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BC Wildlife Park leaning on financial alternatives to get past springtime visitor loss
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops says it will be leaning on grants, and donations to make it through the COVID-19 closure period. Normally, springtime and Easter long weekend bring thousand...
Mar 30, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Adam Donnelly)
Kamloops Food Bank will benefit from $3 million relief grant for BC Food Banks
KAMLOOPS - With a new $3 million funding announcement for BC Food Banks, the Kamloops Food Bank will be getting some financial relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. The local food bank has been dealing...
Mar 30, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Adam Donnelly)
Pair of university students from Kamloops here to help during pandemic
KAMLOOPS - When James Bates and Young Seo returned home to Kamloops from their respective universities in Ontario - after classes were cancelled due to COVID-19 - they knew they had to do something fo...
Mar 30, 2020 Young Seo (left) and James Bates started a volunteer group Helpful Neighbors in early March to help people during the COVID-19 pandemic (Image Credit: James Bates). *Note: this photo was taken prior to physical distancing guidelines
Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames announce temporary layoffs
The Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames have announced temporary staff reductions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The moves on Monday come with nearly all major sports leagues and...
Mar 30, 2020
Vancouver Convention Centre picked for off site COVID-19 treatment centre
VICTORIA - Vancouver's waterfront convention centre is being prepared as a health facility in British Columbia's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Monday. The centre...
Mar 30, 2020
Vancouver Convention Centre picked for off site COVID-19 treatment centre
VICTORIA - Vancouver's waterfront convention centre is being prepared as a health facility in British Columbia's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Monday. The centre...
Mar 30, 2020
Former Canucks goalie Lack retires after taking time off with hip injury
Former Vancouver Canucks goaltender Eddie Lack is retiring from the NHL. Lack, who had been sidelined this season with a hip injury, made the announcement Monday on his Twitter account in a four-...
Mar 30, 2020
Long road, but less limbo for Canadian athletes bound for Tokyo Games
On the coldest, wettest, hardest days on Elk Lake, rower Hillary Janssens told herself and her numb hands "this is the last winter we have to do this before Tokyo." It wasn't. The ...
Mar 30, 2020
Vancouver Whitecaps unveil nine new Twitter language feeds, with more planned
Looking to embrace their multicultural home and welcome potential fans father afield, the Vancouver Whitecaps unveiled official club Twitter feeds in nine new languages Monday. The new feeds come in A...
Mar 30, 2020
Donated organs not being used as hospitals scale back transplants for COVID-19
OTTAWA - Transplant centres across the country have massively scaled back organ transplants as hospitals try to make sure they are able to accommodate COVID-19 cases. Hospitals are reserving ventilato...
Mar 30, 2020
