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Kamloops man marks World AIDS Day as pandemic cuts annual event
KAMLOOPS - December 1st marks World AIDS Day. It's an opportunity to reflect on the achievements in the fight against HIV and AIDS, as well as recognize how much work still needs to be done in the fig...
Dec 01, 2020
ASK Wellness boss hopes health lessons learned from HIV and AIDS can apply to opioid crisis
KAMLOOPS - ASK Wellness has come a long way from its meagre beginnings on a couch in a basement in 1988. The organization now offers a number of supports for people in need, from housing to health and...
Dec 01, 2020
Poppy sales exceed Kamloops Legion's expectations
KAMLOOPS - The Royal Canadian Legion in Kamloops is celebrating a successful poppy campaign during a difficult year. The Legion was challenged by the restrictions of COVID-19, which resulted in some b...
Dec 01, 2020
Kamloops MLAs take on new responsibilities in BC Liberal shadow cabinet
KAMLOOPS - Local MLAs Todd Stone and Peter Milobar have both secured roles in the BC Liberals shadow cabinet. Interim leader Shirley Bond named Todd Stone the Critic for Jobs, Economic Recovery and In...
Dec 01, 2020
US probing potential bribery, lobbying scheme for pardon
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is investigating whether there was a secret scheme to lobby White House officials for a pardon as well as a related plot to offer a hefty political contribution in ...
Dec 01, 2020
Trump files lawsuit challenging Wisconsin election results
MADISON, Wis. - President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Wisconsin seeking to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots in the state's two most Democratic counties, a longshot attempt to overturn ...
Dec 01, 2020
Elected officials dine out after urging others to stay home
San Francisco Mayor London Breed dined at a posh Napa Valley restaurant the day after California's governor was there. San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo went to his parents' house for Thanksgiving. And a Lo...
Dec 01, 2020
Sixteen more deaths in B.C. due to COVID-19; 656 more cases including 83 in Interior
VICTORIA - The province is reporting 656 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday (Dec. 1) and 16 more deaths due to the virus.The totals come from an update on the B.C. Centre for Disease Control online COVID-1...
Dec 01, 2020
'We're scared for our lives': Owners of Stereo Warehouse calling for help as problems along West Victoria Street escalate
KAMLOOPS - The problems along West Victoria Street have been chronicled by many businesses that feel unsafe. This weekend took the fear to another level, as the owners of Stereo Warehouse and Sisters'...
Dec 01, 2020
Calgary facility set to become curling hub during pandemic
CALGARY - Curling Canada wants Calgary's Canada Olympic Park to be a curling hub for the season's top events. Canada's governing body of curling proposes holding the 2021 national men's, women's and m...
Dec 01, 2020
