On route, it was clear that it was not an organic-...
May 10, 2021

'Very jealous': Canadian teams unable to take advantage of relaxed COVID-19 rules
Winnipeg Jets winger Andrew Copp is envious. Edmonton Oilers defenceman Tyson Barrie, meanwhile, described the situation as "awesome" for the teams in question. And Toronto Maple goalie Jack Campbell ...
May 10, 2021

California expands drought emergency to large swath of state
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday expanded a drought emergency declaration to a large swath of the nation's most populated state amid "acute water supply shortages" in northern and cent...
May 10, 2021

Opposition, Ottawa, media looking for COVID disaster: Alberta justice minister
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says a COVID-19 disaster is what the provincial Opposition, the federal government and the media "were looking for and want" in the province.Kaycee Madu, in Faceb...
May 10, 2021

Raptors coach Nurse reflects on bizarre season rocked by displacement and COVID-19
Two years after their thrilling run to the Larry O'Brien Trophy, this Toronto Raptors season will also go down as one of the most memorable in history - for all the wrong reasons. The league's only te...
May 10, 2021

Canadian men to play next two World Cup qualifying matches in the U.S.
Canada will play World Cup qualifying matches next month against Aruba and Suriname in Bradenton, Fla., and suburban Chicago, respectively. Travel restrictions due to the pandemic have forced Canada, ...
May 10, 2021

NDP join Liberals to cut short debate, move pandemic election bill forward
OTTAWA - New Democrats have joined forces with the Liberals to cut short initial debate on a bill aimed at ensuring a federal election could be held safely, if need be, during the COVID-19 pandemic. T...
May 10, 2021

Casse believes colleague Baffert deserves "due process" folowing positive test
He remains a staunch opponent of drug use in horse racing, but Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse doesn't believe a steroid helped Medina Spirit win the Kentucky Derby.Medina Spirit...
May 10, 2021

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