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Will Smith says he’s humbled by rapper’s tribute music video
LOS ANGELES - Will Smith says he was "humbled and honoured" after rapper Joyner Lucas released a tribute song honouring his career work. Lucas released the music video for his track "Will" on Monday. ...
Mar 26, 2020
Supreme Court to revisit Ontario's decision to cut the size of Toronto council
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will look at the legality of Ontario's decision to slash the size of Toronto's city council. Two years ago, Ontario Premier Doug Ford passed legislation midway thr...
Mar 26, 2020
Campobello Island residents say trek through Maine raises COVID-19 concerns
FREDERICTON - Some residents of Campobello Island, N.B., who must drive into the United States to reach the Canadian mainland, are asking the province for another way to get supplies during the COVID-...
Mar 26, 2020
Record-setting Olympians stretch careers for games in 2021
DSSELDORF, Germany - Even if it takes an extra year, Nino Salukvadze will still be aiming for an Olympic record. The Georgian shooter has competed at every Olympics since 1988, where she won a gold me...
Mar 26, 2020
US jobless claims hit 3.3 million, quadruple previous record
WASHINGTON - Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week - more than quadruple the previous record set in 1982 - amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavi...
Mar 26, 2020
Kamloops hospice using webcams to allow family to see loved ones under visitor restrictions
KAMLOOPS - Watching a loved one enter hospice is hard enough. But imagine not being able to see them at all. With the doors now locked at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice Home, that is...
Mar 26, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Trudeau to make acting ambassador Kirsten Hillman permanent envoy to U.S.
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promoting a veteran of the international-trade trenches to be Canada's first permanent female envoy to the United States - just as a raging international ...
Mar 26, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 5:10 a.m. The City of Pitt Meadows, B.C., is asking for tax deferrals and financial supports from the province. Ma...
Mar 26, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: The importance of golf, and other games, in the COVID-19 crisis
KAMLOOPS- THE CLOSING OF GOLF COURSES has got me wondering if there's a point at which our determination to escape the COVID-19 virus becomes overly enthusiastic.That might surprise you given my comme...
Mar 26, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops MLA Stone hopes funding for renters comes soon as Apr. 1 nears
KAMLOOPS - Todd Stone acknowledges the importance of Wednesday's announcement by the B.C. government of $500 in financial support in wake of the COVID-19 crisis."It's universally acknowledged that nob...
Mar 26, 2020 Kamloops-South Thompson MLA and provincial housing critic Todd Stone says he'll be monitoring to see whether the renters support program is meeting the needs of people during the COVID-19 crisis (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
