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Columbia Street West motels declared nuisance properties by City of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has told hotel and motel owners along Columbia Street West to put their money where their mouths are when it comes to ensuring the safety of the neighbourhood.Nine prop...
Dec 08, 2020
Kamloops Fire Rescue responding to fewer medical calls due to COVID-19 protocols
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) has responded to 29 per cent fewer incidents this year compared to 2019. According to data contained within KFR's Third Quarter statistics report, medical inciden...
Dec 08, 2020
Q&A: Soderbergh on his 'boat movie' & the blockbuster's fate
NEW YORK - Steven Soderbergh calls it "the boat movie" even though he's not supposed to call it "the boat movie." The Queen Mary 2, on which Soderbergh filmed the majority of his new film "Let Them Al...
Dec 08, 2020
Alphonso Davies, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif split Lou Marsh win as top Canadian athlete
TORONTO - Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and Bayern Munich left back Alphonso Davies are co-winners of the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's athlete of the year. It is the thi...
Dec 08, 2020
Governments to invest in $875-million biofuel plant project southeast of Montreal
MONTREAL - A biofuel production facility using non-recyclable residual materials will be built southeast of Montreal, Quebec and federal officials announced today. The Varennes Carbon Recyling project...
Dec 08, 2020
MLS commissioner says no word yet on where Canadian teams will play in 2021
Calling it "a season that we will remember forever," commissioner Don Garber said Major League Soccer's revenue is down almost US$1 billion compared to last year. And he said he is "concerned" about w...
Dec 08, 2020
A look at what provinces and territories have said about COVID-19 vaccine plans
The federal government says the largest mass immunization effort in Canadian history could begin as early as next week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa expects to receive up to 249,000 doses...
Dec 08, 2020
First Pfizer vaccine shots to be given right at delivery sites, not LTC homes: Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says the first doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine are likely to be given only to people who can physically be at one of the 14 delivery sites. Dr. Theresa...
Dec 08, 2020
Trump, 0 for 2 on tapping Canada's health resources, may try again with COVID vaccine
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Canada is waiting to see whether President Donald Trump tries to limit its access to COVID-19 vaccines in the name of "America First." Trump is expected to sign an executive order t...
Dec 08, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak at RIH Patient Care Tower project declared over
KAMLOOPS - A COVID-19 outbreak called more than one month ago at the Royal Inland Hospital Patient Care Tower has now been declared over.Interior Health (IH) informed the community of the declaration ...
Dec 08, 2020
