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Rapid response teams in place to support COVID-19 safety in B.C. schools
VICTORIA - Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside says six new rapid response teams will help schools in B.C. identify gaps in COVID-19 safety plans to help reduce exposure risk. The government says in...
Mar 02, 2021
Mounties who shot at fellow officer, civilian during N.S. mass shooting cleared
HALIFAX - Just before two RCMP officers opened fire on a fellow officer and a civilian during last year's Nova Scotia mass shooting, they struggled with congested radio channels and mistook a man wear...
Mar 02, 2021
Kamloops man wanted in 2019 kidnapping arrested after Vancouver traffic stop
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who has been on the run for 11 months has been arrested after a traffic stop in Vancouver.In a news release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn of Kamloops RCMP says 33-year-old Robert Renn...
Mar 02, 2021
As virus-era attacks on Asians rise, past victims look back
Nearly a year after they were almost stabbed to death inside a Midland, Texas, Sam's Club, Bawi Cung and his two sons all have visible scars. It's the unseen ones though that are harder to get over. C...
Mar 02, 2021
Unanimous committee report calls on Trudeau not to trigger election during pandemic
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is unanimously urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to promise he won't call a federal election while the COVID-19 pandemic rages across Canada.In a report by the...
Mar 02, 2021
Abortion concerns prompt archdiocese warning on vaccine
NEW ORLEANS - Roman Catholic leaders in St. Louis and New Orleans are advising Catholics that the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson, newly approved for use in the U.S., is "morally compromis...
Mar 02, 2021
City of Kamloops building permit activity picked up in February
KAMLOOPS - A slow start to the year for the Kamloops construction industry picked up steam in February.Totals released Tuesday (Mar. 2) by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show $10.5 ...
Mar 02, 2021
Springer hits leadoff single in Toronto debut, Jays beat Phillies 4-2
DUNEDIN, Fla. - George Springer singled in his first at-bat as a Blue Jay, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. opened the scoring with a solo home run, and Toronto beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in spring trainin...
Mar 02, 2021
Fraser Valley Bandits basketball team using strip mall to grow local sports
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Baseballs cracking off bats. Basketballs dribbling on hardwood. The metal clang of free weights. The sounds are unique for a suburban strip mall, but they're the usual soundtrack at...
Mar 02, 2021
Jhene Aiko to host Grammy Award premiere ceremony
LOS ANGELES - Jhene Aiko will take on hosting duties at the Grammy Awards premiere ceremony this month. The Recording Academy announced Tuesday that the Grammy-nominated singer will host the pre-show,...
Mar 02, 2021
