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Senators head coach D.J. Smith on California road trip: 'The fear hadn't set in'
D.J. Smith noticed something when his Ottawa Senators arrived in northern California last month. There weren't many people around. "At that point, no one knew what we know now," the team's r...
Apr 08, 2020
More COVID-19 aid, PPE needed for First Nations and Metis, leaders say
OTTAWA - First Nations and Metis leaders say they need more from Ottawa to combat COVID-19 in their communities, including money, assistance with security and help acquiring protec...
Apr 08, 2020
N.W.T. creates enforcement squad for public health orders around COVID-19
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories is creating a squad of public health officers to enforce orders around the COVID-19 epidemic. N.W.T.'s chief medical officer of health Dr. Kami Kandol...
Apr 08, 2020
B.C. has 45 new cases of COVID-19; five more deaths announced
VICTORIA - After several days of fewer positive COVID-19 cases being confirmed in B.C., the province has announced 45 new cases today.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said in her daily news ...
Apr 08, 2020 Image Credit: BC Government
2020 B.C. champion Corryn Brown rink goes back to the future
KAMLOOPS ---- The Corryn Brown rink is going back to the future.Samantha Fisher is re-joining the team at lead for the 2020-21 curlling season.She will take the place of Ashley Klymchuk, who is due to...
Apr 08, 2020 Image credit: contributed
Kamloops grocery store adjusting to business in COVID-19 era
KAMLOOPS - Grocery stores are as essential as essential gets nowadays. From fresh produce to the pharmacy, people need supplies as they remain at home during the COVID-19 crisis. One store manager at ...
Apr 08, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Restaurants that delayed opening face struggles amid COVID-19 pandemic
VANCOUVER - For the past 18 months, Nguyet Dang has been working to bring her dream of opening a Vietnamese restaurant to life. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Ten days before the planned op...
Apr 08, 2020
Canada won't tip hand on possibility of import tariffs on Saudi oil
OTTAWA - Canada's energy minister will speak to his U.S. and Mexican counterparts Thursday in a bid to generate a common front ahead of talks by the world's biggest economies aimed at ending the ...
Apr 08, 2020
RCMP and Coroners Service investigate Lumby child’s sudden death
LUMBY, B.C. - The RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit and the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of an 8-year-old boy in the Lumby area.The you...
Apr 08, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Politicians ask public to work from home, but are they taking their own advice?
Canada's politicians have been urging the public to work from home during the COVID-19 crisis, but a look at federal and provincial leaders suggests not all of them are following their own a...
Apr 08, 2020
