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People needing addiction services feeling 'abandoned' during pandemic
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's former provincial health officer says he has "grave concerns" about reduced services because of COVID-19 for people struggling with drug addiction,&n...
Apr 09, 2020
Khamenei suggests Ramadan gatherings in Iran may be barred
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's supreme leader is suggesting that mass gatherings in the Islamic Republic may be barred through the holy Muslim fasting month Ramadan amid the coronavirus pandemic. Supreme Leade...
Apr 09, 2020
Asian shares mostly higher, lockdown feud drags Tokyo lower
BANGKOK - Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday though Japan's benchmark fell as local leaders sparred with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government over measures to contain the coronavirus outb...
Apr 08, 2020
Apollo 13's most famous quotes originated in Hollywood
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Apollo 13's best known quotes originated not in space or Mission Control, but in Hollywood. Their moon-bound spacecraft wrecked by an oxygen tank explosion on April 13, 1970, th...
Apr 08, 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 more than 340. Here are the stories of some of those who have lost their lives: Deb Diemer CALGARY - Mike and Deb Diemer wer...
Apr 08, 2020
Border screenings and smartphone apps: A look at Alberta's relaunch strategy
EDMONTON - Albertan Premier Jason Kenney has announced some details about what he calls the province's relaunch strategy. The plan focuses on gradually boosting the economy while preventing a sec...
Apr 08, 2020
Ex-Ranger Hamilton indicted, accused of beating daughter, 14
FORT WORTH, Texas - Former Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton has been indicted on a felony charge of injury to a child after his teenage daughter accused him of beating her. A Tarrant County grand jury...
Apr 08, 2020
Wildfire crews battling fires as Easter long weekend nears
KAMLOOPS - A four person crew from the BC Wildfire Service was called out to respond to a wildfire north of Cache Creek late Wednesday afternoon. The fire was spotted burning adjacent to Highway 97, a...
Apr 08, 2020
From the Vault -- a Kamloops appearance by Allan Eagleson before his fall from grace.
KAMLOOPS --- Before what we now know as the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame and Sports Council Athletes of the year awards, Big Brothers and sisters of Kamloops held an annual Sportsmans Banquet.Along wi...
Apr 08, 2020 Image credit: Evan Fitzer
Kobe Bryant's latest book to debut atop bestseller list
Kobe Bryant is back atop the bestseller lists, days after the late Los Angeles Lakers superstar was selected to the Hall of Fame. The latest release from Bryant's Granity Studios, "The Wizenard Series...
Apr 08, 2020
