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Europe's Christmas dilemma: risk empty chairs next year?
BRUSSELS - Please leave a chair empty at this year's family Christmas dinner as a precaution, or face the possibility of having that chair empty forever. That's the stark dilemma Belgium's prime minis...
Nov 28, 2020
Biden's win means some Guantanamo prisoners may be released
WASHINGTON - The oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre went to his latest review board hearing with a degree of hope, something that has been scarce during his 16 years locked up with...
Nov 28, 2020
Kashmir people vote in local polls amid cold and security
SRINAGAR, India - Thousands of people in Indian-controlled Kashmir voted Saturday amid tight security and freezing cold temperatures in the first phase of local elections, the first since New Delhi re...
Nov 28, 2020
Mountie says he suggested meeting with CBSA on Meng arrest to avoid 'problems'
VANCOUVER - The Mountie who says he warned against arresting Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou by boarding her plane when it landed in Vancouver says he made his own decision to come into the airport and ...
Nov 27, 2020
Mountie says he suggested meeting with CBSA on Meng arrest to avoid 'problems'
VANCOUVER - The Mountie who says he warned against arresting Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou by boarding her plane when it landed in Vancouver says he made his own decision to come into the airport and ...
Nov 27, 2020
On West Victoria Street crime, VisionQuest 'part of the solution, not the problem'
KAMLOOPS - For months, business owners along West Victoria Street have been dealing with a surge in property crime. Security has been hired by BC Housing and patrols the strip 24 hours a day, but the ...
Nov 27, 2020
B.C.'s top doctor says shop online or stay home if you don't wear mask where required
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor has a message for people who don't follow a provincial order to wear a mask in indoor public spaces: order takeout, shop online or stay home. Dr. Bonnie Henry ...
Nov 27, 2020
Nurse says parking situation at RIH has become a safety concern
KAMLOOPS - Parking has become hard to come by for staff at Royal Inland Hospital, according to a nurse who wrote a couple letters about concerns with the lack of nearby spots. The nurse, who requested...
Nov 27, 2020
COVID-19 rapid test study launches at Vancouver airport for departing passengers
RICHMOND, B.C. - A study has launched to investigate the safest and most efficient way to rapidly test for COVID-19 in people taking off from the Vancouver airport. The airport authority says the stud...
Nov 27, 2020
Household gatherings responsible for most COVID-19 outbreaks in IH
KAMLOOPS - Household gatherings continue to be the main source of COVID-19 transmission within Interior Health. The guideline from the province is that people are to only gather among household member...
Nov 27, 2020
