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A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...
Jun 10, 2020
Teach Black history to fight racism, starting in elementary school: students
VANCOUVER - Daniel Afolabi remembers one soccer game in particular at age nine in Okotoks, Alta., when a player on the opposing team refused to shake his hand. "He goes 'I don't want to...
Jun 10, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on June 10, 2020: There are 96,653 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 53,185 confirmed (inclu...
Jun 10, 2020
Teach Black history to fight racism, starting in elementary school: students
VANCOUVER - Daniel Afolabi remembers one soccer game in particular at age nine in Okotoks, Alta., when a player on the opposing team refused to shake his hand. "He goes 'I don't want to...
Jun 10, 2020
PBO to report on cost of revamped CERB as MPs meet to debate changes
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog will detail today the possible costs associated with extending and changing the Canada Emergency Response Benefit. Budget officer Yves Giroux's report scheduled...
Jun 10, 2020
WolfPack athletes, coaches look to turn negative into a positive
KAMLOOPS --- Student athletes who play soccer at Thompson Rivers University are coming to grips with no Canada West season this fall.Volleyball and basketball players and coaches still aren't sure wha...
Jun 09, 2020
B.C. film industry given go-ahead to restart productions halted due to COVID-19
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's film industry has been given the go-ahead to restart production after WorkSafeBC released new health and safety guidelines to contain the spread of COVID-19. The guideli...
Jun 09, 2020
Court system faces major backlog as provincial courthouses start to reopen
KAMLOOPS - The wheels of justice turn slowly, and with court proceedings delayed by COVID-19, they will be grinding even slower. Concerns over COVID-19 halted most in-person appearances in provincial ...
Jun 09, 2020
Annual summer events, fundraisers in Kamloops moving online to avoid cancellation
KAMLOOPS - The pandemic-related restriction on large public gatherings has given event planners in Kamloops a new challenge. In-person events, and fundraisers held in the city during spring and summer...
Jun 09, 2020
Sens' Ryan, Habs' Weber, Oilers' McDavid among Masterton nominees
Ottawa Senators forward Bobby Ryan, Montreal Canadiens defenceman Shea Weber and Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid are among the nominees for the 2020 Bill Masterton Trophy. The award i...
Jun 09, 2020
