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Canadians in South Africa face cancelled flights, uncertainty as they try to return
MONTREAL - Megan Tanya Hodgkinson was visiting relatives in South Africa last week when Canada imposed travel restrictions on several African countries after scientists detected a new variant of the n...
Dec 1, 2021
Mustard Seed receives $50,000 donation, using funds to help 'unseen' women on streets
KAMLOOPS - Cooking up meals for the less fortunate is nothing new for The Mustard Seed. The non-profit serves meals to the homeless and others twice a day. It also helps people out of addiction with a...
Dec 1, 2021
Kamloops performing arts and sporting events looking forward to easing capacity limits
KAMLOOPS - The lights are about to go up for the start of Western Canada Theatre's (WCT) mainstage productions, and as of this week the performers will be able to look out at a full house. "That's one...
Dec 1, 2021
Stacey Abrams launches 2nd campaign for Georgia governor
ATLANTA (AP) - Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democrat and leading voting rights activist, said Wednesday that she will launch another campaign to become the nation's first Black woman governor. Without s...
Dec 1, 2021
'It's a little nerve wracking': another flood warning issued for Coldwater River
MERRITT, B.C. - Another flood warning has been issued for the Coldwater River as a third atmospheric river is headed toward the Coquihalla Highway between Merritt and Hope.Merritt Information Officer ...
Dec 1, 2021
COVID-19 shows up in Canadian wildlife for first time with three Quebec deer infected
OTTAWA - For the first time, the COVID-19 virus has been detected in Canadian wildlife. Environment Canada says the virus was detected late last month in three wild white-tailed deer in Quebec. The de...
Dec 1, 2021
Indigenous leaders concerned over B.C. government's old-growth deferral process
Indigenous leaders and experts in British Columbia outlined their concerns Wednesday over the provincial government's process to save old-growth forests, while underscoring the urgency to preserve at-...
Dec 1, 2021
Quebec to introduce tracking bracelets for some conjugal violence offenders
MONTREAL - Quebec will begin requiring some domestic violence offenders to wear electronic tracking bracelets beginning next spring, the province's public security minister announced Wednesday. Genevi...
Dec 1, 2021
Canada kicks Boeing from jet competition, narrows search to F-35 and Swedish Gripen
OTTAWA - Canada has officially narrowed its decade-long hunt for a new fighter jet to two choices as the federal government confirmed U.S. aerospace giant Boeing's Super Hornet is out of the running t...
Dec 1, 2021
Driver dies in medical emergency on Trans Canada Highway in Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - A person died after undergoing medical distress while driving in Valleyview Tuesday (Nov. 30) morning.Kamloops RCMP say the vehicle was stopped in the middle of the East Trans Canada Highwa...
Dec 1, 2021
