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Hospital holds mask drive as groups sound alarm over impending shortage
TORONTO - A Toronto hospital is accepting donations of face masks and other protective gear from members of the public in an effort to ward off what some say is an impending shortage. The Personal Pro...
Mar 23, 2020
Pompeo rushes to Kabul to jumpstart flagging peace process
KABUL - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Monday in Kabul on an urgent visit to try to move forward a U.S. peace deal signed last month with the Taliban, a trip that comes despite the corona...
Mar 22, 2020
Grieving and saying goodbye in the time of coronavirus
CHICAGO - Tucked deep in the obituary for Charles Recka was an announcement that a Mass celebrating his 87 years of life "will be held at a later date." Such notices are increasing amid the coronaviru...
Mar 22, 2020
Japan PM Abe says postponing Olympics may be unavoidable
TOKYO - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday said a postponement of Tokyo Olympics would be unavoidable if the games cannot be held in a complete way because of the coronavirus pandemic. He was...
Mar 22, 2020
Feds launch ad campaign urging social distancing, hygiene during COVID-19 crisis
OTTAWA - The federal government is launching a $30-million national ad campaign Monday to urge every Canadian to do their bit to help prevent the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus. The adv...
Mar 22, 2020
Japan PM: Delay an option if Olympics can't be held fully
TOKYO - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday said a postponement of Tokyo Olympics would be unavoidable if the games cannot be held in a complete way because of the coronavirus pandemic. He was...
Mar 22, 2020
Canada refuses to go to Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics in 2020
TORONTO - Canada won't participate in the Tokyo Olympics or Paralympics - at least this summer. The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee issued joint statements ...
Mar 22, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Canada refuses to go to Tokyo Olympics unless Games postponed
TORONTO - Canada won't be at this summer's Tokyo Olympics unless the Games are postponed by a year. The Canadian Olympic Committee sent out a statement Sunday evening saying it's refusi...
Mar 22, 2020
Suspect sought in Sunday morning gun incident
KAMLOOPS - Police are searching for a 36-year-old Kamloops man in connection with a gun incident Sunday morning on Lorne Street East. RCMP believe Michael George Luttman may have been involved in a gu...
Mar 22, 2020
"They need to have someone at our table": Kamloops councillor frustrated with COVID-19 communication from Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops councillor says he's not happy with how public communication around the COVID-19 pandemic is being handled by Interior Health. Upon hearing that participants of a local curling b...
Mar 22, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
