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Deposit rates for drink containers about to rise
KAMLOOPS - The non-profit organization responsible for drink container recycling in B-C says deposit rates for most non-alcohol containers are doubling next month.Return-It says the deposit charged fo...
Oct 23, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Interior Health urges all people to get the flu shot
KAMLOOPS - With a quick poke in the arm, a patient is vaccinated against influenza. The flu shot contains killed influenza viruses, giving recipients' bodies the ability to fight off active viruses th...
Oct 23, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
Kamloops players figure into B.C.'s first win at WHL Cup
KAMLOOPS ---- The WHL Cup began today in Calgary.Two players from Kamloops are on Team B.C..Goaltender Kolby Hay, an Edmonton Oil Kings bantam draft pick, and Portland Winterhawks prospect Carter Stre...
Oct 23, 2019
Liberals return with minority government in Election 2019
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau has emerged from a bruising 40-day election campaign with his image tarnished and his grip on power weakened, needing the support of at least one party to mainta...
Oct 23, 2019
Canadian swimmer Brent Hayden returning to competition after seven years away
VANCOUVER - When three-time Olympian Brent Hayden left competitive swimming seven years ago, he was headed down a dark path. The Canadian suffered from debilitating back spasms and was struggling with...
Oct 23, 2019
Canfor Corp. swings to $90.4-million loss in Q3 as revenues plunge 17.5 per cent
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. swung to a loss in the third quarter on weaker lumber market conditions especially in British Columbia and lower earnings in the pulp and paper segments. The Vancouver-ba...
Oct 23, 2019
Nats' Game 1 victory drew average of 12.1 million viewers
The World Series opener between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros narrowly averted setting a record low. Washington's 5-4 victory Tuesday night averaged 12,194,000 viewers, according to nati...
Oct 23, 2019
Liam Fraser bides his time with Toronto FC but believes he is ready for more
NEW YORK - Toronto FC midfielder Liam Fraser is biding his time. It's been three months since the 21-year-old last started in MLS play. He has not seen the field since in league action, making the mat...
Oct 23, 2019
Alberta education minister releases new guidelines for school seclusion rooms
EDMONTON - Alberta's education minister says seclusion rooms in schools will not be banned, but only used as a last resort when a student poses significant and imminent danger to themselves or others....
Oct 23, 2019
Google claims breakthrough in blazingly fast computing
SAN FRANCISCO - Google announced Wednesday it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing, saying it has developed an experimental processor that took just minutes to complete a calculation that ...
Oct 23, 2019
