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Trump chief of staff Meadows diagnosed with COVID-19
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows has been diagnosed with the coronavirus as the nation sets daily records for confirmed cases for the pandemic. Two senior administrati...
Nov 06, 2020
Perdue, Ossoff head to Georgia US Senate runoff
ATLANTA - Republican U.S. Sen. David Perdue and Democrat Jon Ossoff will face off in a Jan. 5 runoff in Georgia for Perdue's Senate seat. Libertarian candidate Shane Hazel was able to get enough votes...
Nov 06, 2020
B.C. health officials ask businesses to review COVID-19 safety plans as cases rise
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials are asking businesses to review their COVID-19 safety plans as the province reports another daily record for new infections. B.C. confirmed 589 new cases o...
Nov 06, 2020
'People are frustrated and people are scared': Construction worker calls for RIH Patient Care Tower site to be shut down
KAMLOOPS - Mike showed up to the Patient Care Tower construction site on Friday (Nov. 6), but many of his co-workers did not when news broke that Interior Health had declared the site at Royal Inland ...
Nov 06, 2020
Celebrating successes during Canadian Down Syndrome Week
KAMLOOPS - This week, Nov. 1 to 7, is Canadian Down Syndrome Week, which celebrates the accomplishments of people with Down syndrome. Dominique Baird is an advocate for people with diverse abilities. ...
Nov 06, 2020
Elk sightings prompt hunting moratorium on Tk'emlups te Secwepemc lands
TK'EMLUPS - For the first time in years, elk have been spotted within the territory of the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc (TteS). That has prompted TteS council to issue a moratorium on elk hunting.In a notic...
Nov 06, 2020
COVID challenge: Alberta premier urges end to house parties as infections rise
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney is strongly urging Albertans to stop holding house parties and get-togethers to bend the curve on sharply rising COVID-19 cases. Alberta has reported just over 1,400 ne...
Nov 06, 2020
New trial ordered for B.C. father 37 years after the murder of his two sons
OTTAWA - Canada's justice minister has ordered a new trial in the case of a British Columbia father convicted of two counts of second-degree murder nearly 40 years ago. Tomas Yebes was found guilty in...
Nov 06, 2020
Interior Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at RIH Patient Care Tower construction site
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at the Royal Inland Hospital Patient Care Tower construction site.According to IH, there are seven confirmed cases related to the outbr...
Nov 06, 2020
Dennis Fairall, who built a track dynasty with the Windsor Lancers, dies at 67
Dennis Fairall, a decorated track coach who built the Windsor Lancers into a Canadian varsity powerhouse, has died. He was 67. The University of Windsor confirmed Fairall's death Friday. He had been b...
Nov 06, 2020
