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First full day of B.C.'s election campaign begins amid COVID-19 pandemic
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's election is entering its first full day with the three party leaders embarking on a campaign against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. B.C. Premier John Horgan made...
Sep 22, 2020
Young Afghan women, men practice whiling Sufi dance together
KABUL - A group of young Afghans - both women and men - is coming together in the country's war-torn capital to practice a mystical Sufi Islamic dance. The group's founder says she sees their whirling...
Sep 22, 2020
Critic of Chinese leader sentenced to 18 years in graft case
BEIJING - The former chairman of a state-owned real estate company who publicly criticized President Xi Jinping's handling of the coronavirus pandemic was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Tuesday on...
Sep 21, 2020
Rookie Alejandro Kirk has HR, 4 hits, Jays beat Yankees 11-5
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Rookie Alejandro Kirk became the first catcher 21 or younger since Johnny Bench with at least four hits that included two for extra bases, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Yankees 11...
Sep 21, 2020
Lightning strike twice on power play, beat Dallas 3-2 to even Stanley Cup final
EDMONTON - Tampa Bay's sputtering power play sparked back to life Monday, powering the Lightning to a 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars in the NHL Stanley Cup final. The victory ties the be...
Sep 21, 2020
Blazers owner confident there will be a season.
KAMLOOPS --- Normally the Western Hockey League season would have started this past weekend.Because of Covid-19 that was first delayed until October 2, and then later pushed back another two months to...
Sep 21, 2020
B.C.'s top doctor says most COVID-19 exposures at schools have been low risk
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says most COVID-19 exposure events at schools have been low risk and there has not been any transmission within schools so far. Dr. Bonnie Henry...
Sep 21, 2020
Kelson Group plans to build more than 400 living units in downtown Kamloops with 'City Gardens'
KAMLOOPS - The Kelson Group purchased about 3.5 acres of land in the city's downtown three years ago, and on Monday (Sept. 21) the company revealed plans to bring a new, five-building development to t...
Sep 21, 2020
Police release footage after officers shoot 13-year-old boy
SALT LAKE CITY - A 13-year-old Utah boy with autism was shot by police after his mother asked for help getting him hospital mental-health treatment and officers agreed to talk with him, police footage...
Sep 21, 2020
Toronto Blue Jays reliever Ken Giles to undergo Tommy John surgery
Toronto Blue Jays closer Ken Giles will undergo Tommy John surgery to repair a right elbow injury that forced him to miss almost all of the 2020 season. Giles missed almost seven weeks&...
Sep 21, 2020
