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Rosneft hands Venezuelan oil business to Russian state firm
MOSCOW - Russia's Rosneft oil company said Saturday that it's halting operations in Venezuela and selling its assets there to a company fully owned by the Russian government, a move apparently intende...
Mar 28, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2:15 p.m. on March 28, 2020: There are 5,416 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 2,498 confirmed (includ...
Mar 28, 2020
Second Colorado Avalanche player tests positive for COVID-19
DENVER - A second player on the Colorado Avalanche has tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced Saturday afternoon. The player is in self-isolation and all other Avalanche players and sta...
Mar 28, 2020
Week in Review — Week of March 23, 2020
Welcome to Week in Review. This week, cases have been identified in Kamloops, as COVID-19 enters the community.Local businesses under strain as the pandemic causes closures.And exploring options for i...
Mar 28, 2020 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Week in Review — Week of March 16, 2020
Welcome to Week in Review. This week, schools close in B.C, as gatherings are limited to less than 50 people.Local hotels, and tourism take a hit amid COVID-19.And with declining donations, the Kamloo...
Mar 28, 2020 (Image Credit: Jill Sperling / CFJC Today)
Former Sen. Tom Coburn, known as a political maverick, dies
OKLAHOMA CITY - Former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma family doctor who earned a reputation as a conservative political maverick as he railed against federal earmarks and subsidies for the rich, ha...
Mar 28, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 11 a.m The federal government says it is working with its counterparts in Panama and a cruise line to get mor...
Mar 28, 2020
Feds working to get 248 Canadians stranded on COVID-19-infected cruise ship home
TORONTO - More than 200 Canadians remain stranded on a cruise ship off the coast of Panama where some passengers have tested positive for COVID-19 and four others have died. The federal governmen...
Mar 28, 2020
Snowfall warning issued for sections of Coquihalla, Okanagan Connector
MERRITT - With an unseasonably cool spring storm coming through the area, Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for sections of the Coquihalla Highway, and the Okanagan Connector. Snowfall ...
Mar 28, 2020 (Image Credit: Drive BC)
ROTHENBURGER: Who knew grocery-store cashiers would become an essential service?
AS I SIT HERE pouting in self isolation, I'm cheered, even inspired, by the heroes of the pandemic.We always think of doctors and nurses as the heroes, and they certainly are, but the unsung ones are ...
Mar 28, 2020 Floor marks and plexiglass shield at Save-On-Foods. (Image Credit: Facebook, Save-On-Foods)
