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VIDEO: Kamloops jazz band gets silly with Billie Holiday classic
KAMLOOPS - Musical ensembles are being challenged during COVID-19 physical distancing to keep their skills sharp.One such group, the Thompson River Swing Club, decided to make the best of the situatio...
Apr 29, 2020 Image Credit: YouTube / Thompson River Swing Club
Ice jam intel: How the Athabasca River ice buildup is flooding Fort McMurray
Ice jams can stretch for kilometres, reach several metres in height and cause rivers to rise in a matter of hours, says one river ice expert. An ice dam roughly 25 kilometres long&...
Apr 29, 2020
CPL joins CFL in asking Ottawa for financial assistance during pandemic
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League has joined the Canadian Football League in asking the federal government for financial assistance during the global pandemic. The eight-team pro soccer league has...
Apr 29, 2020
Music in the Park goes quiet for 2020
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops is known for free live musical performances in Riverside Park every night of the summer. That won't happen this year.The City of Kamloops has officially cancelled Music in the Park...
Apr 29, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
KIBIHT and Riversong Guitars partner to provide 'ear savers' to healthcare workers
KAMLOOPS - There are many in Kamloops who are looking for ways to help others during the pandemic. People are especially concerned for frontline healthcare workers, who need personal protective equipm...
Apr 29, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Adam Donnelly
RCMP bid to be more transparent a work in progress, media experts say
OTTAWA - The fervent and sometimes frustrating quest for details of a Nova Scotia gunman's deadly rampage has rekindled concerns about the RCMP's traditional reticence concerning major criminal probes...
Apr 29, 2020
Calls for crackdown on public trade in police gear after N.S. shootings
HALIFAX - Whether it's the auctioning of police light bars or the availability of official RCMP decals, people familiar with the public trade in police gear say it's time...
Apr 29, 2020
Baseball hall cancels ceremony, Canadian Walker and others to be honoured in 2021
Canadian Larry Walker, Derek Jeter and the rest of this year's Baseball Hall of Fame class will have to wait another year for their big moment at Cooperstown. The Hall of Fame announced Wednesday...
Apr 29, 2020
Davis will be "devastated" if the Raptors don't get a playoff run this season
TORONTO - Terence Davis was enjoying a rookie campaign well beyond his own expectations. After going undrafted, Davis felt feeling lucky just to be with the Toronto Raptors when they opened the season...
Apr 29, 2020
Pod hockey: Leading plan for NHL return includes empty rinks
Get used to the concept of pods and pucks if the NHL is going to have any chance of completing its season, with the most likely scenarios calling for games in empty, air-conditioned arenas during the ...
Apr 29, 2020
