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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai charged under security law
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been charged under the city's national security law, amid a widening crackdown on dissent, according to local media reports. Lai, who fo...
Dec 10, 2020
Biden, Harris named Time magazine's 'Person of the Year'
WASHINGTON - Time magazine has named President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris its "Person of the Year." Time's editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal says Biden and Harris won the h...
Dec 10, 2020
Mexico's COVID-19 deaths average 55 years vs. 75 in Europe
MEXICO CITY - Mexico's coronavirus spokesman said Thursday the country's median age of death from COVID-19 was a shockingly young 55, as compared to an average of 75 in many European countries. Assist...
Dec 10, 2020
Akers runs wild, Newton benched as Rams rout Patriots 24-3
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Cam Akers rushed for 171 yards in a breakout performance, Kenny Young returned an interception 79 yards for a touchdown and the Los Angeles Rams clinched their fourth straight winn...
Dec 10, 2020
Kamloops businesses hope Christmas shoppers continue to support local
KAMLOOPS - Just two weeks remain for the citizens of Kamloops to finish their Christmas shopping. Downtown Kamloops Executive Director Carl DeSantis has two words for those folks:"Support local," DeSa...
Dec 10, 2020
Kamloops recorded 26 new COVID-19 cases last week; 314 found in Kelowna region
VICTORIA - The first weekly breakdown of COVID-19 cases in the province's communities shows the virus present in most regions of the Interior - but the most prevalent in the Central Okanagan.In the su...
Dec 10, 2020
Performers set for TV special replacing cancelled Rose Parade
PASADENA, Calif. - There won't be thousands of people watching flower-laden floats roll through the streets of Pasadena on New Year's Day, but the show will go on. Sheryl Crow leads a long list of per...
Dec 10, 2020
Dr. Bonnie Henry warns to stay vigilant as B.C. reports highest COVID death toll
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer is urging people to be patient and keep taking precautions to prevent transmission of COVID-19 as the province recorded its highest death toll i...
Dec 10, 2020
Kamloops RCMP experiencing more mental health calls, Car 40 interventions increasing
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are busier than ever these days responding to mental health calls. There have been 22 more mental health calls from July to September this year compared to the same time in 20...
Dec 10, 2020
Interim B.C. money laundering report out, but final inquiry results will be delayed
VANCOUVER - The commissioner of the British Columbia public inquiry into money laundering says his final report will be delayed beyond the original May 2021 deadline. British Columbia Supreme Court Ju...
Dec 10, 2020
