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Anna Sui rolls out B-movie gothic glam at NY Fashion Week
NEW YORK - Anna Sui doesn't love scary movies, but she adores illusion, especially glamorous illusion. That's one reason she turned to 1970s Italian horror, of the B movie variety, as inspiration for ...
Feb 12, 2020
China still mostly closed down as virus deaths pass 1,000
BEIJING - The daily death toll in China from a new virus topped 100 for the first time, pushing the total above 1,000 Tuesday as the World Health Organization announced a new name for the disease. Des...
Feb 12, 2020
Cruise ship turned away in other ports anchors off Cambodia
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia - A cruise ship turned away by other Asian and Pacific governments due to virus fears anchored Thursday off Cambodia, which is checking the health of its 2,200 passengers and c...
Feb 12, 2020
China picks ex-Shanghai mayor to lead in virus epicenter
BEIJING - China on Thursday appointed the former Shanghai mayor as its top official party chief in central Hubei, the province hardest-hit by a viral outbreak that has infected more than 45,000 people...
Feb 12, 2020
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr speaks at child soldiers panel
HALIFAX - Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr provided a small window of insight about his life since his return to Canada in 2013 during a rare public speaking appearance in Halifax. Khadr, who...
Feb 12, 2020
WCT's latest production offers new perspective on the monarchy
KAMLOOPS - Rehearsals are underway for Western Canada Theatre's newest production, Serving Elizabeth. The play is set in two separate time periods, first in 1952 as Princess Elizabeth is visiting Keny...
Feb 12, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
With coronary unit up and running at RIH, ICCHA/Wish Fund sets new target for 2020
KAMLOOPS - After successfully funding a new Coronary Care Unit (CCU) at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH), the ICCHA/Wish Fund is regrouping with another target in 2020.In a news release, founder Al Patel s...
Feb 12, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Missing suspects from Vernon wanted on drug charges
VERNON, B.C. - Vernon RCMP are asking the public for help locate two people wanted on drug charges stemming from an investigation last year.Police say 26-year-old Parmveer Singh Bhangu is wanted on si...
Feb 12, 2020 Parmveer Bhangu (l) and Destiny Stuart (Image Credit: Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP)
Trans Mountain holds wintertime simulation of pipeline rupture response
KAMLOOPS - Trans Mountain pipeline ruptures have not been common in Kamloops, but today more than 200 personnel were practicing, and learning what would happen if a spill occurred in the local area. P...
Feb 12, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
B.C. Lions visit Kamloops school to educate students about preventing violence against women
KAMLOOPS - For nearly a decade, the B.C. Lions have been bringing awareness to schools across the province about the pervasive nature of gender-based violence, mostly on women. Launched in 2012, the p...
Feb 12, 2020 B.C. Lions linebacker Jordan Herdman-Reed (left) and teammate Claudell Louis visited the Kamloops School of the Arts on Wednesday to talk to students about preventing violence against women. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
