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Kamloops family in quarantine after father's positive COVID-19 diagnosis
KAMLOOPS - If you thought COVID-19 would never reach Kamloops, think again. The virus is here. One confirmed case is Keith Elliott, a 48-year-old man who was in good health prior to March 12. Elliott,...
Mar 23, 2020 Image Credit: Contributed by Dana Elliott
Officials stress social distancing in latest round of COVID-19 updates
KAMLOOPS - As more facility closures and tighter restrictions are brought in to reduce potential virus spreading, the B.C. government and health officials have been adamant that people need to keep th...
Mar 23, 2020 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds / CFJC Today)
Florida governor orders New York travellers to quarantine
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he is issuing an executive order mandating that anyone arriving on a flight from New York City and the surrounding area submit to self-quarant...
Mar 23, 2020
Former Olympian, head of Game Plan urges Canadian athletes to seek support
Canada's bold stance on the 2020 Tokyo Games doesn't come without a reckoning for the country's athletes. The decision to hold Canadians back from competing in the Summer Olympic and Paralympic G...
Mar 23, 2020
XFL players are now able to sign contracts with both CFL and NFL clubs
TORONTO - Players under contract to XFL teams are free to sign CFL deals now but GMs Marcel Desjardins and Kyle Walters aren't expecting an exodus of talent north of the border. The XFL has ...
Mar 23, 2020
Memorial Cup, CHL playoffs cancelled because of COVID-19
For the first time in 102 years, there will not be a showdown to determine Canada's major junior hockey champion. The 2020 Memorial Cup has been added to the list of cancelled sporting event...
Mar 23, 2020
COC's Tokyo decision brings back memories for athletes who missed 1980 Games
Time hasn't diminished the myriad of emotions Jay Triano felt in 1980. There was the euphoria of the Canadian men's basketball team qualifying for the Moscow Summer Games. Then days later came&nb...
Mar 23, 2020
NewsAlert:Kalen Schlatter found guilty of murder in killing of Tess Richey
TORONTO - A Toronto man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of a young woman whose body was found in an outdoor stairwell days after she went missing. Jurors con...
Mar 23, 2020
Highland Valley Copper begins COVID-19 slowdown, assures employees they will be paid as normal
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - Teck Resources says it is slowing down its operations at several locations, including Highland Valley Copper in Logan Lake, in response to COVID-19.In a message to employees obtaine...
Mar 23, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Three COVID-19 deaths in B.C., 472 total cases, says provincial health officer
VICTORIA - British Columbia reported three additional deaths related to COVID-19 and 48 new cases of the respiratory virus on Monday. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said 472...
Mar 23, 2020
