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Kamloops residents encouraged to stay away from river ice
KAMLOOPS - After a cold snap that caused sections of the North and South Thompson Rivers to freeze in a few days, Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) urges residents to avoid venturing on the ice themselves.Ri...
Feb 17, 2021
SOUND OFF: B.C. a leader in economic recovery
EVERY PART OF OUR LIVES in British Columbia has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. People in Kamloops and across the province have stepped up as front-line workers or have stayed home to keep the...
Feb 17, 2021
Rush Limbaugh, ‘voice of American conservatism,’ has died
Rush Limbaugh, the talk radio host who ripped into liberals and laid waste to political correctness with a merry brand of malice that made him one of the most powerful voices on the American right, in...
Feb 17, 2021
Merritt man wanted on province-wide warrant
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP in Merritt would like your help tracking down a man wanted on a province-wide warrant.Eddie Marvin Quilt, 29, is wanted for failing to comply with an order put in place after a Se...
Feb 17, 2021
Phoenix, Erivo and ‘Barb and Star’ among Globes presenters
LOS ANGELES - "Barb and Star" are headed to the Golden Globes - actors Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo will be among the presenters at the upcoming ceremony. The Feb. 28 show will reunite several nomine...
Feb 17, 2021
Provinces should prioritize vaccinating Indigenous people against COVID-19: Miller
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says new guidance on COVID-19 vaccinations reaffirms the standard set for provinces to prioritize Indigenous people in their vaccination programs. Mil...
Feb 17, 2021
U.S. snow snarls COVID-19 vaccine delivery; Quebec, Ontario report fewer in hospital
Snowy weather south of the border is snarling vaccine deliveries as Canada's two biggest provinces are reporting a drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations. Shipping company UPS temporarily closed its operat...
Feb 17, 2021
Man arrested in hit-and-run death of Nicki Minaj's father
MINEOLA, N.Y. - A 70-year-old man arrested Wednesday in the hit-and-run death of rapper Nicki Minaj's father stopped briefly to ask the injured man if he was OK but didn't call for help, police said. ...
Feb 17, 2021
US charges North Korean computer programmers in global hacks
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has charged three North Korean computer programmers in a broad range of global hacks, including a destructive attack targeting an American movie studio and an extor...
Feb 17, 2021
Saskatchewan RCMP charge leader of Canadian Nationalist Party with hate speech
REGINA - RCMP in Saskatchewan have charged the leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party with wilfully promoting hate against an identifiable group. Police say officers began investigating Travis Patro...
Feb 17, 2021
