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Prince Charles tests positive and a pandemic message ; In The News for March 26
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 26 ... COV...
Mar 26, 2020
Trudeau, G20 leaders to confer on international response to COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will confer today with leaders of the world's biggest economies about the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. He'll be taking part in an video conference wit...
Mar 26, 2020
Agriculture sector scrambling to offset consequences of COVID-19 crisis
CALGARY - Canada's agriculture sector is warning of higher prices and potential food shortages if it it isn't designated an essential service and allowed to do business as usual during the COVID-...
Mar 26, 2020
What you need to know about the Quarantine Act as isolation becomes mandatory for returning travellers
Canada is making unprecedented use of the federal Quarantine Act in a bid to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The order, which went into effect early Wednesday, hours before it was announced,...
Mar 25, 2020
From the sports vault we rewind 21 years to the 1999 Canadian Amateur Golf Championship in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS --- Diving into the vault for a sports re-wind --- we go back 21 years.Just before the turn to the 21st century, Kamloops was frong and centre on the Canadian golf map.The 1999 Canadian Amate...
Mar 25, 2020 Image credit: Evan Fitzer
Loughlin, Giannulli: College bribery charges must be tossed
BOSTON - "Full House" Actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, and other prominent parents urged a judge Wednesday to dismiss charges against them in the college admissi...
Mar 25, 2020
VIDEO: What's inside the City of Kamloops Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)?
KAMLOOPS - Ever wonder what the City of Kamloops means when it talks about its EOC?On Wednesday, the City posted a video featuring Mayor Ken Christian in conversation with the person who runs the Kaml...
Mar 25, 2020 Image Credit: City of Kamloops
Former Kamloops resident fears government will fail to get Canadians out of Peru
KAMLOOPS - The federal government has been sending flights to retrieve Canadian citizens abroad, but the reality is, some Canadians will get left behind. Some travellers who began their trip before th...
Mar 25, 2020 Image Credit: Contributed by Kristina Vaillancourt
Kamloops woman happy to be home after struggling to get flight out of Morocco
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops lawyer has quarantined herself at home after a recent trip to Morocco. Kathy Kendall joined a tour group in the African country in early March, not realizing borders would soon c...
Mar 25, 2020 Image Credit: Skype
Former Merritt MLA calls on province to open up residencies for foreign-trained doctors
KAMLOOPS - A former MLA for the Merritt area is calling on the governments of Canada and B.C. to open up more residency spaces for foreign-trained doctors.Harry Lali represented the Merritt area durin...
Mar 25, 2020 Harry Lali (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
