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Local media outlets under financial strain as advertising businesses close their doors
KAMLOOPS - It's a subject that is keeping media outlets busier than ever. COVID-19 has been a top story for weeks and is not likely to fall off the radar anytime soon. "This crisis is affecting everyo...
Apr 03, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Harper, Matz latest MLBers to contribute to virus relief
NEW YORK - Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper and New York Mets pitcher Steven Matz are the latest baseball players to make donations to coronavirus relief efforts. Harper and his wife, Kay...
Apr 03, 2020
Wickens hopes iRace will be 1st step back on IndyCar journey
INDIANAPOLIS - Robert Wickens never gave up on his dreams. When his Formula One hopes fizzled, Wickens worked his way back through the ranks to compete in the IndyCar Series. When doctors told him he ...
Apr 03, 2020
Kamloops construction sector thrives in the face of COVID-19 restrictions
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops construction sector hummed right along last month, in spite of restrictions put in place after the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic.Month-end totals published by the City of Ka...
Apr 03, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Four more COVID-19 deaths in B.C.; Five new cases reported in Interior Health
VICTORIA - The number of positive COVID-19 cases in B.C. continues to rise.In her daily news conference, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 53 new positive cases across the province.T...
Apr 03, 2020 Image Credit: Government of B.C.
Sens offer use of CTC, other facilities to Ontario government amid pandemic
The Ottawa Senators have offered use of the Canadian Tire Centre, the building's nine adjacent parking lots, and three other community arenas affiliated with the team to the Ontari...
Apr 03, 2020
CFLPA playing role of educator with membership during COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Brian Ramsay and the CFL Players' Association to adopt the role of educators. As the threat of a shortened '20 CFL season increases daily because o...
Apr 03, 2020
TRU believes graduates of new program could help fight future pandemics
KAMLOOPS - The campus may be quiet right now, but Thompson Rivers University is moving ahead.The school has announced a new masters-level program kicking off in September - one that could help graduat...
Apr 03, 2020 Roger Yu, professor of mathematics and statistics and the director of the Centre for Optimization and Data Science (Image Credit: TRU)
GST credit payments to low-income earners to arrive one month earlier
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will deliver more aid to low-income Canadians through the GST credit a month sooner than planned. The government initially announced the mone...
Apr 03, 2020
Patients paying higher dispensing fees as pharmacists limit prescription amounts
OTTAWA - A new policy that has pharmacists restricting patients to a 30-day supply of their medications means some people are having to pay dispensing fees two or three times over. The policy was...
Apr 03, 2020
