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Erfan (Skills Shack) Hosseini wins job back as Vancouver Whitecaps pro gamer
Former Vancouver Whitecaps pro gamer Erfan (Skills Shack) Hosseini won his old job back with a goal in extra time Friday in a 2-1 win over incumbent Alex (Exraa) Gonzalez in an esports showdown.The FI...
Nov 13, 2020
Neskantaga First Nation in northwestern Ontario reports COVID-19 case
The chief of the Neskantaga First Nation says a contractor has tested positive for COVID-19 in the remote northwestern Ontario community.Chief Christopher Moonias says in a statement that the communit...
Nov 13, 2020
Lighting bridge in colours for anti-abortion group 'polarizing', Edmonton lawyers say
EDMONTON - Lawyers representing the City of Edmonton say the city decided not to light a bridge in colours requested by an anti-abortion group because it risked polarizing the community, a judge heard...
Nov 13, 2020
Salvation Army facing new challenges with this year's Kettle Campaign
KAMLOOPS - It's the time of year when the Salvation Army kettles start popping up around the city. It's the primary fundraising campaign for the organization and this year the need is greater than eve...
Nov 13, 2020
Lynx returned to the wild after short stay at BC Wildlife Park
KAMLOOPS - A lynx that was taken in for treatment at the BC Wildlife Park late last month has been released. Conservation officers brought the lynx to the Fawcett Family Wildlife Health Centre after i...
Nov 13, 2020
Third employee at Kamloops Home Hardware positive for COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Home Hardware location has reported a third employee has tested positive for COVID-19.In a notice posted to Facebook, Owner Rick Kurzac says the employee was last in the store ...
Nov 13, 2020
B.C. officials call for virtual Diwali celebrations as COVID cases hit new peak
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials are urging residents to celebrate Diwali virtually this year, as the province reports a new daily record number of COVID-19 cases. B.C. recorded 617 new ca...
Nov 13, 2020
Blazers feel confident WHL season will commence on Jan. 8 start date
KAMLOOPS - The WHL start on Jan. 8 will see teams only plan within their own divisions, meaning the Blazers will see a lot more of Kelowna, Vancouver, Victoria and Prince George. However, with two sep...
Nov 13, 2020
COVID extra difficult for those greiving, says wife of late Oiler Colby Cave
Emily Cave didn't expect her Instagram post about taking COVID-19 regulations seriously to go viral. The wife of Edmonton Oilers' centre Colby Cave, who died in April after suffering a brain ble...
Nov 13, 2020
Brocklehurst man who beat teen with a baseball bat in 2016 denied parole
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who brutally beat a teenager with a baseball bat in 2016 has been denied parole.In a decision dated October 26, the Parole Board of Canada said Kristopher Teichrieb has not "...
Nov 13, 2020
