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Food prices on the rise amid COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - At the Wednesday version of the Kamloops Regional Farmers Market, the bounty of local farms is on full display. Consumers were buying up onions, beans, carrots, and beets, keeping local far...
Jul 30, 2020
Taylor, Suzuki lift Nats past Jays 6-4 before 4-day break
WASHINGTON - Michael A. Taylor's second homer of the season helped the "visiting" Nationals knock around struggling Hyun-Jin Ryu and beat the home-away-from-home Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 Thursday before ...
Jul 30, 2020
SEC goes to conference-only schedule, Sept. 26 start
The powerhouse Southeastern Conference reconfigured its schedule Thursday to include only league games in 2020, a pandemic-forced decision that pushes major college football closer to a siloed regular...
Jul 30, 2020
SOUND OFF: It's time to provide the needed 24-7 on-site mental health, addiction and recovery supports as promised in housing projects
ALL BRITISH COLUMBIANS AGREE that we need supportive housing in our communities. I, too, believe that everyone should have a roof over their head, and I've been proud to support a wide range of suppor...
Jul 30, 2020
B.C. reports 29 new cases of COVID-19, four new cases in Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - Provincial health officials report 29 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. today (July 30) for a total of 3,591 cases. This includes four new cases in Interior Health since Wednesday, for a total ...
Jul 30, 2020
Homeless population struggling during Kamloops' first heatwave
KAMLOOPS - All Jacqueline Webber can do to stay cool is fan her face. But that doesn't do the trick in this kind heatwave. "Right now, we're just drinking lots of water, trying to find as much shade a...
Jul 30, 2020
Canadian featherweight Gavin Tucker faces Justin Jaynes on UFC card
Canadian featherweight Gavin (The Newfoundland Terror) Tucker will face Justin (Guitar Hero) Jaynes on the undercard of a UFC Fight Night card Aug. 8 in Las Vegas. Derrick (The Black Beast) Lewis...
Jul 30, 2020
B.C. tabs Thompson Rivers University to study wildfire prediction, responses
VICTORIA - A university located in the heart of one of British Columbia's most volatile forest fire regions will lead new research in wildfire prediction and response. Forests Minister Doug Donaldson ...
Jul 30, 2020
Federal government investing $645K into local charities
KAMLOOPS - The United Way Thompson Nicola Cariboo will be distributing $645,000 from the Federal Emergency Community Support Fund to local non-profit organizations. According to a release from the Uni...
Jul 30, 2020
Expansion of Alberta coal mine will need federal review: environment minister
OTTAWA - The federal environment minister is backtracking on a previous decision to keep Ottawa out of the approval process for a major coal mine expansion in Alberta. The existing Vista mine, which i...
Jul 30, 2020
