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Projected drop in international students due to COVID-19 has TRU books going from surplus to deficit
KAMLOOPS - At the beginning of the fiscal year, Thompson Rivers University was looking strong. It was projecting a $12 million surplus. But with onslaught of COVID-19, the university has taken a big h...
May 22, 2020
SPECIAL VIDEO: The tribute ceremony honouring Capt. Jennifer Casey
KAMLOOPS - Capt. Jennifer Casey died May 17 when the Snowbirds Tutor jet she was travelling in crashed in Brocklehurst. Capt. Richard MacDougall was injured in the incident.On Thursday, May 21, the Ro...
May 22, 2020
NAFTA panel sides with U.S. softwood lumber decision but B.C. hopes for final win
VANCOUVER - A NAFTA panel has backed the U.S. International Trade Commission's decision regarding softwood lumber imports from Canada but British Columbia's industry group still hopes for an...
May 22, 2020
VIDEO: Truck engulfed in flames near Savona
SAVONA, B.C. - Traffic was affected on the Trans Canada Highway near Savona Friday afternoon (May 22) due to a vehicle fire.Photos submitted to CFJC Today show a pickup truck fully ablaze, pulled over...
May 22, 2020
Cache Creek residents on high alert as Bonaparte River erodes banks
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The Bonaparte River, which runs through Cache Creek, is flowing at a rapid pace, eroding banks and threatening to cut off roadways. "We've seen a lot of sloughing down along the Sa...
May 22, 2020
Kamloops retailers adjusting to 'new normal' as they reopen to the public amid COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Phase Two of BC's Restart Plan began Tuesday (May 19), which means businesses that have reopened spent the week adjusting to "the new normal." On Friday, CFJC Today caught up a pair of reta...
May 22, 2020
Some City of Kamloops buildings to reopen June 1; rec facilities not among them
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is planning to reopen a number of its offices - but recreational facilities will have to wait.In a news release, Mayor Ken Christian says the reopened offices will coin...
May 22, 2020
SOUND OFF: Sharing your COVID-19 experience — the survey
THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 have been far reaching. Everybody in our province has been impacted, as well as everybody across Canada and around the globe. We have learned a lot about the virus, how it spre...
May 22, 2020
District 73 board asked to hire more custodians in light of COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District Board of Education will debate the hiring of 17 more custodians at next Monday's (May 22) regular meeting.In a report to the board, Secretary-Treasurer...
May 22, 2020
Reverse job-killing oilpatch monitoring suspensions: Alberta Opposition leader
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says Premier Jason Kenney should step in to reverse a decision by the province's energy regulator to suspend environmental monitoring. Rachel Notley says th...
May 22, 2020
