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Huawei selling Honor phone brand in face of US sanctions
BEIJING - Chinese tech giant Huawei is selling its budget-price Honor smartphone brand in an effort to rescue the struggling business from damaging U.S. sanctions imposed on its parent company. The mo...
Nov 16, 2020
SOUND OFF: Masks and COVID-19 — one of the important layers to protect yourself, your community
BRITISH COLUMBIANS HAVE BEEN NIMBLE in adapting their individual actions to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our communities over the last ten months, and it has had a big impact.Our actions have helped...
Nov 16, 2020
Iowa governor orders limited mask mandate, new restrictions
IOWA CITY, Iowa - With Iowa hospitals filling up, Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds dropped her longtime opposition to a statewide mask mandate and enacted a limited version of one on Monday. Reynolds sign...
Nov 16, 2020
Alberta facing 'exponential growth' of COVID-19 cases: top doctor
EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the province is at a dangerous plateau, with almost 3,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last three days, 20 new deaths and overwhelmed contact tra...
Nov 16, 2020
Snowfall warning issued for Coquihalla, South Cariboo
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Coquihalla Highway into Monday night (Nov. 16).The forecaster says a warm front is moving across the region and could dump 15 to 20 ...
Nov 16, 2020
Tickets selling well for limited space Wildlights event at BC Wildlife Park
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildlife Park is encouraging people to purchase their tickets for Wildlights soon. Due to COVID-19, fewer people will be allowed in to the annual event. For this reason, fewer ticket...
Nov 16, 2020
Interior Health urging people to keep bubbles small as work of contact tracers increases
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is once again asking people to limit their social circles to prevent COVID-19. New COVID-19 exposures were announced over the weekend in Kamloops, including the city's first...
Nov 16, 2020
Murder trial begins for mother accused of beating daughter with belt, spatula
EDMONTON - Shalaina Arcand's siblings were asleep in another room when the five-year-old was hit in the head so hard that she died in hospital four days later, a trial judge heard Monday. The girl's m...
Nov 16, 2020
The Hamlets ensuring COVID-19 outbreak protocols in place on all floors to keep staff, patients safe
KAMLOOPS - From the time The Hamlets found out one of its staff tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday (Nov. 14), the long-term care facility has been diligently cleaning and ensuring residents and ...
Nov 16, 2020
Lytton Mountie launches gift-giving program for seniors and elders
LYTTON, B.C. - An RCMP member in Lytton has spearheaded a novel new program meant to make sure the community's elders know how much they are appreciated.The initiative is called 'Adopt an Elder'. Loca...
Nov 16, 2020
