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Fear of COVID-19 is growing, suggests new poll of Canadians
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a growing number of Canadians are frightened of the prospect of contracting the novel coronavirus. Sixty-four per cent of Canadians said they were personally afraid of bec...
Apr 07, 2020
N-95 respirators and emergency relief on the way for Canada
OTTAWA - Coveted N95 respirators will continue to come to Canada from a Minnesota-based company while the country keeps rolling out a financial assistance program Tuesday. 3M says it will maintain its...
Apr 07, 2020
Pandemic experts put 'least weight' on recovery stats, look to hospitalizations
VICTORIA - Scientists who track the growth of pandemics say some figures provided by public health officials tell more about the spread of the novel coronavirus than others. Daniel Coombs sa...
Apr 07, 2020
'It needs to be done:' Staff keep Iqaluit school breakfast program going
IQALUIT, Nunavut - School staff in Iqaluit have banded together to ensure that students in the capital of Nunavut don't go hungry because of closed classrooms. In a territory with ...
Apr 07, 2020
AP sources: MLB, union discuss playing all games in Arizona
NEW YORK - Putting all 30 teams in the Phoenix area and playing in empty ballparks was among the ideas discussed Monday by Major League Baseball and the players' association. The sides held a telephon...
Apr 06, 2020
From the vault - the longest game in KIJHL history - St. Patrick's Day, 2008
KAMLOOPS ---- It's one of the most memorable and exciting playoff game in Kamloops junior hockey history --- and this one wasn't the Blazers.March 17, 2008 --- St. Patrick's Day --- the Kamloops Storm...
Apr 06, 2020 Image credit: Evan Fitzer
Australian court dismisses cardinal's sex abuse convictions
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's highest court on Tuesday unanimously dismissed the convictions of the most senior Catholic found guilty of child sex abuse. Cardinal George Pell soon will be released...
Apr 06, 2020
Blazers goaltender Rayce Ramsay - remembering Humboldt
KAMLOOPS --- Two years ago today, April 6, 2018, began like any other normal day.It was a Friday.By the end of the day, it was anything but normal.A bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos hockey team on th...
Apr 06, 2020 Image credit: contributed
Kamloops volunteers working to fill gap in meals for homeless during COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - The global pandemic has been hard on all of us, as we stay home and socially isolate as much as possible. But the COVID-19 outbreak has created more difficulties for the homeless population...
Apr 06, 2020 A group of volunteers are serving two meals a day to the homeless and others in need around the city (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Masks become key priority for Kamloops healthcare workers amidst PPE supply issues
KAMLOOPS - Across Canada and around the world, getting ahold of adequate supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers has become a concern. In Kamloops, healthcare facility s...
Apr 06, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
