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Kamloops Regional Farmers' Market starts up this weekend
KAMLOOPS - The first Kamloops Farmers' Market of the season takes place Saturday (April 18) on St. Paul Street. In order to follow provincial health guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic, the farmer...
Apr 17, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Columbia Shuswap Regional District opts against closing boat launches amid pandemic
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) has decided against closing its boat launches as part of restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.In a news release issued Friday ...
Apr 17, 2020 Image Credit: Columbia Shuswap Regional District
NBA players to receive 25% less in paychecks starting May 15
NBA players will see 25% of their paychecks taken out starting May 15, the first direct hit to their salaries because of the coronavirus pandemic. The decision was finalized Friday in a board of gover...
Apr 17, 2020
Wood chips to make pulp for toilet paper in short supply, Commons committee told
OTTAWA - The Forest Products Association of Canada says the demand for toilet paper has skyrocketed - increasing by 241 per cent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Association president Derek Nighbor told ...
Apr 17, 2020
Picture Perfect: Canadian photojournalist wins major award for Raptors picture
With prime courtside positions at a premium, photographer Mark Blinch was saddled with a perch way up in the press box for the deciding game of the Toronto Raptors' Eastern Co...
Apr 17, 2020
A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID 19
COVID-19 has sickened thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed hundreds. "While we can start to become numb to these numbers as time goes on, each one of these individuals had a life that...
Apr 17, 2020
SOUND OFF: People are stepping up to help one another
COVID-19 HAS SHAKEN THE WORLD in a way not experienced in generations. While cities have been hit especially hard, British Columbia's rural regions have not been immune to the challenges facing our pr...
Apr 17, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Air travellers required to wear non-medical masks under new rules
OTTAWA - The federal government says that all air travellers must cover their nose and mouth with a non-medical mask to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.The new measure comes into effect at no...
Apr 17, 2020 Image Credit: Canadian Press
Taylor Swift has cancelled all shows, appearances for 2020
NEW YORK - Taylor Swift is cancelling all of her performances and appearances for the rest of the year because of the coronavirus pandemic. "With many events throughout the world already cancelled, an...
Apr 17, 2020
'Outlander' star Sam Heughan speaks out against online abuse
HONOLULU - "Outlander" star Sam Heughan spoke out on social media about what he calls "six years of constant bullying, harassment, stalking and false narratives" about him. The 39-year-old Scottish ac...
Apr 17, 2020
