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Canadian College Baseball spring season cancelled.
KAMLOOPS --- The Canadian Collegiate Baseball Conference, like many other leagues and sports has decided to 'pause' it's 2020 Spring season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The decision was made following...
Mar 17, 2020 Image credit: CCBC
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 8:45 a.m. A new survey suggests half of Canada's small businesses have already seen a drop in sales due to the econo...
Mar 17, 2020
Organizers cancel 2020 CFJC Boogie the Bridge
KAMLOOPS - One of the major events of the spring will take a break in 2020. The CFJC Boogie the Bridge has been cancelled by organizers due to the COVID-19 situation.In a news release last night (Marc...
Mar 17, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
ROTHENBURGER: Postponing PAC referendum the smart thing to do
KAMLOOPS - POSTPONING THE REFERENDUM on a new performing arts centre is the only logical thing to do.At this writing, the City of Kamloops is taking a serious look at that in view of COVID-19.Mayor Ke...
Mar 17, 2020 Image Credit: Contributed
What's Happening: Borders shut, reality dose for Big Brother
Borders have slammed shut, schools and businesses have closed and increasingly draconian restrictions on movement have been enforced to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. Here are some of the lat...
Mar 17, 2020
COVID-19 spending package and Big Brother Canada; In The News for March 17
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 16 ... COV...
Mar 17, 2020
'Sit in jail and wait:' Legal experts worried about coronavirus court delays
CALGARY - Some legal experts are warning that the COVID-19 pandemic will have lasting effects on the Canadian justice system. Among some court changes across the country, Alberta's Court of Queen's Be...
Mar 17, 2020
Homeless vulnerable to COVID-19 need help from governments: advocates
VANCOUVER - Homeless people staying in close quarters at shelters, tent cities and warming centres are especially at risk for COVID-19, says a community advocate who is working to ensure&nbs...
Mar 17, 2020
Ottawa to soon detail fiscal response to COVID-19 economic shock
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau is expected to soon announce the federal government's plan to help workers affected by COVID-19. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that the det...
Mar 17, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic brings out the best in many Canadian communities
On a weekend when many Canadians were getting themselves ready to weather the COVID-19 pandemic, Jennifer Teufel-Shatilla was figuring out how to help others do so. Armed with hand sanitizer and disin...
Mar 17, 2020
