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Japan's emperor acknowledges virus hardship in video message
TOKYO - Japan's Emperor Naruhito expressed gratitude to medical professionals and acknowledged the hardship caused by the coronavirus in a New Year's Day message shared by video instead of the usual p...
Dec 31, 2020
Canada tops pool at world junior men's hockey championship with 4-1 win over Finland
EDMONTON - Canada clinched first place in its pool and a quarterfinal matchup against the Czech Republic with a 4-1 win over Finland at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton Thursday.Dylan ...
Dec 31, 2020
B.C.'s top doctor says 'start 2021 in the right space' by not gathering to celebrate
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer is urging people to start 2021 by following COVID-19 precautions to prevent a surge in cases similar to those in other jurisdictions. Dr. Bonnie...
Dec 31, 2020
Minneapolis police release officer video in fatal shooting
MINNEAPOLIS - Police in Minneapolis on Thursday released body-camera video from a traffic stop one night earlier that ended with a man shot dead, an extraordinarily quick move aimed at stemming public...
Dec 31, 2020
Raptors' Siakam benched against Knicks reportedly as disciplinary move
TAMPA, Fla. - Pascal Siakam has apparently paid the price for his late-game unsportsmanlike behaviour. The Raptors chose not to play Siakam on Thursday against the visiting New York Knicks, starting N...
Dec 31, 2020
California hospitals at 'brink of catastrophe'; 25,000 dead
LOS ANGELES - California surpassed 25,000 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic, reporting the grim milestone Thursday as an ongoing surge swamps hospitals and pushes nurses and doctors t...
Dec 31, 2020
CHARBONNEAU - The caring sector will lift the economy in the New Year
This pandemic recession has been like no other. In past recessions, it's been men who have been laid off and women who lead the recovery by returning to work.Now it's women who have been laid off and ...
Dec 31, 2020
CFJC Midday — Time to welcome 2021 with B.C wines from Sahali Liquor Store!
Linda Coles from Sahali Liquor Store joins Dylana on Midday to showcase some of the special wines you can sip to ring in the New Year! Sahali Liquor Store is open until 8 p.m New Year's Eve!
Dec 31, 2020
KIBIHT cancelled for 2020, but two players remember tourney experiences fondly
KAMLOOPS - For over half a century, the Kamloops International Bantam Ice Hockey tournament has been a staple in the sporting scene of the city. Thousands of young hockey players have participated in ...
Dec 31, 2020
Snowfall warning issued for Hope to Merritt section of Coquihalla Highway
MERRITT - Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Hope to Merritt stretch of the Coquihalla Highway ahead of the weekend. The forecaster says 15 to 25 cm of snowfall is expected to fa...
Dec 31, 2020
