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Council approves future plan for Hillside Cemetery, fee increases
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has adopted changes to its Cemetery Master Plan that will guide changes to Hillside Cemetery over the next 30 years. That's when the city's primary graveyard is projected t...
Oct 20, 2020
B.C. records 127 overdose deaths in September, down from sharp increase in June
VICTORIA - The BC Coroners Service says 127 people fatally overdosed on illicit drugs in September, up from 60 deaths during the same period last year.It says an average of four people died every day ...
Oct 20, 2020
Déjà vu: Rashford haunts PSG as United wins 2-1 in Paris
PARIS - It was a case of dj vu as Marcus Rashford returned to haunt Paris Saint-Germain, scoring with another late winner as Manchester United won 2-1 in their opening Champions League group game on T...
Oct 20, 2020
Bill Cosby, now 83, grins in newly released prison mug shot
HARRISBURG, Pa. - A newly released prison mug shot shows Bill Cosby smiling with a disposable mask hanging off his face. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections recently updated Cosby's mug shot, s...
Oct 20, 2020
Online COVID-19 test booking tool launched within Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - Booking a test for COVID-19 will soon be as simple as clicking a button. Interior Health is announcing the launch of online booking for those experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. The new online ...
Oct 20, 2020
ELECTION ISSUES: Childcare
KAMLOOPS - While the epicentre of this election is COVID-19 and economic recovery during and following the pandemic, each major party is making childcare a focus of the election. The NDP, Liberal and ...
Oct 20, 2020
RCMP on the lookout for missing Kamloops man
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP would like you to be on the lookout for a missing man.Ryan Friesen, 43, has not been seen for several days and RCMP say they are trying to determine the last person to see him...
Oct 20, 2020
University should have defended professor in debate over offensive language: Legault
OTTAWA - Quebec Premier Francois Legault says the University of Ottawa should have defended a professor who used a derogatory word for Black people in class. A student complained that part-time profes...
Oct 20, 2020
Indiana Pacers tab Raptors assistant Nate Bjorkgren as coach
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana wanted its next coach to take the franchise in a new direction. The Pacers were seeking someone who could communicate with today's players, who was open to a new offensive philo...
Oct 20, 2020
Duterte: Hold me responsible for killings in drug crackdown
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine president has said he accepts responsibility for the thousands of killings committed during police operations in his crackdown on drugs, adding that he was even re...
Oct 20, 2020
