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Rocky Mountaineer expanding to the U.S., expected to create economic spinoff in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - While the start of Rocky Mountaineer's Canadian travel season is delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the luxury train tour company is preparing another route in the United States.Mark ...
Apr 05, 2021
SOUND OFF: The latest trends in cosmetic dentistry
Canadians have no problem looking after their teeth - 84 per cent of Canadians report their oral health as good or excellent while 75 per cent visit their dentist annually. It's no surprise, then, tha...
Apr 05, 2021
Canadian featherweight Tristan (Boondock) Connelly to fight in UFC 261 card
TORONTO - Canadian featherweight Tristan (Boondock) Connelly will face Pat Sabatini later this month at UFC 261 in Jacksonville, Fla. The 35-year-old from Victoria is coming off an upset win in his UF...
Apr 05, 2021
GINTA: It's not all doom and gloom as long as we make better choices
I AM NOT MUCH FOR VIRAL NEWS but every now and then I wish some stories I come across get shared far and wide because of how significant they are. The one I came across on social media a couple of day...
Apr 05, 2021
Three wildfires discovered in Kamloops region Easter Sunday
KAMLOOPS - Wildfire season continues to show signs of life in the Kamloops region.Three fires were discovered on Sunday (April 4), all believed to be person-caused. The largest is a 300-hectare fire n...
Apr 05, 2021
Arkansas governor vetoes transgender youth treatment ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday vetoed legislation that would have made his state the first to ban gender confirming treatments or surgery for transgender youth. The Republi...
Apr 05, 2021
Myanmar junta charges celebrities with promoting protests
YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's ruling junta stepped up its campaign against celebrities who support nationwide protests against its seizure of power, publishing wanted lists in the state press and warnin...
Apr 05, 2021
CFJC Midday - Movement is Change! Boogie The Bridge returns to Riverside Park
Race Director Karen Henning discusses the virtual ways to participate in this year's Boogie the Bridge, and the chance to take part in a small in-person run that will follow Covid-19 safety protocols.
Apr 05, 2021
Online COVID-19 vaccine booking to open in B.C. as case numbers soar in province
VANCOUVER - Online COVID-19 vaccine booking is set to launch in British Columbia on Tuesday as the province enters Phase 3 of its immunization rollout ahead of schedule. The news comes as case numbers...
Apr 05, 2021
Oxygen cutoff that killed one at Quebec COVID ICU last summer blamed on human error
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area health authority is blaming human error after oxygen was cut off to nine intensive care COVID-19 patients last spring, leaving one dead. The news about the incident that occ...
Apr 05, 2021
