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Alberta researcher gets award for COVID-19 mask innovation
Salt that crystallizes with sharp edges is the killer ingredient in the development of a reusable mask because any COVID-19 droplets that land on it would be quickly destroyed, says a researcher who i...
Nov 24, 2020
B.C. health officials try to clear up confusion over COVID-19 restrictions
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials are working to clear up confusion surrounding COVID-19 restriction guidelines announced last week. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Mi...
Nov 23, 2020
Local MLAs backing new interim leader of B.C Liberal party
KAMLOOPS - Veteran MLA from Prince George Shirley Bond will lead the B.C Liberal party until the next full-time leader is chosen. Bond has been an MLA for nearly two decades, starting her public servi...
Nov 23, 2020
Kamloops meal programs prepare for pandemic Christmas
KAMLOOPS - With December fast approaching, many non-profit organizations around the city are gearing up for their annual Christmas campaigns. One of those organizations is PIT Stop. The weekly meal pr...
Nov 23, 2020
PacificSport Interior announces funding for local sport organizations and registered athletes
KAMLOOPS --- PacificSport Interior BC is providing two funding grants to help during the pandemic. Local Sport Organizations in the Interior BC region which includes Golden, Revelstoke, Sicamous, Salm...
Nov 23, 2020
Photojournalist detained at Poland's latest abortion protest
WARSAW, Poland - Police detained several people and charged a female photojournalist with assaulting a police officer as women-led protests over abortion rights flared up again on Monday in Poland. So...
Nov 23, 2020
Georgia counties set to start recount requested by Trump
ATLANTA - After the Trump campaign requested a recount of the presidential ballots in Georgia, county election workers have just over a week to complete the new tally, a top elections official said Mo...
Nov 23, 2020
Michigan certifies Biden win; another defeat for Trump
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan election officials on Monday certified President-elect Joe Biden's 154,000-vote victory in the state, another defeat for President Donald Trump in his futile effort to underm...
Nov 23, 2020
US agency ascertains Biden as winner, lets transition begin
WASHINGTON - The General Services Administration ascertained Monday that President-elect Joe Biden is the "apparent winner" of the Nov. 3 election, clearing the way for the start of the transition fro...
Nov 23, 2020
Federal prisons to prioritize staff to receive virus vaccine
WASHINGTON - The federal prison system will be among the first government agencies to receive the coronavirus vaccine, though initial allotments of the vaccine will be given to staff and not to inmate...
Nov 23, 2020
